Taliban Offensive Causes Heavy Casualties in Helmand (2016)

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Date
۲۳ مهر ۱۳۹۵
Dates of Incident
۱۳ مهر ۱۳۹۵ ~ ۲۳ مهر ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Lashkargah
Town Village
Lashkargah, Helmand province
Types of Incident
  • Assault
  • Clash
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Shooting
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Between October 4-14, 2016, Taliban forces launched a major offensive in Lashkar Gah, resulting in the deaths of more than 200 Afghan soldiers and police officers over a ten-day period. The fighting also claimed the lives of 45 civilians in the provincial capital.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara

No of victims involved
245