▁instead ▁of ▁B TR - 6 0 ▁A PC s . ▁ ▁Afghan istan ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Soviet ▁B MP - 1 s ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁M uj ah ide en ▁who ▁used ▁them ▁against ▁their ▁former ▁own ers . ▁Some ▁were ▁converted ▁by ▁the ▁Af gh ans ▁into ▁self - prop elled ▁anti - air craft ▁guns ▁( SP AA G ) s / fire ▁support ▁vehicles ▁armed ▁with ▁Z U - 2 3 - 2 ▁tw in ▁aut oc annon . ▁They ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁fire ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁mountains . ▁Many ▁B MP - 1 s ▁were ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁the ▁withdraw ing ▁Soviet ▁forces . ▁These ▁vehicles ▁and ▁some ▁der el ict s ▁were ▁restored ▁to ▁working ▁condition ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Afghan ▁National ▁Army . ▁The ▁Afghan ▁army ▁also ▁oper ates ▁the ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁SP AA G s . ▁ ▁India ▁ ▁India ▁produced ▁a ▁lic ensed ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁B MP - 1 . ▁The ▁Indian ▁version ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁basic ▁model , ▁having ▁a ▁slightly ▁alter ed ▁tur ret ▁design . ▁ ▁Indian ▁B MP - 1 s ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁difficult ▁operation ▁against ▁T amil ▁reb els ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁( Operation ▁P aw an ), ▁when ▁transport ▁plan es ▁fle w ▁some ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁sort ies , ▁deliver ing ▁T - 7 2 ▁MB T s , ▁B