Very soon the Afghan crisis will again become a headache of Moscow Exactly 25 years ago, February 15, 1989, the last Soviet soldier left Afghanistan. In Afghanistan itself, this day is celebrated as Victory Day In Kabul on February 15, it is celebrated as the day of the victory of the Mujahideen over the USSR. If discussions are still popular in Russia about considering the Afghan war won or lost, then the Afghans themselves have a rare unanimity in this matter: of course, they won.