The Badaber camp, 24 km from Peshawar, was the military training center for the Afghan Mujahideen militants who opposed the Soviet presence in their country. They trained under supervision by military instructors from the United States, Pakistan, the People's Republic of China and Egypt. The Badaber base belonged to Jamiat-e Islami of Afghanistan. Supported by the U.S. Operation Cyclone, the Tajik-dominated Jamiat-e Islami of Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud was one of the most influential, major opposition group that resisted Soviet influence in Afghanistan.