Images of tanks: 40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war Images of Soviet tanks on the outskirts of Bamiyan province.\\n\\nThis month marks the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Union's "intervention" -- or invasion -- of Afghanistan, the beginning of a decade-long guerilla war that killed up to two million Afghans, forced seven million more from their homes and led to the deaths of more than 14,000 Soviet troops. IMAGES +COMPLETES VIDI1MT00T_EN+