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List of military equipment used by the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War

List of military equipment used by the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War

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This list shows military equipment used by the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. The Mujahideen obtained weapons from many sources, mostly supplied by foreign sources, such as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Operation Cyclone, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel and the United Kingdom, and channeled through Pakistan. Many weapons were also captured from the Soviet Army or the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Small arms

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Heavy weapons

This includes anti-air and anti-tank weapons used by the Mujahideen, also artillery.

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Vehicles

The Mujahideen acquired substantial amounts of armoured vehicles from the DRA, both captured during combat and brought over by defectors but the lack of trained personnel, spare parts and the prevalence of Soviet airpower meant that they were seldom used.[28]

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  • Jamiat-e-Islami Mujahideen manning a DShK.
  • 9K32 Strela-2 missile.
  • Hezb-i Islami Khalis fighters with a mix of AK-47 and Lee–Enfield rifles
  • Captured field guns
  • Mujahideen weaponry seized by the Soviets: rocket-propelled grenades, light machine guns, submachine guns, shotguns
  • Mujahideen weaponry seized by the Soviets: mortars, recoilless rifles

References

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    Jalali, Ali Ahmad (1998). The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War. p. 6. The Soviet officer dropped his AK-74 and took out his pistol. Doctor Khayat threw a hand grenade at the officer and killed him. Then he crossed the road and took his AK-74 and his Makarov pistol.
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    Jalali, Ali Ahmad (1998). The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War. p. 120. Dr. Qudus group had one Soviet PPSH submachine gun, some bolt-action rifles and some other weapons.
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    Jalali, Ali Ahmad (1998). The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War. p. 411. The Model M1891/30 is a Russian/Soviet bolt-action rifle or carbine which fires the 7.62x54 cartridge…The Mujahideen called them five-shooters.
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    Jalali, Ali Ahmad (1998). The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War. p. 409. British-manufactured .303 bolt-action rifle which was the standard British infantry weapon from 1895 through the Korean War… It has a 10-round magazine and can carry an additional round in the chamber, so the Mujahideen called them 11-shooters.
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    Jalali, Ali Ahmad (1998). The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War. p. 251. We had Enfield and G3 bolt-action rifles and a few Kalashnikovs. We lacked the capability to launch major attacks, but conducted hit and run actions. We did not have a base in the mountains, but lived in the village.
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    Jalali, Ali Ahmad (1998). The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War. p. 413. Gas-operated semi-automatic Soviet carbine with a folding bayonet…The Mujahideen simply called them carbines.
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    Jalali, Ali Ahmad (1998). The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War. p. 407. Czechoslovak M26 light machine gun which fires from a top-loading 20-round magazine…The Mujahideen called them 20-shooters.
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