The riddle of Afghan graves -- BBC

Thousands vanished during the four Moscow-backed communist governments, and thousands of others during the infighting among the warring mujahideen factions that led to the Taleban gaining power. Life under the Taleban was even harsher for Afghans. --- I virtually erased the word Afghanistan from my life and memory for 10 years Former 2nd Lt Vladimir Grigoryev, Soviet veteran of Moscow's Afghan War, Moscow's Afghan war: witnesses