SOVIET SWEEP OPERATION AYBAK AREA, AFGHANISTAN

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

CIA-RDP90T00784R000200590010-9

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RIPPUB

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December 28, 2016

Document Release Date:

March 7, 2011

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Publication Date:

February 14, 1983

Content Type:

REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/07: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200590010-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/07: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200590010-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/07: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200590010-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-10245/83 Copy NPIC/PEG (2/83) SOVIET SWEEP OPERATION AYBAK AREA, AFGHANISTAN 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: A SOVIET SWEEP OPERATION IS IN PROGRESS AROUND THE VILLAGE OF GADI. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: ELEMENTS OF THE SPECIAL-PURPOSE FORCES UNIT FROM AYBAK SOVIET BIVOUAC HAVE ENCIRCLED THE 25X1 VILLAGE OF GADI, APPROXIMATELY TWO NM NORTH OF THE BIVOUAC AREA. THREE PROBABLE TANKS AND 11 BHP ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC) HAVE SURROUNDED THE VILLAGE. ELEVEN BMP, EIGHT CARGO TRUCKS, AND FIVE OTHER VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD SOUTHWEST OF THE VILLAGE (ALL NOT ON GRAPHIC). A BATTERY OF FOUR 122MM D-30 HOWITZERS, DEPLOYED ADJACENT TO THE BIVOUAC AREA, ARE PROVIDING ARTILLERY SUPPORT TO THE OPERATION. 3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A 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 2011/03/07: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200590010-9 25X1 I