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

Page 412 The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War
PK—Soviet 7.62mm company machine gun which replaced the
Goryunov machine gun. It weighs 16.5 kilograms and has an
effective range of 1000 meters. The Mujahideen call them 100shooters
since they fire out of a 100 round box of linked
ammunition.
POL—Petroleum, oil and lubricants.
Pushtun—The dominant ethnic group (nearly 50%) of Afghanistan
who speak Pashtu. The British historically referred to these
people as Pathans.
Qawm—The basic subnational Afghan identify based on kinship, residence
and sometimes occupation.
Ramadan—The Islamic holy month of fasting.
RDM—Remotely delivered mines. Mines which can be emplaced by
aviation, artillery or MRL fire.
RPG-7—Soviet manufactured shoulder-fired antitank weapon which
fires a shaped-charge rocket. It has an effective range of 300
meters.
RPG-18—Soviet manufactured single-shot, shoulder-fired antitank
weapon which fires a 66mm shaped-charge rocket. The rocket
is stored in an extendable storage tube which also functions
as a launcher. The launcher is thrown away after use. It has
an effective range of 135 meters and is a copy of the
USM72A2 LAW.
Saqar—Egyptian 107mm or 122mm MRL. It has one, two, three and
four-barrel light-weight launchers. The 107mm (Saqar 20) has
a maximum range of 8000 meters and the 122mm (Saqar 30)
has a maximum range of 10,800 meters. The 107mm model was
more common in Afghanistan. Some Mujahideen state that
they had special rounds which enabled the Saqar to reach 20
kilometers and the Saqar 30 to reach 30 kilometers. Saqar
means "eagle" in Egyptian.
Sarandoy—DRA Ministry of the Interior armed forces, a heavily
armed police force. They were organized into six brigades or
regiments (numbering about 60,000 men) and were based in
Kandahar, Badakhstan, Baghlan and Paravan provinces plus
two in Kabul. The Sarandoy had an additional estimated 6,000
men in operational and mountain battalions.
Shaheed—Martyr. The plural is shaheedan or shuhada..