Soviet/Afghan government failure to capture the MAK base
Belligerents
Soviet Union Republic of Afghanistan
Maktab al-Khidamat Supported by: Afghan mujahideen Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Boris Gromov M. Najibullah
Osama bin Laden (WIA) Abdullah Azzam Abu Ubayda (WIA) Abu Hafs
Units involved
Afghan Army
12th Division
36th Regiment
Strength
~200 Paratroopers[2] Unknown number
Unknown[2][3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
80+ killed
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Soviet–Afghan War
Storm-333
3 Hoot
Student protests
Khost
Panjshir
Padkhwab-e Shana
Rauzdi
Urgun
Kulchabat, Bala Karz and Mushkizi
Caravan war
Baraki Barak
Kunduz
Laghman
Maravar Pass
Badaber
Zhawar
Jaji
Arghandab
Magistral
Hill 3234
Arrow
Soviet withdrawal
The Battle of Jaji was fought during the Soviet–Afghan War between Soviet Army units, and their allies of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against Maktab al-Khidamat in Paktia Province. This battle occurred in May 1987, during the first stage of withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.[4] The objective was to relieve a besieged garrison at Ali Sher, and cut off supply lines to the Mujahideen from Pakistan.[5] The battle is primarily known for the participation of the Arab foreign fighter and future founder of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, who acquired his reputation as a divine jihadist warrior as a result of the Mujahideen victory during this battle. Bin Laden led a group of some 50 Arab foreign fighters during this battle, of which at least 13 were killed in action.
^Bergen, Peter (2021). The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden: The Biography. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-9821-7052-3.
^ abColl, Steve (2004). Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001. Penguin Books. p. 163. ISBN 1-59420-007-6.
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^Grau, Lester. "Breaking contact without leaving chaos: the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan" (PDF). Foreign Military Studies Office Publications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
^Isby, David (1989). War in a Distant Country, Afghanistan: Invasion and Resistance. Arms and Armour Press. pp. 42. ISBN 0-85368-769-2.
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