The holy duty of contemporaries is to remember the dead and to know the living Afghans. Veterans of the Afghan war are now far from old people and actively communicate with each other. How to find the person served with in Afghanistan?
Instruction manual
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Go to the website http://afgan.ru/. It features a forum where former Afghan warriors communicate and where you can meet participants you know or ask about the person you are interested in. The list of military units in Afghanistan during the time of the presence of Soviet troops is presented on the site as "smoking rooms" of specific motorized rifle divisions and other units. If you know the place of service, then go to the right "smoking room". On the site you can view photo albums in the hope of seeing familiar faces or regretfully glancing at the “Book of Memory”. Try to find military comrades under the heading "Search for fellow soldiers", indicating the name, surname, name and number of the military unit, place and years of service, and other details about the person you are looking for. Be sure to leave your contact information (city, email address, phone number) in the message about the search for colleagues.
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Use the “In Army.ru” network, created specifically for people who at certain times in life were connected with the armed forces, to search for fellow soldiers. Army friends and colleagues communicate on this site. Here you can find a person whom you have not seen for many years, and possibly arrange a meeting. The site offers a scanned version of a book in memory of Afghanistan, where you can meet familiar surnames.
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Look at the information on the specialized website of the KGB www.pv-afghan.ucoz.ru. Immediately in the list of the main menu are sections where you can find specific people: Afghans-Heroes of the Soviet Union, a forum for combatants, a gallery of photo albums, a list of users, unique documents and a search for fellow soldiers.
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Study the material of the sites of regional associations of veterans of Afghanistan, for example, the Sverdlovsk site of war veterans (http://101msp.ru) or the Volgograd Union of paratroopers (http://volgadesant.ru/). Such organizations lead an active public life, organizing annual meetings of veterans and fellow soldiers in different cities of Russia and neighboring countries. In the hope of not only finding, but also meeting with the person you are looking for, register on the site and apply for participation in such an event.
