Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World
2014, French. Directed by Gulya Mirzoeva.
'Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the world', is a French documentary about the Sovjet invasion in Afghanistan in 1979. It was one of the most crucial events of the 20th century, and changed the world forever. This documentary gives a good insight in the Afghan-Russian war ; the alliance between the Russian and Afghan communist governments ; Islamic resistance ; the support of America for the resistance and its consequences on the war.
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- 0h 52m
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- French
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Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World is streaming on OVID in India.
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- Released
- 11 November 2014
- Original title
- Afghanistan 1979 : La guerre qui a changé le monde
- Country
- France
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Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World runs 52 minutes (0h 52m).
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Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World is streaming on OVID in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World (2014) was directed by Gulya Mirzoeva and stars Hester Wilcox.