An old photograph of downtown Kabul, Afghanistan taken in early 1979, before the Soviet invasion.
Posted 18th Apr 2026r/whoathatsinteresting
Map of Asian countries that were colonized by European powers.
Posted 18th Apr 2026r/MapPorn
Old photo of downtown Kabul Afghanistan taken in early 1979, before the Soviet invasion. [1179x786]
Posted 18th Apr 2026r/HistoryPorn
5 star general Abdul Rashid Dostum of the Afghan Army preparing his medals for a speech, A major NATO ally & most known for the infamous dasht-e leili massacre, where 2000 Taliban insurgents were suffocated to death in shipping containers while being transported through the Afghan desert. [640x480]
Posted 17th Apr 2026r/MilitaryPorn
Afghan tri-colour flag with the shahada as the emblem.
Posted 16th Apr 2026r/vexillology
Old photo of Kabul Afghanistan taken in 1970, before its destruction by the Soviet invasion and other later conflicts.
Posted 12th Apr 2026r/whoathatsinteresting
World map of countries that have been ruled or colonized by a European power.
Posted 5th Apr 2026r/MapPorn
In a press conference, the DG ISPR has not ruled out the possibly of sending ground troops in a hypothetical invasion of Afghanistan.
Posted 19th Mar 2026r/PakistanDiscussions
“The graveyard of empires” (2021)
Posted 13th Mar 2026r/PropagandaPosters
Afghan military leader Wazir Akbar khan quote after killing British politician William Macnaghten during the first Anglo-Afghan war (1841)
Posted 12th Mar 2026r/Snorkblot
General Abdul Rashid Dostum of Afghanistan, A key ally in America’s fight against the Taliban. He is most infamous for the “dasht e leili massacre” of 2001, where 2000 Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters were suffocated after being transported through the Afghan desert in shipping containers. [1179x1270]
Posted 5th Mar 2026r/MilitaryPorn
1983: Afghan mujahideen freedom fighters posting for a picture wearing gas masks taken from dead Soviet invaders. [1179x1817]
Posted 4th Mar 2026r/MilitaryPorn
A group of Afghan farmers working next to the Buddhas statues of bamiyan, 7 years before their destruction. (1993)
Posted 25th Feb 2026r/ImagesOfHistory
A portrait of Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh, a 13 year old Iranian child soldier who sacrificed himself during the Iran-Iraq war by throwing himself under an Iraqi tank convoy with grenades strapped to his body. October 30th, 1980.
Posted 24th Feb 2026r/HistoricalCapsule
A portrait of Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh, a 13 year old Iranian child soldier who sacrificed himself during the Iran-Iraq war by jumping under an Iraqi tank convoy with grenades strapped to his body. October 30th, 1980. [250x326]
Posted 24th Feb 2026r/HistoryPorn
A photo of the king of Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir Shah (left) and the king of Iran Mohammad Reza Shah (right) taken in the 1940s. They would be the last ever ruling monarchs of their respective countries.
Posted 21st Feb 2026r/monarchism
1955: Soldiers of the Royal Afghan army welcoming the king of Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir shah, and Soviet General Secretary Khrushchev.
Posted 19th Feb 2026r/Snorkblot
1984: Afghan mujahideen commander and hero Ahmad shah massoud posing with a ak74 with a grenade launcher attachment, presumably taken from a dead Soviet invader.
Posted 18th Feb 2026r/Snorkblot
What if the Parcham faction of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan took over instead of Khalq?
Posted 17th Feb 2026r/AlternateHistory
Afghan mujahideen fighters resting near Buddhist statues inside the Kabul museum during the Afghan civil war. (1992)
Posted 14th Feb 2026r/RareHistoricalPhotos
Afghanistan: Two young Shia hazara mujahideen freedom fighters engaged in a battle against Soviet invaders (1980)
Posted 10th Feb 2026r/RareHistoricalPhotos
An ethnic nuristani man and his son in rural eastern Afghanistan.
Posted 5th Feb 2026r/Damnthatsinteresting
The remains of a destroyed Soviet T-62 in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan.
Posted 17th Jan 2026r/TankPorn
Soviet era apartment blocks in Kabul Afghanistan, built sometime between the 1960s and 1970s.
Posted 13th Jan 2026r/interesting
February 1988: Afghan mujahideen freedom fighter aiming a newly acquired stinger missile at a passing soviet aircraft. (1072x703)
Posted 10th Jan 2026r/HistoryPorn
Afghan Taliban soldier wearing military gear left over from the NATO withdrawal guarding the famous blue mosque of Mazari sharif.
Posted 7th Jan 2026r/interesting
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