In May 1988, after 8 years of fighting there, the Soviet army began withdrawing from this country
[DOC] [TLE] Flashback Friday: 27 Years Ago  Soviet Troops Leave Afghanistan ... [PAR] May 15, 2015 ... A convoy of Soviet Army armoured personal vehicles cross a bridge in Termez, 
21 May 1988 at Soviet-Afghan border, during the withdrawal of the Red Army ... 
troops in the country until completing their phased withdrawal in 1989.