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2022-08-07 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by badanov 2022-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Russians dropped similar mines disguised as toys in Afghanistan.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-08-07 00:05|| 2022-08-07 00:05|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ Rob, the articles I read noted that the Afghan kids learned that it was "fun for all ages" to grab the PFM-1 "butterfly" mine by the sail like tail and throw it at rocks. So, no, it wasn't a perfidious Soviet boobytrap except in the minds of journalists.

Posted by magpie 2022-08-07 00:23|| 2022-08-07 00:23|| Front Page Top

#3
These deadly matryoshkas
make me extremely giddy.
Dadgum Rooshians and
their deadly perfidy!
I have to open them,
each one! I must know!
If this is the one that
Yuri has rigged to blow! 💥

Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-07 03:45|| 2022-08-07 03:45|| Front Page Top

#4 John Wayne in The Green Berets: "That's a pretty rough way to find out about punji sticks."

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-07 04:54|| 2022-08-07 04:54|| Front Page Top

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