BELLIGERENT // 1 war
Afghan Mujahideen
Wikidata · Q21000730
Active span
1979 – 1989
Profile
The Afghan mujahideen were Islamist militant groups that fought against the Afghanistan government and the Soviet Union during the Soviet–Afghan War and the subsequent Afghan Civil War.
Where they fought
5 of 6 plotted
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When they fought
6 battles · 1 war
Most active in 1980 — 2 catalogued battles.
Battles
6 engagements
December 27, 1979
Tajbeg Palace assault
Soviet-Afghan War
April 9, 1980
Panjshir offensives
Soviet-Afghan War
January 1, 1980
Siege of Khost
Soviet-Afghan War
November 19, 1987
Operation Magistral
Soviet-Afghan War
January 7, 1988
Battle for Hill 3234
Soviet-Afghan War
February 15, 1989
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
Soviet-Afghan War
Commanders of Afghan Mujahideen
10 catalogued
Abdul Karim Brahui
Minister for Refugees1955–
Ahmad Shah Massoud
commander-in-chief1953–2001
Burhanuddin Rabbani
President of Afghanistan1940–2011
Faiz Ahmad
1946–1986
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
commander-in-chief1949–
Jalaluddin Haqqani
1939–2018
Muhammad Asif Muhsini
1935–2019
Mulavi Dawood
Mulavi Younas Khalis
1919–2006
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
President of Afghanistan1925–2019
Related factions
Allies, adversaries, and co-belligerents