Kepka-afganka

A Syriyka buttoned up
A Syriyka deployed

The kepka-afganka (Russian: ке́пка-афга́нка [ˈkʲepkɐːvˈɡankə]) is a balaclava-like khaki headgear commonly issued by the Soviet Army during the Afghan War.[1][2] It is also called Syriyka in English-speaking countries, since its name derives from Syria, inasmuch as they were first issued in the 1970s for overseas service in desert or tropical climates such as Syria,[3] Angola, Vietnam, and Cuba, and eventually during the earliest stages of the Afghanistan campaign.[4]

The kepka-afganka is a field cap made from sturdier cotton and featuring ear flaps which could be unbuttoned and lowered to protect the ears was supplied with the afghanka uniform.[5]

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