Operation Magistral

Operation Magistral
Part of the Soviet–Afghan War
Date19 November 1987 – 10 January 1988
Location
Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Result Soviet/Afghan government victory
Belligerents
 Soviet Union
Afghanistan Afghanistan		 Haqqani network
Supported by:
Pakistan Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Soviet Union Boris Gromov
Afghanistan Shahnawaz Tanai		 Jalaluddin Haqqani
Units involved

Soviet Union 40th Army

Afghanistan Afghan Army

  • 8th Infantry Division
  • 11th Infantry Division
  • 12th Infantry Division
  • 14th Infantry Division
  • 25th Infantry Division
  • 15th Tank Brigade
  • Afghan Commando Forces

Afghanistan KHAD-e-Nezami

  • 212th Special Purpose Battalion
 Unknown
Strength
Soviet Union 20,000
Afghanistan 8,000		 9,000–20,000
10 MRLs
Casualties and losses
Soviet Union 24 killed
56 wounded [1]
Afghanistan 300 killed
700 wounded[2]		 150–300 killed[3]

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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  2. ^ Urban, Mark (1990). War in Afghanistan. London: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 233. ISBN 0-333-51477-7.
  3. ^ Westermann, Edward B. (1 June 1997). "The limits of Soviet Airpower: The Bear Versus the Mujahideen" (PDF). Thesis. Defense Technical Information Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2007.