COMBAT OPERATIONS FARAH AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200450004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 18, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE: MAJOR ELEMENTS OF ONE SOVIET MOTORIZED RIFLE
REGIMENT ARE IN EIGHT CONVOY FORMATIONS AT THE AIRFIELD AND
APPEAR TO BE DEPARTING POSSIBLY TO CONDUCT A COMBAT OPERATION
IN THE AREA. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE REGIMENT HAS ARRIVEDI I THE 25X1
CONVOY FORMATIONS ARE HEADED NORTH AND APPEAR TO BE ASSEMBLING
BEHIND THE ASSAULT/ENGINEER ELEMENT CONSISTING OF AT LEAST
THREE MINE-CLEARING TANKS. THESE UNITS ARE PROBABLY ELEMENTS
OF THE 5TH GUARDS MOTORIZED RIFLE DIVISION NORMALLY
HEADQUARTERED AT SHINDAND DEPLOYMENT AREA 25X1
UNITS INCLUDE ONE BMP ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC)-EQUIPPED
MOTORIZED RIFLE (MR) BATTALION (BN), ELEMENTS OF ONE BTR-60
APC-EQUIPPED MR BN, ONE TANK BN, ONE MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER
BATTERY (BTRY), TWO 122MM HOWITZER D-30 BTRY, ONE COMBAT
ASSAULT ENGINEER UNIT, AND ONE PROBABLE BMP APC-EQUIPPED
RECONNAISSANCE UNIT (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). FOUR HIP C/E/F
HELICOPTERS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO THE AIRFIELD IN SUPPORT OF
THE OPERATION (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). (SWN)
Attachment to - Z-15740/83
NPIC/PEG (11/83)
COMBAT OPERATIONS
FARAH AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN
FARAH, IN SOUTHERN FARAH PROVINCE IN SOUTHWEST AFGHANISTAN, IS
APPROXIMATELY 65 NM SOUTH OF SHINDAND AND 370NM SOUTHWEST OF
KABUL. (SWN)
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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