1949 Mughalgai raid
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| 1949 Mughalgai raid | |||||||
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| Part of the Waziristan rebellion of 1948-1954, Pashtunistan conflict and Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Pashtun Separatists  Afghanistan[1][2] |
 Pakistan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mirza Ali Khan Wazir |
Richard Atcherley | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Pashtun Rebels | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Warplanes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 23 killed | None | ||||||
The 1949 Mughalgai raid occurred when a Pakistan Air Force warplane belonging to No. 14 Squadron PAF bombed a militant camp in the village of Mughalgai on the Afghan side of the Waziristan border while chasing forces loyal to the self declared separatist government of the Pashtunistan led by the Faqir of Ipi[3][4][5][6] who attacked Pakistani military border posts from within Afghan territory. This airstrike killed 23 people and further fueled Afghan support for Pashtunistan.[7][8]
In September 1947, when Pakistan was admitted into United Nations, Afghanistan became the only country which voted against Pakistan’s membership of United Nations and in an open act of hostility against Pakistan, the flag of Pashtunistan was raised alongside the flag of Afghanistan in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Afghanistan initiated the arming and financing of proxies in the border regions of Waziristan and Khyber, namely Afridi Sarishtas and Ipi Faqir, under the banner of 'Liberation of Pashtunistan'. Consequently, numerous skirmishes erupted between Pakistani security forces and Afghan-backed proxies.[1][9][2]