Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan

Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan
Part of Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, Afghan Civil War (1989–1992), KHAD-KGB campaign in Pakistan and Battle of Jalalabad (1989)
DateApril 6, 1989 – November 28, 1990
Location
Result

Inconclusive

  • Many civilians killed
  • Damage to civilian infrastructure
Belligerents
Afghanistan  Pakistan
Units involved

Afghan Air Force

 Pakistan Army

Casualties and losses
None 28 Pakistani civilians killed
21 Pakistani civilians wounded
6 Afghan refugees killed
22 Afghan refugees injured

The Afghan SCUD campaign in Pakistan refers to multiple strikes by Afghanistan using SCUD missiles supplied by the Soviet Union against the Mujahideen, but in multiple instances, these missiles struck Pakistan for their complicity in Operation Cyclone. In total, 17 missiles struck Pakistan leading to 34 deaths and multiple injures.