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Battle: A group of roughly 75 Taliban militants mounted a frontal assault on a United States-led coalition base Battle of Garmsir: April 2008: 8 September 2008: Garmsir in the Helmand Province: Counterinsurgency: A Major US Marine offensive on the Taliban-held town killing more than 400 insurgents. Taliban forces withdrew from the town as a ...
Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) by country (14 C) E. Naval battles of Operation Enduring Freedom (11 P) S. Sieges of the War in Afghanistan (2001 ...
June 4–6: The Battle Of Gewi Ridge takes place where a platoon of U.S. soldiers air-assaulted the mountain ridge of Gewi (Kunar province) for over-watch of a major re-supply convoy. Following the insertion, an intensive firefight lasting 52 hours takes place, resulting in the deaths of 50+ Taliban insurgents.
By 2007, large parts of Afghanistan had been retaken by the Taliban. [77] [78] In response, the coalition sent a major influx of troops for counter-insurgency operations, with a "clear and hold" strategy for villages and towns; this influx peaked in 2011, when roughly 140,000 foreign troops were operating under ISAF command across Afghanistan. [79]
Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2001) Third Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) (1992–1996) Islamic State of Afghanistan: Taliban Al-Qaeda: Regime change: Taliban enter Kabul, and establish the largely unrecognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) Fourth Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) (1996–2001)
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Major General Nick Carter, commander of NATO Regional Command South in southern Afghanistan, said Afghan and coalition troops made a "successful insertion" without incurring any casualties. While the U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers stormed the town of Marja, British, American and Canadian forces struck in the Nad Ali district.
Pages in category "Battles of the Soviet–Afghan War" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.