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| Second Panjshir offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Soviet–Afghan War | |||||||||
.jpg) Map of the Panjshir Valley | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Soviet Union Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 500 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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500 killed, 10 helicopters shot down (Mujahideen claim) 200 killed and wounded (Soviet claim) |
25 killed (Mujahideen claim) 200 killed and wounded (Soviet claim) | ||||||||
The Second Panjshir Offensive, Also known as Panjshir II, was an operation initiated by Soviet and socialist afghan troops on August 28, 1980, to free the Rokha fort held by afghan socialists which was constantly attacked By Ahmad Shah Massouds Mujahideen.[1] This offensive lasted 21 days.
Battle
[edit]To free Rokha, The Soviet/DRA forces with 1,100 soldiers,[2] 700 vehicles under dozens of helicopters attacked the Panjshir valley, Massoud's men, led by Abdol-Wâsé, Abdol-Azīm, Dâdollâh and Sufi Mohammad Sa'id Khan numbered 500 men and attacked the garrison of Rokha, which ended in a Soviet withdrawal. The Mujahideen claimed that 25 of their men were killed, however claims the enemy's losses at 500 based on clandestine reports transmitted to the resistance by their sympathisers in the offices of the Afghan communist general staff in Kabul,[3] They also claimed that 10 helicopters were shot down.[4] The Soviets estimate their and the mujahideen losses each at 200 dead and wounded.[5]
Results
[edit]Like in the previous offensive, Both sides claimed victory, however the true winner was the mujahideen, as they won by not losing, retained power within the Panjshir and the Soviets/DRA troops failed to save the Rokha fortress by withdrawing.[6][7]
Aftermath
[edit]After the Second Panjshir Offensive, Massoud captured the Rokha fortress itself, the last position held by the Kabul regime. The new heavy artillery confiscated by the mujahedin now overlooked the fort from the top of the peaks, and caused another 427 deaths there. A reinforcement of government trucks, about 50 Soviet armored vehicles, reached the fortress the next day at November 8. The mujahideen fighters set fire to 4 trucks trailing behind with rocket launchers, then 2 more armored vehicles, 13 trucks. On November 14, Russian and government foot troops attempted to recapture the Rokha fort, Abdol-Wase died in the exchange of fire, while Soviet fighters bombarded the surrounding villages blindly. At last Massoud resumed control over the fortress, leaving the soviets in failure once again.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Barry, Michael (2002). Massoud: de l'islamisme à la liberté [Massoud's mujahedeen, always in order to pursue the enemy when he fled, resumed their spot fire around the Rokha fort to irritate the Afghan communist garrison and shoot down any imprudent person who showed his head at the battlements. To free Rokha, a second offensive, with seven hundred vehicles under dozens of helicopters (while Afghan troops preceded the Russians to receive the first fire), struck the Valley from August 28, 1981.] (in French). L. Audibert. p. 182. ISBN 978-2-84749-002-2.
- ^ Galeotti, Mark (2021-10-28). The Panjshir Valley 1980–86: The Lion Tames the Bear in Afghanistan. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4728-4467-5.
- ^ Barry, Michael (2002). Massoud: de l'islamisme à la liberté (in French). L. Audibert. p. 183. ISBN 978-2-84749-002-2.
- ^ Urban, Mark (2016-07-27). War in Afghanistan [Ahmad Shah Massud's fighters claimed to have inflicted heavy casualties on the army and to have shot down 10 helicopters.]. Springer. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-349-20761-9.
- ^ Galeotti, Mark (2021-10-28). The Panjshir Valley 1980–86: The Lion Tames the Bear in Afghanistan. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4728-4467-5.
- ^ Galeotti, Mark (2021-10-28). The Panjshir Valley 1980–86: The Lion Tames the Bear in Afghanistan [Whatever the truth - which was somewhere in between in practice, the rebels won by not losing.]. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4728-4467-5.
- ^ Goodson, Larry P. (2011-07-01). Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban. University of Washington Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-295-80158-2.
- ^ Barry, Michael (2002). Massoud: de l'islamisme à la liberté (in French). L. Audibert. pp. 183–184. ISBN 978-2-84749-002-2.