Not the Russian in Afghanistan period but,Persian empire expansion. Don't know the years, it can be googled and I will but, didn't the muslim rely on attacks to gain ground? didn't they leave piles of decapitated heads for the survivors to find? might not be the suicide bombers as in common usage, warfare is the same only the methods have changed. The reports of Nick Bergs head being cut of with a sword would be an act reminiscent of those times, as it was falsly reported by the media. If you watch the tapes it was done with a large knife, rather dull in my estimation as witnessed by the sawing motions. Maybe not bombers, but wern't suicide attacks used by xerxes when he went against the greeks?