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The founder of the Taliban, Mohammad Omar, was trained in one of these Mujahideen camps set up in Pakistan. These Mujahideen fighters, to whom Taliban owes its roots, originated during the Soviet invasion. In the film Rambo 3, the bravery of ill-equipped Mujahideen fighters standing up to the Soviet forces is one of the highlights.

Some users claim the tribute was changed post the 9/11 attacks on US soil that shook the world. There are claims that the tribute was changed as the Soviet forces started withdrawing from Afghanistan days before Rambo 3 was launched. However, the actual tribute across all prints of Rambo 3 is “This film is dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan”, crediting the Afghan people and not Mujahideen fighters. The alleged credit features a line saying “This film is dedicated to the brave Mujahideen fighters of Afghanistan.” Several users have been commenting that the sentences from the film have turned out be in line with the facts of today.Īnother big claim is an alleged tribute to Mujahideen fighters at the end of the movie. Rambo is introduced to the country by an Afghan local who tells him about the bravery of the countrymen over the ages in standing up to various invasions by Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, England and now Russia. The fictional colonel also brings up the reference of Vietnam to suggest that such fighters cannot be defeated.Īnother viral video is from when John Rambo aka Sylvester Stallone witnesses the geography of Afghanistan for the very first time. Trautman reminds Zaysen of history and how the Afghan fighters, even if poorly armed, never give up. During the dialogue the American colonel warns his Russian counterpart that initiating a war in Afghanistan wasn’t a wise decision. One video is a dialogue between the hostage Colonel Trautman and Russian Colonel Alexei Zaysen, the main villain of Rambo 3, during the former’s interrogation. A few clips from the movie and an alleged end-scene featuring a tribute to “brave mujahedeens of Afghanistan” have been going viral on social media with several claims.