Badaber uprising
Armed rebellion by prisoners of war in Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Badaber uprising (26–27 April 1985, Badaber, Pakistan) was an armed rebellion by Soviet and Afghan prisoners of war who were being held at the Badaber fortress near Peshawar, Pakistan. The prisoners fought the Afghan Mujahideen of the Jamiat-e Islami party (who were supported by the Pakistani XI Corps and American CIA advisors) in an attempt to escape.
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Part of Operation Cyclone during the Soviet–Afghan War | |||||||
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12 POWs ![]() ![]() ![]() 52 personnel |
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