As a multi-ethnic army, there are still various contradictions within the Soviet army. For example, Armenia and Azerbaijan are feuding countries, but there are soldiers from these two regions in the Soviet army. They even serve together.
However, such situations are in the minority after all, but they are not unheard of. In addition, there will always be some friction between the Buryats, Tatars, Mongols, and various other ethnic groups. When stationed, these contradictions can easily be The tedious military training and physical labor cover up the situation, but Afghanistan is located in a war zone, there is no military training, and there are no endless tolerances. The Soviet soldiers will enter a state of war after waking up.
This long period of persistence is very painful for Soviet soldiers. Coupled with the imperfect personnel rotation mechanism, many Soviet soldiers have not even returned home after arriving in Afghanistan. They can only rely on family support. Write a letter to solve the problem, but the letter will be censored, so you can only report the good news but not the bad news.
The senior leaders of the 40th Group Army actually understand that, but the situation is like this. It is impossible for the Soviet Union to send more troops. The bottom line is to ensure the existence of the 40th Group Army.
Now the Soviet troops in Afghanistan have to face roadside bombs, rocket launchers, and suicide drones every day, especially in remote Soviet bases. They have developed a tacit understanding with their fellow Afghans.
Every morning, the Soviets would be woken up by mortars from their fellow countrymen. At noon, when they saw the rockets falling, they knew it was time for lunch. At night, they would watch the self-destructing drones roaring and being torn to pieces by anti-aircraft guns. Or maybe because of the poor control skills of the Afghan fellows, after falling into the valley and exploding into a ball of fire, they knew it was time to have dinner.
And when they go out and pass by bridges, curves, or wild areas, they will either be attacked by cold guns or bombed by landmines. Therefore, the Soviets have developed the habit of flying without going on the ground and turning around when they see curves. ap.
Some Soviet soldiers even complained privately, saying that they were like the invaders being besieged.
Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that some soldiers from Tajikistan have made some small moves.
After two Soviet soldiers from Tajikistan picked up the leaflet, they did not hand it over, but hid it secretly. Then, when they went shopping in the town, the two men actually used their own sabers and water bottles to steal the leaflet. The grocer in town exchanged fifty dollars.
Although the money was not much, it gave the two soldiers a taste of the sweetness. They spent a lot of money in the town and even found a Tajik worker for in-depth exchanges.
Due to various reasons, Afghanistan has a lot of Tajikistan, and the north is basically dominated by those people. Therefore, it is not surprising that such workers appear. You can even find workers from the Warsaw Pact in Kabul. They are also extremely Greatly relieved the pressure on military soldiers.
But here's the problem. After Guan Bao became friends, the Tajik soldier felt that the two of them were very compatible and wished they could live here every day, but the salary was limited, so he couldn't help but come up with other ideas.
At first, he just secretly collected the bullet casings shot by soldiers. Afghan fellows also wanted these, because their handicraft workshops could reload bullets. Afghanistan was a poor and remote place, and the local fellows were pretty good at making guns. Back when the British colonized During this period, fine handmade gunpowder guns produced in Afghanistan were also given as gifts.
Therefore, it is still very easy for the craftsmen who reload bullets!
But the number of bullet casings is also limited. After all, the Soviet soldiers in the base do not fight every day, and if he deliberately collects bullet casings, others will notice him.
He doesn't want to be shot, he just wants to make money and be happy with his little sisters!
So he focused on his comrades' belongings, including boots, bayonets, razors, and radios, and sent them there if they had anything.
After going there several times, the soldier was stopped by the woman's family. Seeing how diligent the soldier was, the woman's family decided not to let the two get married.
This news was great news for the Tajik soldier. After all, he was the first benefactor, so there was nothing wrong with locking the bus!
But he doesn’t have money or anything like that.
Yes, so you can’t marry a girl home just by relying on your lower body!
Seeing that his sweetheart was worried, this guy kept doing nothing. During the meal, he stole the battalion commander's gold pocket watch and used it as a token of love.
After stealing the gold watch and noticing that no one noticed his bad deeds, this guy started to steal the facilities in the base, stealing generators, engineers' shovels and bicycles, regardless of whether they were useful or not, he stole them all, even He also stole two bags of rice and half a lamb from the kitchen.
Until one day, he was blocked by the company commander who was checking sentries. At that time, this guy had a twenty-pound gasoline barrel stuffed in his bag, and he was carrying a bed board from the warehouse on his shoulders, and he was planning to run out of the gap in the camp.
The company commander didn't know what to say about this guy. The company's flashlights, batteries, and other messy items had all been moved cleanly by this guy, and now he was even more focused on the replacement bed board.
But fortunately, this guy was a bit cautious and didn't resell weapons. He even kept his own rifle and bullets well, so there was no severe punishment, nothing more than confinement in a small dark room.
And those Afghans were not guerrillas, but rather greedy local gentry. They sold the Soviet sundries to ordinary civilians at high prices. They even dared to charge ten chickens for a flashlight. Engineers even had stolen bicycles. Two acres of irrigated land were replaced.
In view of this situation, the Soviets did not punish the Afghans. They just returned the wealth they exchanged to the local fellows, which was regarded as a bloodshed for the local tyrants and gentry.
But this happened again and again. The Tajik soldier was too timid to sell his gun. It didn’t mean that others didn’t dare to sell it. Arms theft occurred among the Soviet troops stationed in the four northern provinces. A soldier stole a PK machine gun and sold it to locals for $5,000.
Behind these incidents, the Shadow Company was inseparable. They recruited many local people and started doing business in various parts of Afghanistan. Relying on the CIA's huge quota exchange, the Shadow Company successfully used the crowbar of capital to knock off the government. The concierge of the Soviet troops stationed in Afghanistan began to do whatever he wanted inside.
This made the KGB in Kabul very crazy. After all, the other party was either smuggling arms or to disgust the Soviets, because the stolen guns and ammunition were even hidden in the homes of locals!
