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Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: This dispute describes a five-year series of incidents across the Afghan-
Pakistani border during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. The Soviet backed
Afghani government had been having trouble controlling the antigovernment rebels
in the south, and it was common for them to flee across the border and take shelter
in Pakistani border villages, recuperate, and then join back in the fighting again in
Afghanistan. The dispute began on September 18, 1983, seven Afghan fighter jets
bombed a Pakistani border village three miles northeast of Parachinar. Pakistan
condemned these attacks as a violation of Pakistani airspace, but similar incidents
followed. The Soviets entered the dispute when a large buildup of their forces were
seen near the Pakistani border in August 1984. The Soviets had an interest in quelling
rebel support as well, of course. Various small-scale attacks followed and became less
frequent in 1987. The overall conflict ended when the Geneva Accords were signed on
April 14, 1988. This accord also marked the beginning of the Soviet troop withdrawal
and an agreement to nonintervention in Afghanistan and Pakistan by the United States
and Soviet Union.
Coding changes: End Date changed from April 30, 1987.
MID#3916
Dispute Number: 3916
Date(s): February 11, 1989 to April 7, 1989
Participants: 770 Pakistan/700 Afghanistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Afghanistan charged that Pakistan was massing troops at the border and
planned to annex Afghanistan. Pakistan then violated Afghanistan’s airspace in one
incident, and Afghanistan fired missiles at the Torkham border in two additional
incidents.
MID#4283
Started in September 2001. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/700
Afghanistan dyad dispute list.
MID#4552
Dispute Number: 4552
Date(s): January 11, 2002 to May 22, 2005
Participants: 770 Pakistan/2 United States of America, 700 Afghanistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 26–100 deaths
Narrative: This dispute of three-and-a-half years involved low-level fighting along
the Afghan-Pakistani border. Insurgents based in Pakistan would use the lawless
areas to infiltrate Afghanistan, carry out attacks, and retreat. Afghanistan responded