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Explore the origins of the Soviet Airborne Forces: from 1928 Central Asia air-mobility experiments and imported U.S. parachutes to the first airborne detachment, Tukhachevsky’s deep-operations vision, the 1935 Kyiv mass drop of 1,700 troops, and pre-1941 brigade reforms.

War hit Bosnia’s northwest on 22 April 1992. Bosanska Krupa was shelled and split, refugees flooded in, and the Bihać region was encircled—yet Bosniak forces held a fragile front.

Afghanistan’s history is one of resilience forged by geography, faith, and centuries of invasion. From Alexander the Great and the Mongol hordes to British imperial campaigns and the Soviet invasion of 1979, the country has repeatedly resisted foreign domination. This article traces Afghanistan’s brutal past, the rise of Islam as a unifying force, the formation of the Afghan nation, and the enduring cultural traditions—such as jihad, tribal identity, and Buzkashi—that have sh