Shindand SuperCobra incident

Shindand SuperCobra incident
	Part of Soviet Afghan war
Date	26 September 1988
Location	Shindand, Herat Province, Afghanistan
Result	Soviet victory; 2 Bell AH-1 SuperCobras shot down;
Belligerents
Iran	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Hossein Hassani Sa'di	V. Astakhov ; B. Gavrilov
Units involved
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation;	Soviet Air Forces 120th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment;
Casualties and losses
2 Super cobras shot down	None

The Shindand SuperCobra incident refers to the downing of two Iranian Bell AH-1 SuperCobras by Soviet forces near Shindand, Herat Province. It was the only air to air engagement between Soviet and Iranian forces in the Soviet-Afghan War that took place inside Afghanistan.