Based on UN documents and some scientific papers, this article examines the position of the Non-Aligned Movement in the Afghan armed conflict of 1979-1989s with the participation of Soviet troops and the role of the Movement in the political settlement of the Afghan conflict. The article has two sections: the first considers the Non-Aligned Movement policy regarding the Afghan conflict based on the annual documentation of the Movement; the second considers the position on the Afghan conflict of those states that were chairmen of the Non-Aligned Movement in the 1980s (India, Cuba, Zimbabwe). The conclusions are as follows: the Non-Aligned Movement played a positive role in the process of political settlement of the Afghan armed conflict, and the countries-chairmen of the Movement in the 1980s rather, they solidified with the USSR and with the Afghan leadership, and also influenced the process of political settlement of the situation in Afghanistan (especially Cuba and India).