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

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Chapter 11, Vignette 4 Page 283<br />

dearly. At this po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> war, base camps were not essential to<br />

<strong>Mujahideen</strong> logistics and Abdullah's base camp was not <strong>the</strong> only one<br />

which <strong>the</strong> <strong>Soviet</strong>s overran. It was a po<strong>in</strong>tless battle which could have<br />

been avoided by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mujahideen</strong>. When <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mujahideen</strong> held real<br />

estate, it allowed <strong>the</strong> <strong>Soviet</strong>s to concentrate <strong>the</strong>ir superior firepower on<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>Mujahideen</strong>.

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