Russia in Afghanistan 1979 to 1989 – Part 3 of 3 March 26, 2019 Unipro2013main Afghanistan War, Military History Russia in Afghanistan In 1979, the Soviets had ill-suited uniforms and inferior fighting tactics, and found it impossible to defeat the popular Afghan guerrilla army. They had underestimated their enemy and lacked the forces to win Credit to: lumaix