MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT KUSHKA ARMY BARRACKS AL-1/HQ MRD, USSR

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CIA-RDP91T00712R000200450001-2
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March 18, 2011
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November 17, 1983
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/18: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200450001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/18: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200450001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/18: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200450001-2 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page of Copy MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT KUSHKA ARMY BARRACKS AL-1/HQ MRD, USSR 1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE ARRIVAL OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VEHICLE PARKING BUILDINGS INDICATE THAT TWO MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENTS WILL BE HOUSED HERE. (SWN) 2. REMARKS: ELEMENTS OF AN ADDITIONAL MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT (MPR) HAVE ARRIVED AT THIS FACILITY SINCE ONE 25X1 TANK BATTALION (BN), ELEMENTS OF ONE MR EN, ELEMENTS OF ONE RECONNAISSANCE COMPANY, ONE ANTITANK GUN BN, ELEMENTS OF ONE ENGINEER COMPANY, ONE ANTIAIRCRAFT MISSILE AND ARTILLERY BATTERY, AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT APE PARKED IN NEW PARKING AREAS NEAR THE BARRACKS. EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEWLY ARRIVED UNITS INCLUDES 37 T-62 TANKS, AT LEAST SEVEN BTR-60PB ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC), SEVEN BM P AFC, FIFTEEN 85/100MM ANTITANK GUNS, EIGHT ZU-23 ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS, AND 15 BRDM-2 ARMORED SCOUT CARS (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). THE TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF EQUIPMENT PRESENT SUGGEST THIS MRR RELOCATED FROM TAKHTA BAZAR ARMY BARRACKS IV AL-1 (SWN) 25X1 THE MRR. NORMALLY HOUSED AT KUSHKA ARMY BARRACKS AL-i IS STILL PRESENT. ALL SUBUNIT VEHICLE PARKS APPEAR TO BE OCCUPIED. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VEHICLE PARKING BUILDINGS NEAR THE NEWLY ARRIVED EQUIPMENT INDICATES THAT THIS NEW MRR. WILL ALSO BE HOUSED HERE. (SWN) Attachment to Z-15727/83 NPIC/PEG (11/83) KUSHKA ARMY BARRACKS AL-1 IS 5 NM NORTHEAST OF THE USSR-AFGHANISTAN BORDER IN THE TURKESTAN MILITARY DISTRICT. BOTH KUSHKA AND TAKHTA BAZAR HOUSE ELEMENTS OF THE 88TH GUARDS MOTORIZED RIFLE DIVISION. (SWN) 25X1 25X1 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 SECRFT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/18: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200450001-2