Contemporary era · 1980 – 1985
Panjshir offensives
The Panjshir offensives (Russian: Панджшерские операции – Panjsher Operations) were a series of battles from 1980 to 1985 between the Soviet Army, the Afghan Armed Forces and groups of Afghan mujahideen under Ahmad Shah Massoud. The goal of these offensives was control of the strategic Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan, during the Soviet–Afghan War of the 1980s.
- When
- 9 Apr 1980 – 16 Jun 1985
- Where
- Panjshir Valley
- Era
- Contemporary
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