The Afghan side is interested in resuming supplies of Russian cars and agricultural products. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told journalists about this on the sidelines of the "Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum".
According to Overchuk, Afghan partners well remember the products that the Soviet Union once supplied, especially cars and trucks. They expressed a wish for Russia to re-establish such supplies to their country. Investment cooperation and export of Russian fuel were also discussed during the negotiations.
Afghan partners are already confirming the seriousness of their intentions. In August 2025, a delegation from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan discussed in Tatarstan the creation of a KamAZ vehicle maintenance center in the country and an increase in freight traffic between the two countries.
What cars did the USSR supply to Afghanistan
During the Soviet period, the main brands of trucks supplied to Afghanistan were KamAZ and GAZ. Flatbed trucks and dump trucks were particularly popular, which were widely used for both civilian and military purposes.
In addition to trucks, the USSR supplied other equipment to Afghanistan. In the early 1930s, the first deliveries of Soviet vehicles began. In the post-war period, the Afghan army received BAV and GAZ-46 amphibious vehicles, K-61 tracked transporters, as well as T-100 bulldozer-tractors and YaAZ-219 and ZiS-150 flatbed trucks. In 1981, the Soviet Union donated 1500 KamAZ road trains to Afghanistan.
