The Afghanka (Russian: Афганка) (proper designation: M88) is a type of military uniform system developed and issued by the Soviet Army in the early 1980s...

of variants, and remained standard issue until finally replaced by the Afghanka uniform in 1988, though the uniform remained in use with some Soviet successor...

during the Soviet–Afghan War in the 1980s, where it was often worn with the Afghanka uniform as Afghanistan was known for its extreme hot daytime temperatures...

disaster response. It is often erroneously referred to as "Syriyka" or "kepka Afghanka" in English-speaking countries, coming directly from erroneous commercial...

Soviet soldier wearing the ushanka with the winter version of the afghanka; both the afghanka collar and the ushanka are made from "fish fur" The Presidential...

and the bushlat pea coat. In the early 1980s, the introduction of the Afghanka field uniform marked the dawn of a new era in the Soviet Army. Today, the...

Zabralo 6B23 6B45 Strelok Helmets SSh-36 SSh-40 SSh-60 SSh-68 STSh-81 6B6 6B7 6B27 [ru] 6B47 Uniforms Gymnastyorka Telogreika Afghanka 73 Uniform VKPO...

Soviet soldier wearing the winter Afghanka uniform and ushanka (January 1992). Both the Afghanka collar and ushanka are made from fish fur....

Zabralo 6B23 6B45 Strelok Helmets SSh-36 SSh-40 SSh-60 SSh-68 STSh-81 6B6 6B7 6B27 [ru] 6B47 Uniforms Gymnastyorka Telogreika Afghanka 73 Uniform VKPO...

Zabralo 6B23 6B45 Strelok Helmets SSh-36 SSh-40 SSh-60 SSh-68 STSh-81 6B6 6B7 6B27 [ru] 6B47 Uniforms Gymnastyorka Telogreika Afghanka 73 Uniform VKPO...