Battle of Tora Bora (2017)
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The Battle of Tora Bora in June 2017 was a military engagement for the cave complex of Tora Bora and its surroundings in Afghanistan. Fighting took place between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) and forces opposed to it, namely the Taliban, militias formed by the population of the Pachir Aw Agam District, and the Afghan National Army. After heavy clashes ISIS–K forces initially succeeded in capturing Tora Bora from the Taliban on 13–14 June 2017, but Afghan government forces retook the cave complex by 17 June.
Battle of Tora Bora | |||||||||
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Part of the War in Afghanistan | |||||||||
Tora Bora in the wider region. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
ISIL-K Supported by: Pakistan (Nangarhar NDS claim)[4] |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Abu Omar Khorasani[6] |
Unknown Local tribal elders Maj. Gen. Mohammad Zaman Waziri[4] | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Unknown |
Tora Bora garrison Local pro-government militias[7] | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
"Hundreds"[10]–1,000[8] | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
"Dozens" killed (ISIL-K offensive)[1] 22 killed, 10 wounded (government offensive)[3] |
12+ killed[10] Unknown | ||||||||
2,000 families displaced[11] |