SOVIET MILITARY OPERATIONS PANJSER VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0
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December 28, 2016
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June 8, 2010
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August 26, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 239 (Security Classificatinnl CONTROL NO. Z-11217/82 NPIC/PEG (8/82) COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 1 2 Z-11217/82 Page of Attachment to NPIC/PEG (8/82) Copy 3 PART GRAPHIC SOVIET MILITARY OPERATIONS PANJSER VALLEY- AFGHANISTAN 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE SOVIETS ARE APPARENTLY PREPARING TO RESUME LARGE-SCALE COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE PANJSER VALLEY (GRAPHIC 1 OF 3). 2. (S/D) REMARKS : A LARGE COMBAT MANEUVER UNIT CONSISTING OF MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT (MRR) IS MOVING INTO THE MOUTH OF THE VALLEY FROM GOLBAHR COMPLEX COMBATANT LOGISTICS SUPPORT HAS BEEN INCREASEI25X1 AT ANAWA GARRISON SITE , AND CONVOY ACTIVITY HAc25X1 INCREASED INTO THE VALLEY NORTH OF ANAWA AND CONTINUES ON THE SALANG PASS HIGHWAY. IN THE PANJSER VALLEY IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF GOLBAHAR, A LARGE COMBAT MANEUVER CONVOY IS MOVING INTO THE VALLEY (GRAHPIC 2 OF 3). THE CONVOY, APPROXIMATELY 2 NM LONG, IS NEAR 35-11N 069-17E AND CONSISTS OF MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A MRR. REGIMENTAL UNITS HAVE BEEN TASK ORGANIZED AND ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CONVOY FOR SECURITY. THIS COMBAT FORCE IS THE LARGEST COMBAT MANEUVER ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE VALLEY SINCE MID-JULY. (S/D) IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF ANAWA AT ANA'IA GARRISON SITE, A LARGE LOGISTICAL STAGING AREA HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE (GRAPHIC 3 OF 3). NUMEROUS VEHICLES. -INCLUDING 25X1 TWO BTR-60PB ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC), FOUR PROBABLE APC, AND AT LEAST 72 CARGO TRUCKS, ARE IN CONVOY OFF THE ROAD. AN ADDITIONAL CONVOY OF THREE APC AND 28 CARGO TRUCKS IS SOUTHBOUND NORTH OF ANAWA, PROBABLY MOVING TO THE STAGING AREA. ANAWA GARRISON SITE, WHICH HOUSES A COMBAT SECURITY FORCE WHICH PROTECTS THE SOUTH END OF THE PANJSER VALLEY, HAS BEEN A STAGING AREA FOR PREVIOUS SOVIET COMBAT OPERATION SECURITY SWEEPS IN THE VALLEY. (S/D) THE AFGHAN COMBAT UNIT AT BASARAK GARRISON SITE (NOT ON GRAPHIC), IN THE TOWN OF QARYA-I-SAST, 25X1 IS STILL PRESENT. THIS GARRISON WHICH PROBABLY SUPPORTS A SECURITY FORCE 1 NM NORTHEAST OF QARYA-I-SAST, IS THE FURTHEST POINT OF USSR-AFGHANISTAN MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE VALLEY. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved RF('_RFT 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 SOVIET MILITARY OPERATIONS, PANJSER VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN S ~ To'kha `SECURITY FORCE R FORWARD ADVANCE I QARYA-I-SAST j7a-i. it STAGING AREA (GRAPHIC 3) ELEMENTS OF SOVIET MRR \ jj (GRAPHIC 2)' ? ~GOIGahS ` ` )r,-4- GOLBAHAR / 11 t 4 VIRM ~ACV Totum a~lYa f 1 V _ I /I I-11217 NPIC/PEG (8/82) GRAPHIC 1 OF 3 Dehe SOVIET UNION IRAN AF n Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 2 2 Page of Attachment to Copy Z-11217/82 NPIC/PEG (8/82) 3 PART GRAPHIC (S/D) THE PANJSER VALLEY IS APPROXIMATELY 40 NM NORTHEAST OF BAGRAM IN NORTHEAST AFGHANISTAN. 3.I I COORDINATES 35-08-20N 069-18-15E COORDINATES 35-14-0011 069-22-OOE COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/08: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100320001-0