These pictures are from a manual which was passed out to Soviet soldiers during an unsuccessful, drawn-out, bloody, expensive effort to occupy Afghanistan and drive out Islamic extremists. Oh, and the soldiers returned to Mother Russia with PTSD and strung out on heroin.
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Loose lips sink ships.
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No macking on the local ladies.
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Locals frown upon looking at Ivan Drago's pecs and six-pack.
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Don't buy anything from the locals, especially booze and drugs.
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Attempts to win hearts and minds of locals will only result in painful stabbings.
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