Home›Weapons Systems›Wars Used In›Soviet-Afghan WarWarSoviet-Afghan WarContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Soviet-Afghan War was fought from December 1979 to February 1989 after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to prop up its faltering communist client government against a growing insurgency of Islamist and nationalist Afghan mujahideen fighters. Soviet forces controlled major cities and lines of communication but struggled for a decade to suppress a rural guerrilla insurgency that operated across difficult mountainous terrain and drew extensive covert support, including Stinger anti-aircraft missiles from 1986 onward, funneled through Pakistan by the United States, Saudi Arabia and other states opposed to Soviet expansion. The war became a prolonged and costly quagmire for the Soviet Union, inflicting tens of thousands of Soviet casualties and far greater Afghan losses, including millions of refugees who fled to Pakistan and Iran. Mikhail Gorbachev ordered a full Soviet withdrawal, completed in February 1989, and the war's cost is widely cited among the contributing pressures on the Soviet Union's eventual collapse, while the power vacuum left in Afghanistan fed directly into the civil war and rise of the Taliban that followed.FactsSoviet-Afghan WarConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStart YearWell-attested1979 1End YearWell-attested1989 1CombatantsWell-attestedSoviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan versus the Afghan mujahideen, backed by Pakistan, the United States and others 1OutcomeWell-attestedMujahideen victory; Soviet withdrawal by February 1989 and the fall of the PDPA government in 1992 1ClassificationConflict TypeWell-attestedInsurgency or Counterinsurgency 1Soviet-Afghan WarFilter Results54 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAnti-Aircraft Guns (1)Anti-Tank Weapons and Mines (2)Assault Rifles (3)Assault Rifles of China (2)Assault Rifles of Russia and the 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Wikipedia: Soviet-Afghan Wartier 4WikipediaLead section (start year)the conflict resulted in the deaths of one to three million Afghans, while millions more fled from the country as refugeesLead section (end year)the conflict resulted in the deaths of one to three million Afghans, while millions more fled from the country as refugeesLead section (combatants)the conflict resulted in the deaths of one to three million Afghans, while millions more fled from the country as refugeesLead section (outcome)the conflict resulted in the deaths of one to three million Afghans, while millions more fled from the country as refugeesLead textMarking the beginning of the 47-year-long Afghan conflict, it saw the Soviet Union and the Communist-led Afghan military fight against the rebelling Afghan mujahideen.Infobox: date25 December 1979 - 15 February 1989 ()View the SourceWikipedia: T-34tier 2WikipediaUses: T-34, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceLee-Enfield (Wikipedia)Uses: Lee-Enfield Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: AK-74tier 4WikipediaUses: AK-74, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: PPSh-41tier 2WikipediaUses: PPSh-41, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceMosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)Uses: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: Barrett M82Uses: Barrett M82 Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: Claymore mineUses: M18 Claymore Mine, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: Heckler & Koch MP5Uses: MP5 Submachine Gun, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'Uses: Heckler & Koch MP5, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: BGM-71 TOWtier 4WikipediaUses: TOW Missile, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'Uses: BGM-71 TOW, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: Renault FTtier 4WikipediaUses: Renault FT, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: BM-21 GradUses: BM-21 Grad, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: 2S1 GvozdikaUses: 2S1 Gvozdika, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)Uses: D-30 Howitzer, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: AGS-17Uses: AGS-17, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: M40 recoilless rifleUses: M40 recoilless rifle, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: M134 MinigunUses: M134 Minigun, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: M3 submachine gunUses: M3 submachine gun, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: GP-25Uses: GP-25, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: Mk 19 grenade launcherUses: Mk 19 Grenade Launcher, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-70Uses: BTR-70, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-50Uses: BTR-50, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-80Uses: BTR-80, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20Uses: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: R-17 ElbrusUses: R-17 Elbrus, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'View the SourceWikipedia: FIM-92 StingerUses: Stinger Missile, Infobox: warsFalklands War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Angolan Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tajikistani Civil War Kargil War Yugoslav Wars Invasion of Grenada Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian WarUses: FIM-92 Stinger, Infobox: warsFalklands War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Angolan Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tajikistani Civil War Kargil War Yugoslav Wars Invasion of Grenada Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceMakarov pistol, WikipediaUses: Makarov PM Pistol, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Makarov PM Pistol, Infobox: warsFirst Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet-Afghan War South African Border War Angolan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Burundian Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian warView the SourceBlowpipe (missile), WikipediaUses: Blowpipe Missile, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Blowpipe Missile, Infobox: warsFalklands War Soviet-Afghan War Gulf War Cenepa WarView the SourceWikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2tier 2WikipediaUses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox: warsWar of Attrition Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Basque conflict Western Sahara War Communist insurgency in Thailand Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Uganda-Tanzania War Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Falklands War Second Sudanese Civil War South African Border War Soviet-Afghan War War in Afghanistan Syrian occupation of Lebanon Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Libyan Civil War Insurgency