Photos Soviet misadventure in Afghanistan

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Some of a collection of images sent to me by a gentleman in Kazakhstan, who I bought some Soviet era militaria from. I don't know how he came by these, or if any are of him and his time serving there. I though I'd share a few, starting with some of the Mi-24 photos.

Hope these are of interest

 

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Interesting improvised chest rig

I think these chest rigs were made from life jackets with the buoyancy elements removed

KLMK camo overall and PK GPMG

AK-74S & GP25

 

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Leo_Chambers said:

Some of a collection of images sent to me by a gentleman in Kazakhstan, who I bought some Soviet era militaria from. I don't know how he came by these, or if any are of him and his time serving there. I though I'd share a few, starting with some of the Mi-24 photos.

Hope these are of interest



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Never knew they had infrared jammers back then, especially reds

BTW, thanks for the photos

 

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shonima said:

Never knew they had infrared jammers back then, especially reds

BTW, thanks for the photos

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You're welcome

I guess they started to appear as a result of the Mujahedeen starting to use Stinger. No idea if that was what prompted their development or introduction, or if they already existed

 

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A very unique collection of photos @Leo_Chambers thank you for sharing them mate

 

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No idea who these operators are, or the type of pick-up. The similarities with US Special Forces is striking though...

 

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No idea who these operators are, or the type of pick-up. The similarities with US Special Forces is striking though...

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And in a similar vein, a quick search to try to ID the pick-up above turned up this from Reddit. The ubiquitous Hilux

 

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The first pickup is a Jeep J-10. The giveaway is that the roof slightly overhangs the windshield. Great pics and I hope for more!

 

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NebrHogger said:

The first pickup is a Jeep J-10. The giveaway is that the roof slightly overhangs the windshield. Great pics and I hope for more!

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Thank you! Not familiar with that vehicle at all, let alone in this context. The Kazakh chap sent me an SD card with 2835 photos, but unfortunately most are not that great, (either quality or subject matter ).

I'll keep trawling through them though.

 

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Czech ZB.vz-30 chambered in 7.92 x 57mm Mauser. One of the 2000 sold to The Kingdom of Afghanistan in 1938, I assume 'liberated' from the Mujahedeen?

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RPG-26, with GAZ-66 4x4 truck in the foreground and 120mm M1943 (?) mortar in the background. Same dude as is playing with the ZB.vz-30, I believe

 

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Aero L-39 Albatros