Operation Curtain

Operation Curtain
	Part of Soviet–Afghan War
	; Special Forces soldiers are preparing for a helicopter flight in a search group.
Date	March 1984 – April 1988
Location	15 border provinces, Afghanistan
Result	Tactical Soviet and Afghan government Success; 12–15% of supply caravans intercepted; Heavy losses for the Mujahideen;
Belligerents
Afghanistan; Soviet Union;	Afghan Mujahideen; Pakistan; Iran;
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Najibullah; Shahnawaz Tanai; Mohammed Rafie;	Ismail Khan; Zia-ul-Haq; Armed by: ; Ruhollah Khomeini
Units involved
40th Army (OKSVA) Afghan Army 9th Infantry Division 55th Motorized Infantry Brigade; ;	Mujahideen; Pakistan ISI; Iran Unknown
Strength
11,000 intelligence and special forces personnel	Tens of thousands of local and foreign fighters
Casualties and losses
Special forces only: 570 killed; 11 missing;	17,000+ killed

Operation Curtain (also referred to as Caravan war) was a set of raids and ambushes conducted by Soviet spetsnaz troops to block the Pakistani-Afghan and Iranian-Afghani border during the Soviet–Afghan War.