First Siege of Samarkhel
| First Siege of Samarkhel | |||||||
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| Part of Afghan Civil War (1989–1992), Battle of Jalalabad (1989) and Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of Afghanistan |
Supported by:  Al Qaeda (Arab Foreign Fighters) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Shahnawaz Tanai[1] |
 Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Hamid Gul | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The First Siege of Samarkhel occurred in 1989 during the Afghan Civil War. Mujahideen forces and Pakistani forces seized Samarkhel, a village east of Jalalabad, and advanced towards Jalalabad Airport, only two miles from the city.
According to Kaushik Roy, the Mujahideen managed to temporarily seize the airport as part of their broader offensive.[7]
Osama bin Laden contributed by sending a group of Arab fighters to join the Mujahideen in Nangarhar Province. These fighters were involved in the advance towards Samarkhel.[8]
The Afghan National Government, composed of seven Jihadi parties and backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), focused on securing Jalalabad as a key target following the Soviet withdrawal. Organized non-guerrilla operations were launched to counter the Mujahideen's advances.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "What Happened in the Battle of Jalalabad?". Rebellion Research. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Rebels Lose Key Battle". Washington Post. 8 July 1989. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ "The Lessons of Jalalabad; Afghan Guerrillas See Weaknesses Exposed". New York Times. 13 April 1989.
- ↑ Roy, Kaushik (2014). War and State-Building in Afghanistan: Historical and Modern Perspectives. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 45. ISBN 9781472572196. Search this book on
- ↑ Kepel, Gilles; Milelli, Jean-Pierre (2008). Al Qaeda in Its Own Words. Harvard University Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780674028043. Search this book on
- ↑ Steele, Jonathan (2012). Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground. Counterpoint. p. 137. ISBN 9781619020573. Search this book on
- ↑ Roy, Kaushik (2014). War and State-Building in Afghanistan: Historical and Modern Perspectives. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 9781472572196. Search this book on
- ↑ Stenersen, Anne (2017). Al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Cambridge University Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781107075139. Search this book on
- ↑ Azimi, General Nabi (2019). The Army and Politics: Afghanistan: 1963–1993. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781728387017. Search this book on
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