Badaber Uprising

When

26 Apr 1985 – 27 Apr 1985

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

33.96° N, 71.57° E

Description

armed rebellion by Soviet and Afghan security forces against Pakistani- and American-backed Afghan mujahideen forces

Cause

Operation Cyclone

Armed rebellion by prisoners of war in Pakistan

The Badaber uprising was an armed rebellion by Soviet and Afghan prisoners of war who were being held at the Badaber fortress near Peshawar, Pakistan. The prisoners fought the Afghan Mujahideen of the Jamiat-e Islami party in an attempt to escape.

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