The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen ... - Tribal Analysis Center

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unhinged the Mujahideen defense and the decisive action taken by
the Soviet infantry forced the poorly-supplied Mujahideen to break
contact—leaving the dominant terrain and subsequent access to
Estalef open. However, the Soviet/DRA forces merely pushed at a
more-nimble foe and failed to try to outflank or encircle the
Mujahideen force. This kept them from bringing the Mujahideen to
decisive combat and allowed the Mujahideen to withdraw without
heavy losses.