Khanjar (operation)

Operation Sword Strike (Khanjar)
Operation Sword Strike (Khanjar)
	Main Conflict: War in Afghanistan
	; Marines heading for the CH-53 helicopter at the very beginning of the operation
date of	July 2 - August 20, 2009
A place	Helmand Province , Afghanistan
Opponents
Coalition:; USA; Afghanistan; United Kingdom; Pakistan;	The taliban
Commanders
Larry Nicholson;	is unknown
Forces of the parties
is unknown	Unknown
Losses
1 dead, several wounded,; some received thermal shock	49-62 slain

Khanjar or Kanzhar (“Sword strike”) - a military operation of the American armed forces (4 thousand soldiers and officers) against the Taliban in Helmand province , conducted from July 2 to August 20, 2009 . ^[four]

Notes

↑ Graff, Peter . US Marines launch key operation in Afghanistan , Reuters. Date of treatment July 4, 2009.
↑ Chandrasekaran, Rajiv . Marines Meet Little Resistance in Afghan Push , Washington Post (July 3, 2009). Date of treatment July 4, 2009.
↑ Chandrasekran, Rajiv . Insurgents Step Up Attacks on Marines , Washington Post (July 4, 2009). Date of treatment July 4, 2009.
↑ US forces begin large-scale operation in Afghanistan

[1] Graff, Peter . US Marines launch key operation in Afghanistan , Reuters. Date of treatment July 4, 2009.

[2] Chandrasekaran, Rajiv . Marines Meet Little Resistance in Afghan Push , Washington Post (July 3, 2009). Date of treatment July 4, 2009.

[3] Chandrasekran, Rajiv . Insurgents Step Up Attacks on Marines , Washington Post (July 4, 2009). Date of treatment July 4, 2009.

[4] US forces begin large-scale operation in Afghanistan

Khanjar (operation)

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