US-led forces have now been In Afghanistan for 3,338 days, the same amount as the ultimately unsuccessful occupation by Soviet forces in the 1980s.<br /><br />Afghanistan has been referred to as the 'Graveyard of Empires' as it has never been successfully conquered by a foreign army.<br /><br />Many military veterans who had fought with the Soviet Union's army against the Mujahideens in Afghanistan have been left with entrenched emotional scars due to the war. <br /><br />In an exclusive interview, a Russian veteran has told Al Jazeera his heartwrenching account of the Soviet conflict and urges the US-led forces to withdraw from the country.<br /><br />[November 27, 2010]
