Photos Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989

[Pablo Zampini]

MiG-21s of Afghan Air Force Gallery, Part 2.

Parked in Bagram.

Taxiing in Bagram, with Mi-8s in the background...

MiG-21bis of 322nd Regiment, parked in Bagram.

Same model and unit, parked along with their counterparts of 927th IAP, V-VS in Bagram 1983.

A MiG-21bis AAF with a MiG-23MLD of V-VS.

This MiG-21bis taxies in Bagram carrying 4 OFAB-100 bombs under its wings. There is also a Mi-8 parked in the background, on the left.

 

[Иван Феоктистов]

MiG-21 V-VS Gallery, Part 3.

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Pilots of 115th Regiment before their deployment in Afghanistan. I believe this photo was used as some kind of propaganda.

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Missiles C-24 under the right wing of a MiG-21bis of 115th Regiment.

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Illustration of MiG-21bis, 115th IAP, V-VS in Jarkungan 1985.

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Idem MiG-21bis 115th IAP, V-VS in Kandahar 1980.

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Two shots belonging to the same sequence. Wreckage of MiG-21bis in Bagram air base, 5 April 2002.

About the first photo. Yes, indeed, it looks like a photo from a newspaper. As far as I can understand, war reporters in all countries love footage with a long line of military equipment and soldiers nearby.

 

[Иван Феоктистов]

T-54 after being blown up by a mine. Track tensioned on third track roller.

 

[Иван Феоктистов]

 

[Иван Феоктистов]

Najibullah receives a parade of Soviet troops in Kabul on October 17, 1986

 

[Иван Феоктистов]

 

[uktabber]

Great pics of Afghan AF, don't see that too often! Thanks for posting!

 

[Pablo Zampini]

MiG-21s of Afghan Air Force Gallery, Part 3.

MiG-21bis parked in the maintenance area of Bagram air base.

MiG-21FLs and UM of 322nd Regiment in Bagram, 1984.

MiG-21PFM giving shelter from the noon sun to ground personnel.

MiG-21MF shot with mountaineous background by A. Solomonov.

Line-up of MiG-21s AAF in Kabul airport, mid-1980s.

Two shots of the same pair of aircraft; a MiG-21bis and a Su-22M4 whose Afghan pilots defected to Pakistan in 1989.

Illustration of a MiG-21bis of 322nd Regiment, AAF.

Afghan pilots with a MiG-21PF armed with rocket launchers.

 

[Pablo Zampini]

MiG-21s of Afghan Air Force Gallery, Part 4. The Wreckage.

Remains of a MiG-21PFM in Bagram.

Two shots of the same MiG-21PFM, in Bagram AB in December 2004.

MiG-21U on display in TV station Shemshad in Kabul, October 2011.

 

[BravoZulu]

A soviet sniper and his spotter in Afghanistan, 1984-85

 

[BravoZulu]

Airborne (VDV) soldier sports knock-off Adidas "Mockbas" and distinctive "КЛМК" camo during the Soviet-Afghan War (c. 1980s)

 

[Pablo Zampini]

A soviet sniper and his spotter in Afghanistan, 1984-85.

I found this same photo in an article on images of the war. It mainly contained pictures taken by photographers from TASS, and many Western journalists. The epigraph of this particular image said that the date was April 1988; the author was Alexander Sekretarev.
No intention to argue, just comparing notes...

 

[BravoZulu]

I found this same photo in an article on images of the war. It mainly contained pictures taken by photographers from TASS, and many Western journalists. The epigraph of this particular image said that the date was April 1988; the author was Alexander Sekretarev.
No intention to argue, just comparing notes...

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I like this one much better

 

[NebrHogger]

I haven't the back story for this one

Captioned as "Soviet Rambo"

 

[Pablo Zampini]

MiG-17 AAF Gallery. I selected the ones that are dated within the period 1980-1988, but there might be some photo out of topic.

Soviet consultants posing by a MiG-17 in 1979.

These two images were taken by Georgy Nadezhdin during a visit to Shindand air base on 2 February 1980. The MiG-17Fs belong to the 335th Regiment.

In the same visit, Nadezhdin took pictures of the pilots (instructors and apprentices) of the unit, in the cockpit or by their MiG-15UTIs trainers.

Afghan Pilot of 366th Regiment in 1980.

A very well-known photo of MiG-17F belonging to 366th Regiment in Kandahar air base on 5 February 1980. Credit: Associated Press-Campion.

Profile of a MiG-17F AAF.

 

[Pablo Zampini]

Soviet-made cargo planes of Afghan air force.

Antonov An-12BPs parked in Kabul, May 1988.

An-26s of 373rd Regiment AAF.

An An-26 and a Mil Mi-4, both belonging to 373rd Regiment. Credit: Air International.

An Afghan An-32 that had an accident during an emergency landing in Bagram, November 1988.

An An-12BP of the falling DRA's government that escaped from an attack on Kabul airport to the USSR, during the night of 16-17 February 1993. While approaching Termez AB in Uzbekistan, the plane ran out of fuel and the pilot performed a belly-landing near the airfield. There were eight crew members and 109 passengers on board.

 

[uktabber]

Very nice pictures mate.....thank you for sharing them!!

 

[Pablo Zampini]

Sukhoi Su-7 Afghan Air Force Gallery, Part 1.

Illustration of a Su-7BMK AAF.

Pilots of 355th Regiment in Shindand air base.

This sequence of five pictures was taken in Taganrog facilities (USSR) in 1981, after several Su-7BMKs of 355th Regiment had undergone maintenance work, prior to their return to Afghanistan.

Sequence of a section of Su-7BMK taking off from Bagram, year unknown.

Su-7 destroyed after mortar attack in Shindand, 1985.

Su-7BMK of 355th Regiment parked in Shindand, 1988. Photo credit: Piotr Wypior.

Two-seater Su-7U of AAF behind this ground personnel.

 

[Pablo Zampini]

Su-7 AAF Gallery, Part 2. The Wreckage.

Two shots of the same sequence showing a Su-7 destroyed or abandoned in Shindand.

Su-7 cemetery in Shindand, circa 2002.

Shindand air base outskirts, November 2008.

Su-7BMKs in junkyard nearby Herat airfield, September 2010.

Su-7BMK on display in TV station Shemshad in Kabul, October 2011.

 

[SamWell]

I haven't the back story for this one


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Its Andrey Goryachev(22.02.1967-24.10.1987),sergeant from 173 spetsnaz squad.He was killed in action,while "checking" Kobay village

Captioned as "Soviet Rambo"
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Its a captain Egorov frome said regiment,he was martial arts instructor 1984-1986