DEPLOYMENT OF SOVIET GROUND FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN THE TURKESTAN MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR, (SANITIZED)

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July 1, 1980

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 imagery analysis report Deployment of Soviet Ground Forces in Afghanistan and in the Turkestan Military District, USSR, (S) Secret WNINTEL Secret Z-20045/80 IAR-0157/80 JULY 1980 copy 16 7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 SECRET DEPLOYMENT OF SOVIET GROUND FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN THE TURKESTAN MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR ~SJ 1. (S/D This report updates NPIC Report Z-20015/801 and reflects chances in Soviet around for es deployme 25X1 25X1 1. NPIC. Z-20015/80, IAR-0121/80, Deployment of Soviet Ground Forces in Afghanistan and in the Turkes- tan Military District, USSR, as of 10 June 1980, Jun 80 (SECRET 25X1 25X1 (S) Comments and queries regarding this report are welcome. They may be directed to the following persons in the Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC. WNINTEL - 1 - Z-20045/80 SECRET IA R-0157/80 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355AO00100680001-3 SECRET Table 1. Soviet Ground Forces Activity (Items keyed to Figure 1) This table in its entirety is classified SECRET!WNINTEL Elements of motorized rifle division and nondivisional units I Ashkhabad Army Bks AL-2/Hq I signal regiment I motorized rifle unit I SA-4 brigade 2 Ashkhabad Army Bks AL-l/ I tank regiment Kushka/Takhta Bazar Area 3 Kushka Army Barracks AL-1 4 Takhta Bazar Army Barracks AL-1 TPrmPz A?mvR7cks AL-3 I artillery regiment 1 heavy-lift unit None None SA-4 brigade returned from Afghanistan 1100mm antitank battalion and elements of artillery brigade (2 artillery regiments) out of garrison No tanks observed, possibly in garrison No howitzers observed, possibly in garrison None Complex 13 alai- b Airfield 14 Ghazni Military Camp SE Northeast Afghanistan and Panjar Valley Area I T-62-equipped tank regt I artillery regiment I antitank battalion 2 BMP-equipped motorized rifle None None None None Deployment Area regiments 1 engineer battalion 1 chemical defense battalion 1 recon battalion 1 multiple rocket launcher battalion I antiaircraft artillery regiment I BTR-60PB-equipped motorize rifle regiment I BTR-60PB-equipped motorize rifle regiment I FROG-3/5 battalion 1 motorized rifle division None None None None I motorized rifle regiment (cadre strength) I tank regiment I antitank battalion I FROG-7 battalion I BTR-60PB-equipped motorize rifle regiment I signal battalion PPS/PMP bridge 1 motorized rifle regiment (cadre strength) I antiaircraft artillery regiment 8 Shaartuz/Khodashi Search Area Roadway bridge SOVIET GROUND UNITS IN AFGHANISTAN Z-20045/80 1 airborne division and major elements of 1 motorized rifle division Command post 2 motorized rifle regiments I artillery regiment None None None None Newly arrived Across Amu Daraya None Across Amu Daraya Tank regiment returned to USSR 17 Eshkashem Search Area Afghan A474 19 Fevzabad Airfield 20 Shir Khan GOB AF/UR Bdr Search Area Western and Southern Afghanistan Area -2- SECRET I multiple rocket launcher battalion I antiaircraft artillery regiment 2 airborne regiments I airborne regiment SA-4 brigade and Elements of chemical FROG-3/5 battalion defense battalion returned to USSR I motorized rifle regiment None I airborne battalion I motorized rifle regiment, major elements of 1 motorized rifle division, and 2 airborne battalions Command post I motorized rifle regiment I motor transport regiment Command post Elements of motorized rifle regiment 2 airborne battalions I chemical defense battalion I antiaircraft artillery regiment I motorized rifle battalion None Elements of motorized None rifle regiment I motorized rifle division, 3 airborne battalions, and 1 multiple rocket launcher regiment I motorized rifle regiment None Command post FROG-3/5 battalion I motorized rifle regiment returned to USSR; I tank regiment MRL battalion returned I artillery regiment from Qandahar I multiple rocket launcher battalion I chemical defense battalion I multiple rocket launcher regiment I airborne battalion I motorized rifle regiment MRL battalion returned to Shindand I airborne battalion newly deployed IAR-0157/80 25X1 LOA1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355AO00100680001-3 I I I Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 SECRET SA-4 BRIGADE HEAVY-LIFT UNIT SIGNAL REGT MR UNIT TK REGT ARTY REGT ASHKHABAD 1,2 IRAN Z-20045/80 F ER GA NA P SAMARKAND ?9 U S S R -SIGNAL BN AAA REGT 3 MR REGT TK REGT ARTY REGT AT BN~ 2 MR REGT ENGR BN RECON BN~ ?_ AAA REGT MR REGT ~HERAT 21 AFGHANISTAN cDONfll 17 2 ABN BN ESHKASHEM 1 ELMS OF MR REGT MR BN MR REGT MT REGT MR REGT GHAZNI - 14 22 SHIN GA N ID COMMAND POST MR REGT TK REGT ARTY REGT MRL BN CHEM DEF BN MRL REGT ABN BN MR REGT -2 ABN BN QANDAHAR ?I 23 COMMAND POST 2 MR REGT 2 ABN REGT ARTY REGT AAA REGT MRL BN NAUTICAL MILES EPIC S?9438 100 ITEMS KEYED TO TABLE 1 FIGURE 1. LOCATIONS OF SOVIET GROUND FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN THE TURKESTAN MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR, -3- SECRET - II AT BN FROG-7 BN -PPS/PMP BRIDGE AAA REGT 15 NAHRIN ~POL-E KHOMRI COMMAND POST H - ABN REGT ELMS CHEM DEF BN H 11 ? CHAGHASARAY 10 MR REGTT (MR BN KABUL I 13 OSH ? IAR-0157/80 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3 Secret Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100680001-3

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DEPLOYMENT OF SOVIET GROUND FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN THE TURKESTAN MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR, (SANITIZED)