Title

Last Soviet Troops Depart Afghanistan 1989

Caption

Feb. 16, 1989 - Termez, Uzbekistan, RU - Armed with AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles, Soviet soldiers of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, 40th Army, the last Soviet soldiers to leave Afghanistan, at a ceremony in the border town of Termez in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, shortly after crossing the 'Friendship Bridge' over the Amu Darya river linking the Afghan border town of Hayratan with Termez, in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. It was nine years and 50 days after intervening to support a coup by a Marxist ally. (Credit Image: © Arnold Drapkin/ZUMAPRESS.com)

Date

Feb 16, 1989

Credit line

Globe Photos/ZUMA Press/Photo12

Reference

ZMG25A01_011

Model release

No

License type

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18.0Mb (667.6Kb) / 10.0in x 7.0in / 3000 x 2100 (300dpi)