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 Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	Afghan Mujahideen: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin Maktab al-Khidamat Hezb-e Islami Khalis Jamiat-e Islami Islamic Union National Islamic Front ANLF Harakat-i-Inqilab-i-Islami
Commanders and leaders
Boris Gromov Mikhail Gorbachev M. Najibullah 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:

Boris Gromov
Mikhail Gorbachev
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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