Battle of Maravar Pass

Battle of Maravar Pass
	Part of the Soviet–Afghan War
Date	April 21–22, 1985
Location	Sangam and Daridam, Kunar Province, Afghanistan34°52′14″N 71°13′00″E / 34.8706°N 71.2167°E
Result	Mujahideen military victory Successful ambush by the Mujahideen;
Belligerents
Soviet Union	Afghan mujahideen
Commanders and leaders
Nikolay Tsebruk †	Jalaluddin Haqqani
Strength
334th Detached Spetsnaz Group; VDV 66th Airborne Brigade Air Assault Battalion	Unknown
Casualties and losses
31 killed; unknown number captured	Unknown

The Battle of Maravar Pass (also known as Marawara Pass)^[1] was an operation by the 334th Detached Spetsnaz group in the Afghan villages of Sangam and Daridam on April 21, 1985, during the Soviet–Afghan War. Mujahideen forces ambushed the Soviet force in Maravar Gorge, cutting off its 1st company and inflicting heavy casualties. As Soviet reinforcements arrived, the mujahideen covered the civilian evacuation of the gorge and successfully carried out a fighting withdrawal.

^ Wright, Donald P. (15 August 2014). Vanguard Of Valor : Small Unit Actions In Afghanistan Vol. I [Illustrated Edition]. Tannenberg Publishing. ISBN 9781782894957. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[Wright_2014-1] Wright, Donald P. (15 August 2014). Vanguard Of Valor : Small Unit Actions In Afghanistan Vol. I [Illustrated Edition]. Tannenberg Publishing. ISBN 9781782894957. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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