Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 1, 1988

I woke up at half past three in the morning and did not sleep again. It is about six o'clock in the morning. It was snowing and it continued until the evening. I wrote the memories of two days after prayer. I got BBC radio news. There was no important issue, except to eliminate the danger of the city of Khost, Afghanistan.

Iraq has caused casualties in the air attack on the Khark terminal. Today [January 1] is the first day of the new year.

Before noon, the commanders of the operating divisions came and raised the needs and shortcomings: the weakness of engineering, the decrease in support of the War Support Council of the provinces for their divisions after the financial jihad, the lack of barracks and Aqaba, especially in the northwestern region of the country, the delay in the salaries of the soldiers, etc. We discussed the continuation of the operation with the commanders of the camps.

In the evening, we went near the border - Chuman River in the north of Maut. It is a mountain and asphalt road that was heavily damaged and covered by snow.

We went until the evening and then came back. On the way, the villages around the road in the valley, which used to be the feeding center of the counter-revolution and are now safe, could be seen. But the IRGC and Gendarmerie bases are located in sensitive areas, and at night with electricity, these bases were lit. We toured the city of Baneh and returned to our residence. The commanders of artillery and logistics of the IRGC reported the situation and stated the needs.