Episode
Something on the Radio
- Podcast
- Wartime Stories
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- Jun 12, 2026
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- 2479
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Summary
Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored More than a decade after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, American troops continued to encounter reminders of the war that came before them — abandoned outposts, rusting vehicles, and battlefields long reclaimed by the mountains. But according to some servicemen, not everything left behind was made of steel and concrete. Drawn from firsthand accounts submitted by U.S. troops, these stories describe strange voices, unexplained encounters, and experiences connected to the remnants of the Soviet-Afghan War that continue to defy explanation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices