AFGHANISTAN SITUATION REPORT

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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 4, 1985
• Content Type: REPORT

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Afghanistan Situation Report
4 June 1985
State Dept. review completed
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AFGHANISTAN?S'ITUATION REPORT
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KONAR OFFENSIVE CONTINUES
Soviet and Afghan
forces are securing the eastern side of the Konar
Valley and pushing up toward Barikowt.
AFGHAN FOREIGN RECONNAISSANCE UNIT
A reconnaissance unit in the Afghan Army may be
carrying out covert activities in Pakistan.
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DEFECTION LEADER SPURS FACTIONAL
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The defection of an important tribal leader I
exacerbates problems hal-woon i and Parcham
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ISLAMIC CONFERENCE CONDEMNS OCCUPATION OF AFGHANISTAN 4 25X1
The final resolutions of the Islamic Conference of
December 1984 reaffirmed condemnation of the
occupation of Afghanistan.
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KONAR OFFENSIVE CONTINUES
the Soviets and Afghans
probably completed the second phase of their offensive
in the Konar Valley on Monday aimed at securin the
eastern part of the valley
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the Afghan garrison a
The Soviets are continuing to use incendiary
munitions and cluster bombs in massed airstri
a ainst insur ent ositions.
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Comment: Episodes of fierce fighting will continue,
but.the insurgents will be unable to prevent Soviet and
Afghan forces--because of their superior strength and
firepower--from seizing the northern part of the valley
and relieving the Afghan arrison at Barikowt which is
on the Pakistani border.
AFGHAN FOREIGN RECONNAISSANCE UNIT
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Comment: The reconnaissance department in the Ministry
of Defense directs several other reconnaissance units--
often referred to as "insurgent battalions"--assigned
to each of the Afghan army corps. These units are
tasked with identifying and infiltrating local
insurgent groups to obtain intelligence. The 206th
Battalion apparently is similar in organization, but
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its mission more, closely resembles- that~.of. some units.
in KHAD. :It:a arentl has been o eratin for more
thani:a year.
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DEFECTION OF--.INSURGENT LEADER SPURS FACTIONAL CONFLICT
Ismatullah Muslim Achakzai., a tribal insurgent leader
in Qandahar. Province, defected to the Babrak regime
along with more than 100 of his men in April, according
to US Embassy sources in Kabul.
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has exacerbated conflict between the Khalgi and Parcham
factions in the. area.. Khalqis believe their power is
being. undermined by the Parcham-dominated regime which
has charged Ismatullah with leading a tribal.militia
unit in the,regi on. , Khalqi officers recently refused
to provide air support to a regime force--including
tribesmen whd def.ecte ullah--surrounded by
resistance fighters.
Comment: The:Afghan Government is increasing attempts
to woo ?tri bal 1 eaders from .the resistance, and
Isrnatullah's defection is. an important success. His
defection and-participation in the regime's Loya Jirga
have led to resistance calls for his assassination.
Khalqi-Parcham problems, pandemic in the Afghan
military, probably are in cifipd by resistance
pressure on these units.
ISLAMIC CONFERENCE CONDEMNS OCCUPATION OF AFGHANISTAN
The recently released final resolutions of the December
1984 Islamic Conference foreign ministers' meeting
reaffirmed-t.he Conference's condemnation of.Soviet
occupation-of Afghanistan. The resolution also demands
immediate ,withdrawal of all for.ei gn ,troops from
Afghanistan. ,For the first time the Conference
denounced violations of Pakistani airspace and the
bombing of its territory.
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Comment: The impact of the condemnation of the Soviets
was weakened by-the delayed. released--caused by the
slow workings of the.Conference bureaucracy. The more
widely publicized final communique issued at the close
of the meetings failed to mention the Soviets. The
Islamic Conference is reluctant to go too far to offend
the Soviets for fear of lessening their support for
Arab-Israeli issues that are deemed more important to
the Muslim world than the occupation of Afghanistan.
IN BRIEF
eser ions in the Afghan 1st Corps between March
1984 and March 1985 totaled about 9,000 men---more
than the assigned strength, and almost as much as
the authorized strength of an Afghan infantry
division. The 1st Corps also suffered ost3,000
casualties during the period. ~ a~ .
- A paramedic training facility in Peshawar operated
by the Union of Afghan Mujahedin'Doctors is
re arin to r a d u a t e its first class
The students have completed a one-year
course of - nth course is also in
progress.
number of Arab nationals--particularly Iraqis,
Afghan guerrillas.
Iranians are fighting
with Afghan groups. These Arab fighters are mostly
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UPCOMING EVENTS
18 June The US and USSR are scheduled to begin
talks on Afghanistan in-Washington, DC.
20 June The fourth round of proximity talks
between Pakistan and Afghanistan is
scheduled to resume in Geneva.
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