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Battle of Jaji

Battle of Jaji
Part of the Soviet-Afghan War
Date April 17 – June 13, 1987
Location Paktia province
Result

Mujahideen strategic and
propaganda victory

  • Soviet failure to capture tunnels and caves of al-Masada
  • Soviet troop withdrawal
Belligerents
 Soviet Union
Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Afghan Mujahideen:

Commanders and leaders

Soviet Union Boris Gromov
Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev
Afghanistan M. Najibullah

Afghanistan Mohammed Rafie
Gullbudin Hekmatyar
Mohammed Anwar
Abdullah Azzam
Osama bin Laden (WIA)
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Strength
~200 Paratroopers
Unknown Number of Afghan Army
Unknown number of local militia
Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 Soviets killed
Unknown number of Army personnel and militia
120+ killed
Osama Bin Laden wounded

Mujahideen strategic and
propaganda victory

Afghan Mujahideen:

Soviet Union Boris Gromov
Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev
Afghanistan M. Najibullah

The Battle of Jaji occurred in April 1987, during the first stage of withdrawal of Soviet forces from their war in Afghanistan. Remaining Soviet troops supported the Soviet-backed government's operations in Paktia Province against the Mujahideen, hoping to relieve a besieged garrison at Ali Sher, and cut off supply lines to the Mujahideen from Pakistan.


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