Medal from a Grateful Afghan People
 

Established -

December 28, 1988

Composition -

Brass and Enamel

Number Awarded -

Unknown

This Afghan issue medal was awarded by the Afghan government to Soviet soldiers for outstanding military service in Afghanistan. The wording on the back says "From Grateful Afghan People" and something similar in Farsi.

Medal from a Grateful Afghan People Ribbon

This ribbon was awarded with the above medal and was worn on many service uniforms when medals are not authorized to be worn.

Award Booklet for the
Medal from a Grateful Afghan People

The two pictures below show the small award booklet that was issued with the medal. It is written in Cyrillic and Arabic/Farsi. This example was not issued, nor have I seen any that have been.  The first picture shows the front cover of the document, while the second shows the interior of the document.

 

    

Soldier-Internationalist Medal

Established -

December 28, 1988

Composition -

Brass and Enamel

Number Awarded -

Unknown

Also known as the 'Handshake medal' this decoration was awarded for outstanding military service in Afghanistan and other nations.

  

Award Folder and Document

To the right is the award document for the Soldier-Internationalist medal. Like all other examples I have seen this one is un-issued.

Below you can see the large red folder that the award document resides in, along with the cover of the award document.  The medal is included to show the size of the documents.

 

  

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