Battlefront.com announces the release of Combat Mission Afghanistan, saying the standalone military tactical simulator is immediately available through the magic of digital distribution. Here's a thumbnail view of the game: "Combat Mission Afghanistan covers two periods of the Russian-Afghan wars - the initial phase 1980-1982, and the later years of highest activity 1985-1987 - in two campaigns and additionally ten standalone missions. The fully featured editor will of course allow players to create all new custom maps and missions." Also now available is a playable demo for the game, and here's word on that: "A free demo version is available immediately for download as well, including two playable scenarios (with full multiplayer capability) as well as sneak peeks at the editor and nag screens. The demo is not time limited."