Preceding events and scheduling an operation From the Marmoul district, detachments and rebel groups constantly made sorties to attack targets in Mazar-i-Sharif, and the plans of the Soviet military representatives in Kabul planned operation in the Marmouls Gorge were given great importance. The operation of the base area in closest proximity to the northern capital of Afghanistan, the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, was deemed inadmissible by the command of the 40th Army. The weather in the area of the Marmoul gorge in early January 1984 was changeable . At the beginning of the operation, the troops were alerted for four days. With the arrival of General Zagersky GA in Mazar-i-Sharif from Kabul. A positive weather forecast was obtained - for several days ahead and the operation began. Given the difficult conditions of the mountainous region, the presence of powerful strong points with echeloned and multi-tiered defense, extensive areas of mine-explosive obstacles, significant forces and resources were invested in the operation. In the course of military operations, enemy forces were blocked by ten , simultaneously landed by border guards . The units of the Afghan army, acting as part of two detachments from the east and west, blocked the Marmoul depression. Under the fire cover of helicopters, the groups of Afghan servicemen landed from them were thrown to the initial positions and carried out search operations. Actions on a broad front with considerable forces were preceded by powerful artillery and aviation training , during which the enemy's air defense weapons were reliably suppressed, minefields and controlled landmines were undermined . Unable to resist the onslaught of troops, the rebels left the base, leaving a huge amount of weapons and ammunition in the caves. The operation began with air and artillery strikes against strong points and rebel firing points , holding the dominant heights in a single mountain pass and access to the main base in Marmoul. An artillery battery of 122 mm howitzers was placed in front of the canyon at a distance of 5-6 km. Before it, the defense was occupied by units of the troops of KSAPO, who carried out an order to cover the artillery battery, and imitated the readiness to be drawn into the canyon. The detachments and the detachments completed the liquidation of the strong points and combed the terrain. A great deal of work was done by deminers to clear the area and the colonial tracks in the area of the operation. In the rocks on the walls of the canyon caves were made, where warehouses were located. The entrance to the canyon, as well as the road, were mined. The management of minefields was remote. The entrance to the canyon is blocked by landmines consisting of an incendiary aerial bomb with mines imposed on it, controlled remotely . The plan of the rebels was to draw the column of armored vehicles of the Soviet troops into the canyon, and then using narrow borders, besides, a mined area, to shoot it from the flanks, and to blow explosives in the rear of the column to create a powerful fire screen preventing the reinforcement approaching it. The base was commanded by the protege A.Sh. Masud in Balkh province, field commander Mohammad Zabiullo .
Preceding events and scheduling an operation From the Marmoul district, detachments and rebel groups constantly made sorties to attack targets in Mazar-i-Sharif, and the plans of the Soviet military representatives in Kabul planned operation in the Marmoul Gorge were given great importance. The presence of a active Mujahidee base area in close proximity to the capital of northern Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif, was deemed inadmissible by the command of the 40th Army. The weather in the area of the Marmoul gorge in early January 1984 was changing . At the beginning of the operation, the troops were alerted for four days. With the arrival of General Zagersky GA in Mazar-i-Sharif from Kabul. A positive weather forecast was obtained - for several days ahead and the operation began. Given the difficult conditions of the mountainous region, the presence of powerful strong points with echeloned and multi-tiered defense, extensive areas of mine-explosive obstacles, significant forces and resources were invested in the operation. In the course of military operations, rebel forces were blocked by ten simultaneously landed border guard units . The units of the Afghan army, acting as part of two detachments from the east and west, blocked the Marmoul depression. Under the fire cover of helicopters, the groups of Afghan servicemen landed from them were thrown to the initial positions and carried out search operations. Actions on a broad front with considerable forces were preceded by powerful artillery and aviation preparation , during which the enemy's air defense weapons were reliably suppressed, minefields and controlled landmines were cleared . Unable to resist the onslaught of troops, the rebels left the base, leaving a huge amount of weapons and ammunition in the caves. The operation began with air and artillery strikes against strong points and rebel firing positions , holding the dominant heights of the single mountain pass and access to the main base in Marmoul. An artillery battery of 122 mm howitzers was placed in front of the canyon at a distance of 5-6 km. Before it, the defense was occupied by units of the troops of KSAPO, who carried out an order to cover the artillery battery, and made ready to move into the canyon. The detachments completed the liquidation of the strong points and combed the terrain. A great deal of work was done by deminers to clear the area and the colonial tracks in the area of the operation. In the rocks on the walls of the canyon caves were made, where warehouses were located. The entrance to the canyon, as well as the road, were mined. The management of minefields was remote. The entrance to the canyon is blocked by landmines consisting of an incendiary aerial bomb with mines imposed on it, controlled remotely .
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, simultaneously landed by border guards
simultaneously landed border guard units
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The plan of the rebels was to draw the column of armored vehicles of the Soviet troops into the canyon, and then using narrow borders, besides, a mined area, to shoot it from the flanks, and to blow explosives in the rear of the column to create a powerful fire screen preventing the reinforcement approaching it. The base was commanded by the protege A.Sh. Masud in Balkh province, field commander Mohammad Zabiullo