Afghan war veterans toast with vodka as they remember those who were killed in the war during a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Soviet troops withdrawal in Kiev, February 15, 2009. The withdrawal of the last Soviet troops from Afghanistan on February 15, 1989 ended a decade of fighting that killed an estimated 15,000 Soviet troops and convinced a generation of soldiers they had been sent to fight a war they could not win. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 36 months ago

Afghan war veterans toast with vodka as they remember those who were killed in the war during a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Soviet troops withdrawal in Kiev, February 15, 2009. The withdrawal of the last Soviet troops from Afghanistan on February 15, 1989 ended a decade of fighting that killed an estimated 15,000 Soviet troops and convinced a generation of soldiers they had been sent to fight a war they could not win.

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