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The 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes are a series of ongoing armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The conflict also separately includes the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and Pakistani Taliban .
T-62 fitted with a box on the rear of the turret containing anti-aircraft missiles. [27] T-62 fitted with the ZET-1 (ZET stands for Zaschtschita Ekrannaja Tankowaja) vehicle protection system. The system was developed in 1964 and was specially designed to protect the tank's front and sides up to an angle of 25° against shaped-charge ...
Soviet ground forces in action, supported by Mi-24 helicopters and T-62 tanks, while conducting an offensive operation against the Afghan mujahideen in 1984. Information forged by the KGB from its agents in Kabul provided the last arguments to eliminate Amin.
Abandoned Soviet-era T-62 in the Panjshir valley. By 1982 Massoud had built up his forces to 3,000 men, and other mujahideen from neighbouring areas could come to his aid [13] The approaches to the valley were strengthened with defensive positions established on dominant heights and near narrow passages. Hollowed-out caves were used as supply ...
T-62 Soviet Union: Main battle tank: unknown quantity Still seen in parades. [11] Armoured fighting vehicles; International MaxxPro United States: Infantry mobility vehicle: 155 [12] [11] M1117 United States: Internal security vehicle: 634 [11] M113 United States: Armoured personnel carrier: 173 [13] Military vehicles; Humvee United States ...
Open Source Intelligence also claimed one soviet-era T-62 tank operated by Afghan Taliban destroyed by the Pakistani forces. A spokesman for Afghanistan's Information Ministry refused to provide any information about the clashes. [112] [113] [114]
Women workers under the Nato-led administration in Afghanistan were asked to go back to their homes in Kabul in September 2021, marking the first unofficial ban on women’s work. A senior Taliban ...
Between 1973 and 1978, Afghanistan obtained more sophisticated Soviet weapons such as Mi-4 and Mi-8 helicopters, Sukhoi Su-22 and Il-28 jets. A great many T-55, T-62, and PT-76 tanks arrived and huge amounts of AKM assault rifles were ordered.