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Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War - Bennett Park Raiders

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Chapter 9, Vignette 1 Page 231<br />

retrieved <strong>the</strong> weapon m<strong>in</strong>utes before <strong>the</strong> <strong>Soviet</strong>s stormed <strong>the</strong> place.<br />

Instead of retir<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> RPG-7, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mujahideen</strong> commander<br />

could have it used aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> raid<strong>in</strong>g force—perhaps to knock out<br />

enemy helicopters. There was no lack of brave men among <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Mujahideen</strong>, like Ismail, who rushed to <strong>the</strong> village for combat. The<br />

<strong>Mujahideen</strong>, <strong>in</strong> this case, demonstrated a lot of <strong>in</strong>dividual courage but<br />

little tactical teamwork, <strong>in</strong>itiative or cohesiveness.<br />

About one month later, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mujahideen</strong> had ano<strong>the</strong>r chance and<br />

reversed <strong>the</strong> outcome of a similar raid just four kilometers north of<br />

Badiabad. This is <strong>the</strong> subject of <strong>the</strong> next vignette.

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