Operation Magistral
1987 Soviet operation in the Soviet-Afghan War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Magistral was a Soviet Army military operation during the Soviet–Afghan War that began in late November 1987 and ended in early January 1988.
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Operation Magistral | |||||||
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Part of the Soviet–Afghan War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Soviet Union Afghanistan |
Haqqani network Supported by: Pakistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Boris Gromov Shahnawaz Tanai | Jalaluddin Haqqani | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
: 20,000 : 8,000 |
9,000–20,000 10 MRLs | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
24 killed 56 wounded [1] 300 killed 700 wounded[2] | 150–300 killed[3] |
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