Series synopsis
Afghanistan, also known as Афганистан is a documentary war & politics television series that premiered on ARTE on February 12, 2019. It ended on February 20, 2019. It was created by Marcel Mettelsiefen, Mayte Carrasco, Mikhail Galustov.
The project attempts to understand the causes of the Afghan War (1979-1989) and to provide the most truthful coverage of all its stages. On a cold day on December 12, 1979, a small circle of members of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee discussed the situation in Afghanistan. After much hesitation, four people (Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Andrei Gromyko, Dmitry Ustinov) made the fateful decision to send troops into Afghanistan. Thus began the Afghan campaign – the first and only mil ...
Premise
The project attempts to understand the causes of the Afghan War (1979-1989) and to provide the most truthful coverage of all its stages. On a cold day on December 12, 1979, a small circle of members of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee discussed the situation in Afghanistan. After much hesitation, four people (Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Andrei Gromyko, Dmitry Ustinov) made the fateful decision to send troops into Afghanistan. Thus began the Afghan campaign – the first and only military operation waged by the Soviet Union outside the Warsaw Pact countries, which became the longest and most “forgotten” war in Soviet history.
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | February 12, 2019 | February 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 On June 30, 1978, an agreement on cooperation between the KGB of the Soviet Union and the security agencies of Afghanistan was signed in Kabul. The Soviet side began to provide advisory assistance in the areas of foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, protection of senior officials and the state border. The murder of a pro-Soviet leader by the leader of the Afghan elite, Hafizul Amin, became a reason to think about sending troops into Afghanistan. Although the Soviet leadership still doubted the expediency of this step... |
February 12, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 On June 30, 1978, an agreement on cooperation between the KGB of the Soviet Union and the security agencies of Afghanistan was signed in Kabul. The Soviet side began to provide advisory assistance in the areas of foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, protection of senior officials and the state border. The murder of a pro-Soviet leader by the leader of the Afghan elite, Hafizul Amin, became a reason to think about sending troops into Afghanistan. Although the Soviet leadership still doubted the expediency of this step... |
February 13, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The KGB task forces were poor at combating the Afghan guerrilla war waged by religious groups with the support of the United States and its allies. The experience of fighting the Basmachi in Central Asia in the 1920s was forgotten, and the experience of other countries was not studied. All this reduced the effectiveness of military operations and led to large and unjustified losses among Soviet troops. |
February 19, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ARTE |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 12, 2019 |
| Last aired | February 20, 2019 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 00:00:00 |