Operation Magistral

Operation Magistral
	Part of the Soviet–Afghan War
Date	19 November 1987 – 10 January 1988
Location	Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Result	Soviet/Afghan government victory
Belligerents
Soviet Union; Afghanistan	Haqqani network;
Commanders and leaders
Boris Gromov; Shahnawaz Tanai	Jalaluddin Haqqani
Units involved
40th Army 108th Motor Rifle Division; 201st Motor Rifle Division; 103rd Guards Airborne Division 56th Air Assault Brigade; 345th Airborne Regiment; ; Afghan Army 8th Infantry Division; 11th Infantry Division; 12th Infantry Division; 14th Infantry Division; 25th Infantry Division; 15th Tank Brigade; Afghan Commando Forces; KHAD-e-Nezami 212th Special Purpose Battalion;	Unknown
Strength
20,000; 8,000	9,000–20,000; 10 MRLs
Casualties and losses
24 killed ; 56 wounded ; 300 killed; 700 wounded	150–300 killed

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.

^ Марковский, Виктор (2000). "Жаркое небо Афганистана". Техника - Молодежи. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
^ Urban, Mark (1990). War in Afghanistan. London: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 233. ISBN 0-333-51477-7.
^ 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.

[Марковский-1] Марковский, Виктор (2000). "Жаркое небо Афганистана". Техника - Молодежи. Retrieved 29 January 2008.

[2] Urban, Mark (1990). War in Afghanistan. London: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 233. ISBN 0-333-51477-7.

[Westermann-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.

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