Baev, Pavel K. (2008) Sad Wisdom of Hindsight: Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan (1979-1989), in Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics and the Way Ahead. Santa Monica, CA: RAND (37–46) ...

Americans first took note of the Hind during the Soviet-Afghanistan War, where it proved incredibly difficult to shoot down. The Afghan's difficulty in bringing down Hinds resulted in the U.S ...