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

Page 378 The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War
COMMENTARY: It is always a good idea for a detonation party to be able
to see the target area. Mujahideen communications were often primitive
and, in this case, depended on one visual signal. The attack, like
most urban attacks, was a quick, single strike followed by an immediate
withdrawal. Such harassing attacks seldom had any major impact
other than on morale. It was a good idea to have a small detonation
group, but a 76-man force to secure the area while it was mined seems
too large. Kabul was under a night-time curfew and a large group
could be detected by patrols along main roads.