What the records say
- When
- 18 Aug 1986 – 26 Aug 1986
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 35.27° N, 61.11° E
- Description
- 1986 code name of large-scale Soviet offensive operation against Mujahideen supply base of Karkari-Sharshari
Operation Trap
1986 Soviet offensive during the Soviet-Afghan War
Operation Trap was a code name of a large-scale Soviet offensive operation during the Soviet-Afghan War which targeted the mujahideen garrison of the Kokari-Sharshari fortified supply base. The active stage of the operation was launched on August 18, 1986 to clear out the rebel positions and the surrounding areas with the intent of breaking a mujahideen logistics chain in the northwest triangle of Herat Province in t…
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