SOVIET UNITS OUT OF GARRISON KABUL, AFGHABISTAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 27, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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KABUL. AFGHANISTAN
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: MAJOR ELEMENTS OF SOVIET COMBAT UNITS HAVE
DEPARTED GARRI SO IN THE KABUL AREA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: TWO SOVIET AIRBORNE BATTALIONS (BN) AND
DIVISIONUPPORT UNITS, INCLUDING A MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER
BATTERY AND ELEMENTS OF A 122MM HOWITZER D-30 BN, HAVE DEPARTED
ELSEWHERE IN THE KABUL AREA, AN ADDITIONAL SOVIET 25X1
AIRBORNE BN HAS DEPARTED KABUL BKS REG A BN HQ A SCH BALA HISAR
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A BTR-60PB ARMORED 25X1
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PERSONNEL CARRIER-EQUIPPED MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT AND AT
LEAST TWO BATTERIES OF A DIVISIONAL 152MM M-1973 SELF-PROPELLED
HOWITZER BN HAVE DEPARTED KABUL DEPLOYMENT AREA NW 25X1
NITIAL DEPARTURE OF THESE UNITS FROM THE KABUL 25X1
AREA MAY HAVE BEEN EVIDENT WHEN SEVERAL 25X1
CONVOYS, WITH A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 70 VEHICLES, WERE ADJACENT TO
THE AIRBORNE DEPLOYMENT AREA AT THE AIRFIELD.
COORDINATES 34-33-52N 069-12-23E
34-30-25N 069-11-25E
34-34-28N 069-06-30E
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