in Egypt Sinai insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war Iran warView the SourceWikipedia: 2S3 AkatsiyaUses: 2S3 Akatsiya, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 2S3 Akatsiya, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: 2S7 PionUses: 2S7 Pion, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 2S7 Pion, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: 2S9 Nonatier 2WikipediaUses: 2S9 Nona, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 2S9 Nona, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: Type 56 assault rifleUses: Type 56 Assault Rifle, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Type 56 Assault Rifle, Infobox: warsVietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Somali Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Persian Gulf War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Kivu conflict Iraqi insurgency (2011-2013) War in Iraq (2013-2017) OLA insurgency Russo-Ukrainian war 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: 2B14 PodnosUses: 2B14 Podnos, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 2B14 Podnos, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: M203 grenade launcherUses: M203 Grenade Launcher, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: M203 Grenade Launcher, Infobox: warsVietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Civil conflict in the Philippines Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991) Third Indochina War Soviet-Afghan War Falklands War Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Syrian Civil War Gaza war Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: AKS-74UUses: AKS-74U, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: AKS-74U, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Transnistria War Afghan Civil War (1992-1996) Tajikistan Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)View the SourceWikipedia: RPK-74Uses: RPK-74, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: RPK-74, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflictView the SourceWikipedia: M1917 EnfieldUses: M1917 Enfield, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: M1917 Enfield, Infobox: warsWorld War I Banana Wars Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War (limited) Laotian Civil War (limited) Lebanese Civil War (limited) Soviet-Afghan WarView the SourceWikipedia: NSV machine gunUses: NSV machine gun, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: NSV machine gun, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Russo-Ukrainian warView the SourceWikipedia: KPV heavy machine gunUses: KPV heavy machine gun, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: KPV heavy machine gun, Infobox: warsKorean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Western Sahara War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Soviet-Afghan War Libyan-Chadian conflict Iran-Iraq War Gulf War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Iraq War Lebanese Civil War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Second Libyan Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014-present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi-Yemeni border conflict (2015-present)View the SourceWikipedia: RPG-18Uses: RPG-18, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: RPG-18, Infobox: warsVietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Soviet-Afghan War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Congo Civil War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Kivu conflict Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: Hanyang 88Uses: Hanyang 88, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Hanyang 88, Infobox: warsBoxer Rebellion 1911 Revolution Northern Expedition Long March Central Plains War Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II First Indochina War Korean War Soviet-Afghan WarView the SourceWikipedia: MT-LBUses: MT-LB, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: MT-LB, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Transnistrian War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Abkhazia (1992-1993) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013-2017) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: RPO-A ShmelUses: RPO-A Shmel, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: RPO-A Shmel, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War War in Afghanistan First Chechen War Second Chechen War Kivu conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza warView the SourceWikipedia: FIM-43 RedeyeUses: FIM-43 Redeye, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: FIM-43 Redeye, Infobox: warsVietnam War Soviet-Afghan War Nicaraguan Revolution Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil WarView the SourceWikipedia: Type 81 assault rifleUses: Type 81 assault rifle, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Type 81 assault rifle, Infobox: warsSino-Vietnamese conflicts Cambodian-Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Barin uprising Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War Kosovo War Kargil War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Internal conflict in Myanmar 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: Norinco CQUses: Norinco CQ, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Norinco CQ, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War War in Darfur Ethnic violence in South Sudan Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War South Sudanese Civil War Sudanese civil war (2023-present) Gaza war 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: Zastava M72Uses: Zastava M72, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Zastava M72, Infobox: warsSalvadoran Civil War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgencyView the SourceWikipedia: RPO RysUses: RPO Rys, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: RPO Rys, Infobox: warsSoviet-Afghan War First Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceZSU-23-4 Shilka (Wikipedia)Uses: ZSU-23-4 Shilka, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: ZSU-23-4 Shilka, Wikipedia article textThey were also used to suppress defensive positions around the presidential palace during the initial coup in Kabul at the start of the Soviet-Afghan war.View the SourceWikipedia: BMP-2Uses: BMP-2, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BMP-2, Wikipedia article textIn service since 1982, it saw service during Soviet-Afghan War.View the SourceWikipedia: 2K11 KrugUses: 2K11 Krug, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: 2K11 Krug, Wikipedia article textThe 2K11 was briefly operated by the Soviet army during the war in Afghanistan in 1979 and 1980, but was withdrawn several months after the initial invasion.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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