A day in history a battle took place near the village of Dori during the Afghan war During the Afghan war, on October 31, 1987, a battle took place in the area of the village of Dori in Zabul district. As a result of the battle with the superior forces of the Afghan Mujahideen, patrol officers from the 186th separate special forces unit of the 22nd General Staff of the OBRSpN GRU suffered the most significant losses during the entire period of combat participation in Afghanistan. This event was preceded by the decision of the leadership of the armed forces of the Soviet Union in 1985 to create the border area "The Screen", the purpose of which was to destroy convoys from Pakistan and Iran supplying the Afghan Mujahideen with weapons and ammunition.