| 1949 Mughalgai raid | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Waziristan rebellion of 1948-1954 ,Pashtunistan conflict and Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Faqir of Ipi's forces  Afghanistan[1][2] |
 Pakistan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Faqir of Ipi's forces | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Warplanes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 23 killed | None | ||||||
In June 1949, a Pakistan Air Force warplane belonging to No. 14 Squadron PAF bombed a militant camp in the village of Mughalgai on the Afghan side of the Waziristan border while chasing the Pashtunistan separatist forces loyal to the Faqir of Ipi[3] who attacked Pakistani military border posts from within Afghan territory. This airstrike killed 23 people and further fueled Afghan support for Pashtunistan.[4][5]
- ^ Sultan M Hali. "Breaking the myths of Pakistan ruining Afghanistan". defence.pk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Kaur 1985, p. 108-109.
- ^ Amin, Abdul Hameed (2001). "Remembering our Warriors: Major-General Baber and Bhutto's Operation Cyclone". Pakistan Military Consortium and Directorate for the Military History Research (DMHR). Pakistan Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "history of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations". 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Facts about the Durand line" (PDF).