Battle of Jalalabad (1989)
Battle in the Afghan Civil War of 1989–1992 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Jalalabad, also known as Operation Jalalabad[17] or the Jalalabad War, occurred in the spring of 1989, marking the beginning of the Afghan Civil War (1989-1992). The Peshawar-based Seven-Party Union (an alliance of seven Afghan mujahideen groups also known as the Afghan Interim Government or "Government in exile"),[1][18] supported by the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, attacked Jalalabad, which was then under the administration of the Soviet Union-backed Republic of Afghanistan.[1][11] Though the mujahideen quickly captured the Jalalabad Airport, after a four-month battle the Afghan Armed Forces claimed victory.
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