*** Welcome to piglix ***

Afghan Civil War (1989–92)

Afghan Civil War
(1989–1992)
Part of the War in Afghanistan (1978–present)
Afghanistan politisch 1989.png
Afghanistan in 1989, following the Soviet withdrawal
Date February 15, 1989 – April 27, 1992
(3 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location Afghanistan
Result

Mujahideen victory

Belligerents
Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Supported by:
Soviet Union Soviet Union (until late 1991)

Mujahideen
Supported by:
United States United States
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Pakistan Pakistan

 China

Commanders and leaders

Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah  (POW)
Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum (until 1991) (AWOL)
Afghanistan Shahnawaz Tanai (until 1990) (attempted coup, fled Afghanistan)

Afghanistan Mohammad Aslam Watanjar
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Abdul Haq
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Strength

Afghan National Army:

55,000 (1989)

Presidential Guard:

10,000 (1989)

All forces under DRA control:

around 160,000 (1991), including paramilitary and KHAD

Militia forces:

up to 170,000 (1991)
Unknown
Battle of Jalalabad
Part of Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992)
Date 5 March – end of June 1989
Location Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Result Afghan government victory
Belligerents

Afghanistan Afghanistan

Supported by:
Soviet Union Soviet Union

Afghan Mujahideen:
Hezbi Islami
Ittihad-i Islami
Arab volunteers
Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence
Supported by:
United States United States

Pakistan Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Mohammed Fahim
Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum
Afghanistan Nur ul-Haq Ulumi
Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Pakistan Hamid Gul
Units involved
Afghanistan 11th Division, ANA
Afghanistan Soviet Scud batteries
Pakistan 40th Army Division, XII Corps
Pakistan Special Activities Division
Pakistan SS Directorate
Strength
Afghanistan 15,000 Pakistan 10,000
Casualties and losses
Afghanistan unknown Pakistan 3,000 killed

Mujahideen victory

Mujahideen
Supported by:
United States United States
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Pakistan Pakistan

 China


...
Wikipedia

...