stephenmiller Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Is there a photo and information out there for the Hero of Afghanistan medal?I would assume it would resemble the familiar Hero of the Soviet Union medal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 All I have is a VERY poor quality image from the Russian book (the authors' names slip my mind, sorry).Have asked for better images. This is all I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 All I have is a VERY poor quality image from the Russian book (the authors' names slip my mind, sorry).Have asked for better images. This is all I have.Hum,I have been ever (and I am still) sure that this so called "Golden star of the Hero of DRA" (once placed on Russian auction) is merely fake made from Afghani Order of the Star. But it seems to be a quite believable fake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Very interesting. I once had the chance to meet a double recipient of this award, so it must have existed. It wasn't a situation where I could ask to see his medals (I was trying to presuade him to get his guards to lower their AK-47s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Very interesting. I once had the chance to meet a double recipient of this award, so it must have existed. It wasn't a situation where I could ask to see his medals (I was trying to presuade him to get his guards to lower their AK-47s). I know about at least two more peaceful recipients: unique and only one Afghani astronaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand and his partner, Soviet kosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 The guy I refer to is General Abdul Rashid Dostum (who is quite a "piece of work").Never seen an image of him wearing his medals, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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