We don’t hide the fact that I had known the history of this helicopter before this user posted it in his blog. Though let’s tell the story from the very beginning.
…Just few people know that in the 1970s the Soviet Union bought gas from Afghanistan and eve n managed to owe near $300 million to its southern neighbor. Major portion of that debt was being repaid with Soviet helicopters Mi-8. These machines were very popular among Afghan population because they might be used in national economy and in the armed forces as well. They started to use Mi-8 in July-August 1978. In April 1978 Saurs Revolution had place in the country and Tar ak i and Amin who came to power started reforms which provoked at first disturbances and a little bit later the civil war. The history of this picture started from that moment.