• The Battle of Nawzad (also called the Battle of Now Zad) (2006–2014) was a battle between ISAF (coalition) forces and Taliban insurgents in Nawzad at the...
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    Nawzad (Pashto: نوزاد; also Now Zad) is a small town, the centre of Nawzad District in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It is located at 32°24′00″N 64°28′00″E...
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  • Operation Falcon Summit 2006 Taliban offensive Battle of Lashkagar Battle of Panjwaii Siege of Sangin Battle of Nawzad Operation Cobra Strike US and NATO ISAF...
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    The next battle for the 1st Marine Division would be the bloodiest yet at the Battle of Peleliu. They landed on 15 September 1944 as part of the III Amphibious...
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    Nawzad is a district in the north of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 49,500 in 2012. The district...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of wars: 2003–present "Syria: at...
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  • list of the battles in the history of the country of Georgia. The list gives the name, the date, the combatants, and the result of the battles following...
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    M1150 assault breacher vehicle (category Armored fighting vehicles of the United States)
    the morning of December 3, 2009, for the first time breachers were used in combat, when Marines pushed into the Taliban stronghold Nawzad during Operation...
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  • engaged near the town of Nawzad at the center of Nawzad District. Danish forces under British command were attacked in the town of Gereshk. In the days...
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    19 October, Nawzad Hadi, Governor of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, told reporters that around 18,000 families from Kirkuk and the town of Tuz Khurmatu...
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    Sangin, Nawzad and Kajaki). Over several months, eight British soldiers died there during attacks by the Taliban. 23–25 July 2006, Danish troops of the "1...
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    the province Battle of Now Zad – Ongoing operation by US Marines to secure Nawzad War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan...
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    Panjwai district, Maywand district, Nawzad, