battle, Cold War

Battle of Arghandab

Name: Battle of Arghandab
Location: Arghandab District, Afghanistan

Battle of Arghandab was a battle fought in 1987 at Arghandab District, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Arghandab District. It was part of the Soviet-Afghan War, which ran from 1979 to 1989. The recorded result: Mujahideen victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 3,000.

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Fought1987

WhereArghandab District, Afghanistan31.655N, 65.649E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMujahideen victory

BelligerentsAfghanistan; Soviet UnionagainstAfghan Mujahideen; Jamiat-e Islami; Hezb-e Islami Khalis; National Islamic Front; Pakistan

Casualties and losses500 casualties; 1,200 deserted; Unknown number of aircraft destroyedandAt least 60 killed

Part ofSoviet-Afghan War1979 to 1989

Where it sits in the Soviet-Afghan War

7 placed engagements of the Soviet-Afghan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1987 (year precision) to 1987
Place	Arghandab District, Afghanistan 31.655N, 65.649E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	6,000	3,000
Casualties and losses	500 casualties; 1,200 deserted; Unknown number of aircraft destroyed	At least 60 killed
Commanders	Mohammed Rafie Abdul Rashid Dostum Ismatullah Muslim Meri Baluchis	Mullah Naqib

Placed at Arghandab District; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Fall of Kandahar 1638, 5.9 km S
Siege of Kandahar 1737, 5.9 km S
Siege of Kandahar 1622, 7.4 km SE
Siege of Kandahar 1605, 7.4 km SE
Battle of Kandahar 1880, 7.6 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Jaji 1987
After: Battle for Hill 3234 7 January 1988
All 7 engagements of Soviet-Afghan War

Elsewhere in 1987

Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Angola
Operation Earnest Will United Arab Emirates
Siege of Basra Iraq
Iraqi attack on USS Stark
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra Libya

Battle of Arghandab is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870333, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arghandab (1987), revision 1370432414, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.