I posted a request for some Mujahadeen units to be made a week or so ago purely for this war of 1979-1989. I think it would be a seriously good MOD if a team got together of people interested in this war.
Like 'Robbo' said this Afghan war has a start and finish to it and a storyline to follow:
"The communist party in Afghanistan was first formed in 1965. Daoud, though not a communist, was an ally of the soviets. He first allied himself with the Soviets in 1954 when he asked for military aid in order to protect the border between Pakistan and Afgahnistan. Daoud was asked to resign in 1963 because he has increased the countries' independance on the Soviets. However, in 1973, he came back into power with the help of pro-Moscow communists. As soon as 1975, however, Daoud began to change his policies towards the communists. He ousted several communists from goverment positions and had himslef elected president to legitmize his regime.
He also attempted to reconcile with Pakistan which aggrivated the Soviets. Thus, in April 1978, the Afhghani communists, with the help of the Soviets, assasianted Daoud. A new socialist government was set-up. Mohammad Taraki is named Prime Minister and the country is remanmed the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. However, uprisings from the middle class and peasents weakened the new governent. In 1979 the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in order to protect the new socialist government.
The Soviet invasion that began on Christmas Day 1979 involved four Motor-Rifle Divisions, two Airborne Divisions, as well as paratroopers, Spetsnaz special forces, and KGB secret police. Within less than two weeks the soviets had occupied Kabul, the Afghan capital. By the end of January 1980, there were 50,000 Soviet troops in Afghanistan; their numbers increased to 80,000 by the end of the summer. Although the invasion had been carried out seemingly without effort, the "real war" had only just begun...
The war for the Soviets was an unparalleled disaster much like the Vietnam war was for the USA. In 1988 the 115,000 Soviet soldiers begin to withdraw after losing an estimated 15,000 troops in ten years"