Bagram place
also: Soviet air base at Bagram
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in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Moscow had sent the DRA government armed helicopters and transport models, but resisted appeals for troops. In May, Mujahideen mounted armed uprisings in several provinces, with government troops hard-pressed to m…
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contact at the time, the idea would have been rejected. The invasion began just after Christmas. Plans were for 52,000 troops to cross the border from the Southern Soviet Union. One target was Amin. On December 6th, the Russians set a lead …
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But in 1984, the CIA got a hold of Chinese rockets that had greater range and explosive power. The ISI sent along some of its commando teams as rebels staged attacks on the Soviet air base at Bagram. 22 planes were bombed on the ground in o…
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a major ammunition dump containing more than 30,000 tons of munitions exploded. Enterprising ISI commanders videotaped the explosion. William Casey was delighted and showed the film before Congress. In 1984, the ISI presence with the rebels…