Question: What vehicle used by the President's Bodyguard in combat was first deployed during the Soviet war in Afghanistan?

Context articles: V-hull
Fazle Haq
War in Afghanistan (1978–present)
Shielder minelaying system
Armoured recovery vehicle
History of the tank
BTR-80
Combat vehicle
President's Bodyguard
Infantry fighting vehicle

The V-hull is a type of vehicle armor design used on wheeled armored personnel carriers (APC), infantry mobility vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and MRAPs.
 The design originated in the 1970s with vehicles such as the iconic Casspir used extensively during the South African Border War, Leopard security vehicle used in the Rhodesian Bush War and South African armored vehicle company Land Systems OMC's Ratel IFV and Buffel.
Lieutenant General Fazle Haq, (Urdu: فضل حق; HI(M), HPk(10 September 1928 - 3 October 1991)), was a high-ranking general in the Pakistan Army, and the former martial law administrator (MLA) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
 He was the "Corps-Commander" of the XI Corps, and commanded all the Pakistan Army assets assigned in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
 He commanded the combatant brigades, and supervised the clandestine covert network during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
 He was one of the leading generals who led the Pakistan Combatant Forces during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
 As military administrator, he had set up a network of training of the Afghan mujahideen.
 Under his command, the elements of Pakistan's administrative XI Corps participated in numerous operations against the Soviet Union.
The War in Afghanistan began on 27 April 1978, when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) took power in a military coup, known as the Saur Revolution.
 Most of Afghanistan subsequently experienced uprisings against the PDPA government.
 The Soviet war in Afghanistan began in December 1979 to replace the existing communist government.
 Afghanistan's resistance forces, known as the mujahideen, fought against the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
 Some factions received support by the United States, with the Pakistani ISI serving as the U.S. middleman, and Saudi Arabia.
 The Soviet Union had to withdraw its troops in February 1989.
 The Soviet-backed Afghan communist government survived for three more years until the fall of Kabul in 1992.
The Shielder minelaying system was used by the British Army to create anti-tank barriers quickly.
 The system was based on the American Alliant Techsystems Volcano mine system.
 It was ordered in 1995 and first deployed in 1999.
 The system consists of up to 40 dispensers, each containing 6 mines, mounted on the flat bed version of the Alvis Stormer tracked armoured fighting vehicle.
 The dispensers can launch mines to the sides and rear of the vehicle as it proceeds.
 Each mine has a programmable life, after which they self-destruct.
 A dispenser control unit provides fire signals, testing and arming of the self-destruct mechanism.
An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is an armoured vehicle used during combat for recovery or repair of battle-damaged and inoperable armoured fighting vehicles.
 The term "Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle" (ARRV) is also used.
The history of the tank began in World War I, when armoured all-terrain fighting vehicles were first deployed as a response to the problems of trench warfare, ushering in a new era of mechanized warfare.
 Though initially crude and unreliable, tanks eventually became a mainstay of ground armies.
 By World War II, tank design had advanced significantly, and tanks were used in quantity in all land theatres of the war.
 The Cold War saw the rise of modern tank doctrine and the rise of the general-purpose main battle tank.
 The tank still provides the backbone to land combat operations in the 21st century.
The BTR-80 (Russian: бронетранспортер /Bronetransporter, literally "Armoured Transporter") is an 8x8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR.
 It was adopted in 1986 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army.
 It was first deployed during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
A combat vehicle, also known as a ground combat vehicle, is a self-propelled, weaponized military vehicle used for combat operations in mechanized warfare.
 Combat vehicles can be wheeled or tracked.
The President's Bodyguard (PBG) (Hindi: राष्ट्रपति अंगरक्षक ) is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army.
 It is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army.
 The primary role of the President's Bodyguard is to escort and protect the President of India which is why the regiment is based in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India.
 It is equipped as a mounted unit, with horses for ceremonies at the presidential palace and BTR-80 vehicles for use in combat.
 The personnel of the regiment are also trained as paratroopers and nominally are expected to lead in airborne assaults in the role of pathfinders.
 The regiment is the successor of the Governor General's Bodyguard of the British Raj.
An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), or infantry combat vehicle (ICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct fire support.
 According to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, an infantry fighting vehicle is "an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped primarily to transport a combat infantry squad, and which is armed with an integral or organic cannon of at least 20 millimeters calibre and sometimes an antitank missile launcher".
 They often serve as both the principal weapons system and mode of transport for a mechanized infantry unit.