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

Chapter 11, Vignette 8 Page 309
DRA/Soviet operations in the Malajat area were very predictable by
time and location. They continually tried to penetrate and sweep the
entire area instead of cordoning off and sweeping a smaller section
thoroughly. Although the combat in the Malajat area was a fight
through a fortified area, the DRA/Soviets continued to treat it as a
penetration and exploitation rather than a systematic reduction.
DRA/Soviet tactical intelligence apparently did not pick up the pattern
in Mujahideen resupply and relief activities to exploit it.