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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War 
 
by
Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester W. GrauForeign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, KansasIntroduction byLieutenant General John
E.
RhodesCommanding General
U.S.
Marine
Corps 
Combat Development CommandCourtesy of
The
United States Marine Corps Studies and Analysis DivisionQuantico, Virginia
 
CONTENTS
Introduction.................................................................................................................viiForeword ......................................................................................................................ixAcknowledgements..................................................................................................... xiPreface .......................................................................................................................xiiiChapter 1: Ambushes.................................................................................................. 3
Vignette 1 - Ambushes at the Mamur Hotel.............................................................. 5Vignette 2 - Yet Another Ambush at the Mamur Hotel.............................................. 9Vignette 3 - Ambush South of the Tangi Waghjan Gorge .......................................13Vignette 4 - Ambush at Kanday ..............................................................................17Vignette 5 - Ambush on the Jalalabad-Asadabad Road......................................... 21Vignette 6 - No-Pula Ambush................................................................................. 23Vignette 7 - Two Convoys in the Kill Zone.............................................................. 27Vignette 8 - Ambush Near Abdullah-e Burj............................................................. 31Vignette 9 - Deh-Khwaja Ambush ...........................................................................35Vignette 10 – Duranay Ambush ..............................................................................39Vignette 11 – Kandahar Ambushes........................................................................ 43Vignette 12 - Ambush at Qala-e Haidar ..................................................................49Vignette 13 - Ambush at the Sadreham Hill............................................................ 53Vignette 14 - Ambush at Mazar Creek ....................................................................55Vignette 15 - Ambush at Qafus Tangay ..................................................................59Vignette 16 – Sisay Ambush ...................................................................................63
Chapter 2: Raids .........................................................................................................69
 
Vignette 1 - Raid on the Totumdara Security Post.................................................. 71Vignette 2 – Chamtala Raid ....................................................................................73Vignette 3 - Raid on Bagrami District Headquarters............................................... 76Vignette 4 - Attack on the Tsawkey Security Outposts ...........................................77Vignette 5 - Raid on Pul-e Charkhi Radio Transmitter Station.................................81Vignette 6 - Raid from Cheltan on Outposts in the Kabul Suburbs .........................87Vignette 7 - Raid on Mahipar Outposts................................................................... 89Vignette 8 - Raid on Lataband Security Outposts ...................................................93Vignette 9 - Raid on Outposts at Wreshmin Gorge................................................. 97Vignette 10 - Raid on the Bridge Post in Alingar Station........................................101
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