Special Forces soldiers are preparing for a helicopter flight in a search group.
Date
March 1984 – April 1988
Location
15 border provinces, Afghanistan
Result
Limited Soviet success
12–15% of supply caravans intercepted
Belligerents
Soviet Union
Republic Of Afghanistan
Afghan Mujahideen
Pakistan
Supported by: Iran
Commanders and leaders
Sergei Sokolov Valentin Varennikov Boris Gromov
Mohammad Najibullah
Shahnawaz Tanai
Ismail Khan
Zia-ul-Haq
Armed by: Ruhollah Khomeini
Units involved
40th Army (OKSVA) Afghan Army[citation needed]
9th Infantry Division
55th Motorized Infantry Brigade
Interim Afghan Government
Pakistan
ISI
Iran
Unknown
Strength
11,000 intelligence and special forces personnel[1]
Tens of thousands of local and foreign fighters
Casualties and losses
Special forces only:[2]
570 killed
11 missing
17,000 killed, 825 captured
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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
Operation Curtain (also referred to as Caravan war) was set of raids and ambushes conducted by Soviet spetsnaz troops to block the Pakistani-Afghan and Iranian-Afghani border during the Soviet–Afghan War.[3]
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^Алфавитный список погибших военнослужащих частей специального назначения 40-й Армии Архивировано
^Спецназ ГРУ. Том 3. Афганистан - звездный час спецназа. 1979-1989гг [Special Forces of the GRU. Volume 3. Afghanistan - the finest hour of the special forces. 1979-1989]. М.: НПИД «Русская панорама». 2013. pp. 186–539. ISBN 978-5-93165-324-2.
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