First Battle of Jalalabad Airport

First Battle of Jalalabad Airport
	Part of Afghan Civil War (1989–1992), Battle of Jalalabad (1989) and Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes
Date	6–8 March
Location	Jalalabad Airport, Republic Of Afghanistan
Result	Disputed Second Battle of Jalalabad Airport Begins on March 9th;
Belligerents
Republic Of Afghanistan ; Supported by: ; Soviet Union	Afghan Interim Government: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (primarily); Supported by:; United States CIA; Pakistan ISI; ; Al Qaeda (Arab Foreign Fighters)
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Najibullah; Shahnawaz Tanai; General Barakzai †	Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ; Hamid Gul
Units involved
Afghan Army 9th Infantry Division; 10th Engineer-Sapper Regiment; 11th Infantry Division; Ministry of Interior: 7th Operative Regiment (Sarandoy); 8th Border Guard Brigade; Afghan National Guard: Unknown tank battalion; Afghan Air Force Revolution Defense Groups	Interim Afghan Government: 5 Detachments; Pakistan Pakistani Volunteers;
Strength
Afghanistan: Unknown;	Hezb-I-Islami Gulbuddin: 3,300; 11 T-54Ms; 3 BMPs; 2 BTR-60PB; 2 BRDM-2; 55 mortars; 12 howitzers; 79 rocket launchers; Pakistan Unknown;
Casualties and losses
Republic Of Afghanistan 71 killed; 122 wounded; 2 airport employees killed; 1 Antonov An-26 transport plane destroyed;	Afghan Government in Exile: Unknown; Pakistan Unknown;

The First Battle of Jalalabad Airport was a battle between fighters associated with the Afghan Interim Government and Afghan government forces that took place at Jalalabad Airport on 6–8 March 1989, as part of the Battle of Jalalabad and the greater Afghan Civil War. that began after the Soviets withdrew from the country in February 1989. A second battle broke out at the airport on 9 March 1989.

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