Doing a piece on the 22 embassies closed due to the Al Qeida threat. They ran a clip of a security check on a Kabul, Afghanistan street with passing vehicles. A soldier was standing by with an AMD-65 at the ready. Reminded me of how that weapon is a serious CQC tool.
The 65 kit I bought never was built and later sold, although I did build an AMD-63. Hind sight is 20-20, but I still wish I'd bought a dozen parts kits of each model.

I wouldn't know from first hand experience, but I have heard and read that the AMD-65's are in pretty frequent use in Afghanistan. Gotta love the short 12" barrel, even with the tack welded muzzle break (that works DARN well).

Boy I bet they wish they had M14's

Maybe in other areas, but this detail was peering in windows of vehicles as they passed slowly by. A mini-van went by with the sliding door open and some of the occupants had their hands raised to show they were empty. Any shit goes down at that range and the AMD-65 would have spoken with authority, I'm sure.
I suppose the whole damn car could blow though, so then it wouldn't matter.