Battle of Lashkargah
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This article is about the 2021 battle. For the friendly fire incident near Lashkargah, see Friendly fire incident at Sangin.
The Battle of Lashkargah was fought between the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the Taliban for control of the city of Lashkargah. The United States supported Afghan forces with airstrikes.[5] The fighting started in late July 2021, and clashes occurred around the governor's residence, NDS headquarters, police headquarters, and prison. The police headquarters was captured by the Taliban on 12 August 2021, and the last government forces evacuated or surrendered in the night from 12 to 13 August 2021.[9] More than 40 civilians were also killed in the fortnight-long fighting.
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Battle of Lashkargah | |||||||
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Part of the 2021 Taliban offensive | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Taliban |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abdul-Ahad Talib[1] (Taliban commander) Mawlawi Mubarak †[2] (Red Group commander) |
Sami Sadat[3] (Commander of 215th 'Maiwand' Corps) Ezzatullah Tofan[4] (Border soldiers commander) | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy casualties (Afghan government claim, denied by Taliban)[6] |
Unknown casualties 1,500 surrendered[7] | ||||||
Civilian casualties: 104+ killed, 403+ injured[8] | |||||||
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