Soviet soldier missing since 1980 'found in Afghanistan'
- Published: 6 Mar 2013 at 17.49
- Online news: Asia
A Soviet soldier from Uzbekistan who went missing in 1980 while serving in the Red Army during the war in Afghanistan has turned up living in the west of the country over three decades later.
Red Army soldiers march on October 17, 1986 in downtown Kabul during a military parade. A Soviet soldier from Uzbekistan who went missing in 1980 while serving in the Red Army during the war in Afghanistan has turned up living in the west of the country over three decades later.
Bakhretdin Khakimov has been living in Herat province since suffering an injury there during service in September 1980, according to the veterans support organisation which found him.
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