Massacre

Padkhwab-e Shana massacre

13 Sep 1982 · 33.97° N, 69.08° E

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When
13 Sep 1982
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
180
Coordinates
33.97° N, 69.08° E
Description
war crime committed by the Soviet Army

Padkhwab-e Shana massacre

War crime committed by the Red Army

The Padkhwab-e Shana massacre or Pad Khwab-e Shanah massacre was a war crime perpetrated by the Soviet Army on 13 September 1982 in the village of Padkhwab-e Shana in the Logar Province, Afghanistan, during the Soviet–Afghan War. The people were murdered in what was described as Soviet reprisals against civilians for anti-communist resistance members and their military actions aimed against the Red Army.

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