Atlas of Battles

war, 16 engagements

Battles of the Soviet-Afghan War

The atlas places 16 engagements of the Soviet-Afghan War (1979 to 1989): 8 battles, 2 sieges and 6 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Afghanistan (14), Turkmenistan (1), Iran (1). The most widely documented: Tajbeg Palace assault.

See them on the globe

Operation Baikal-79Marmoul offensivesSiege of Urgunraids inside Soviet Union during Soviet–Afghan warOperation CurtainBattle of Maravar PassBattle near the village of AfridgeOperation TrapBattle of ArghandabOperation ArrowTajbeg Palace assaultSiege of KhostPanjshir offensivesBattle of JajiOperation MagistralBattle for Hill 3234Tajbeg Palace assaultSiege of KhostPanjshir offensivesBattle of JajiBattle for Hill 3234LahoreMashhadMultanPeshawarDushanbeIslamabadAshgabatKandaharGujranwalaSrinagar500 km33.914N, 64.775E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1979: 2 engagements1980: 2 engagements1983: 2 engagements1984: 2 engagements1985: 2 engagements1986: 1 engagements1987: 3 engagements3 in 19871988: 2 engagements19791988
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Operation Baikal-79, 1979Tajbeg Palace assault, 1979Siege of Khost, 1980Panjshir offensives, 1980Marmoul offensives, 1983Siege of Urgun, 1983raids inside Soviet Union during Soviet–Afghan war, 1984Operation Curtain, 1984Battle of Maravar Pass, 1985Battle near the village of Afridge, 1985Operation Trap, 1986Battle of Jaji, 1987Battle of Arghandab, 1987Operation Magistral, 1987Battle for Hill 3234, 1988Operation Arrow, 198819791988
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1979Operation Baikal-79Kabul, AfghanistanSoviet victory; Pro-Soviet government installed under Babrak Karmal
1979Tajbeg Palace assaultTajbeg Palace, AfghanistanSoviet victory; Assassination of Hafizullah Amin; Babrak Karmal...
January 1980Siege of KhostKhost, AfghanistanAfghan Mujahideen victory
1980Panjshir offensivesPanjshir Valley, AfghanistanMujahideen victory
1983Marmoul offensivesBalkh Province, AfghanistanSoviet-DRA victory
August 1983Siege of UrgunUrgun, AfghanistanDRA victory
1984raids inside Soviet Union during Soviet–Afghan warTurkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, TurkmenistanAfghan mujahideen victory
1984Operation CurtainAfghanistan–Iran border, AfghanistanTactical Soviet and Afghan government Success; 12–15% of supply...
22 April 1985Battle of Maravar PassKunar Province, AfghanistanMujahideen military victory; Successful ambush by the Mujahideen
22 November 1985Battle near the village of AfridgeAfghanistan
1986Operation TrapKokari-Sharshari, IranSoviet-Afghanistan Victory
1987Battle of JajiPaktia Province, AfghanistanMAK victory; Soviet/Afghan government failure to capture the MAK base
1987Battle of ArghandabArghandab District, AfghanistanMujahideen victory
1987Operation MagistralPaktia Province, AfghanistanDRA–Soviet victory
7 January 1988Battle for Hill 3234Paktia Province, AfghanistanSoviet–Afghanistan victory
1988Operation ArrowLaghman Province, AfghanistanMujahideen victory; Mujahideen captured Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Soviet-Afghan War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.