Про Афганистан:

One of war veteran's site:
http://afgan.ru/ (more full in Russian)
http://afgan.ru/index_e.html (in English very interesting)

There are links to photo
"In this issue we present pictures from personal archives of Soviet soldiers"
for example this:

http://afgan.ru/arch_e.htm

Some more photo ( interesting site too but all in Russian)
http://afgankr.spb.ru/ru/pic/afg_01.html

There is death-roll (nominal list)
http://afgan.ru/mortirolog.htm

and roll of missing person (nominal list)
http://afgan.ru/bezvesti.htm

Link "Stories told by veterans"
http://artofwar.ru/index_e.html (in English)