Afghanka

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M88 "Afghanka"
Two types of Afghanka uniforms. The summer version (Left) and the winter version (Right).
Type	Military uniform
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1980s–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War
Production history
Variants	See Variants

The Afghanka (Russian: Афганка, romanized: Afganka; proper designation: M88) is a type of military uniform system developed and issued by the Soviet Army in the early 1980s, still in use today in some post-Soviet states in many different variants. The name Afghanka is an unofficial popular slang term in Russian for the uniform, derived from its prolific use during the Soviet–Afghan War. Only sand coloured versions of the M88 are called Afghanka.

They are typically made of cotton (Russian: хлопчатая бумага or "Х/б", "cotton paper").

Design details

The Afghanka field uniform is made in a lightweight summer and heavier, lined winter version; both consist of a long, loose fitting 6-pocket

The winter model is composed of: jacket, jacket liner, trousers, plus insulated liners and suspenders. The liners are buttoned into their respective garments, and the outer garment can be worn without the liners. The jacket liner bears the fur collar of the jacket, usually in fish fur but occasionally in real fur (officer's uniforms). The jacket and trousers are lined with a pile-type material that helps insulate by trapping warm air, whereas the liners are made of a quilted material similar to the Telogreika uniform.

Colouring

Both uniforms were originally made in a

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Afghanka has been copied and issued widely by CIS members in various localized camouflage patterns.

Operational history

The Afghanka began appearing in military units in the early 1980s during the

The Soviet and

Users

Former users

•  Armenia^{[citation needed]}
•  Azerbaijan^{[citation needed]}
•  Belarus
•  Kazakhstan
•  Kyrgyzstan
•  Russia
•  Soviet Union
•  Turkmenistan^{[citation needed]}
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See also

• Panamanka
• Kepka-afganka
• Valenki
• Podvorotnichok
• Battle Dress Uniform

Notes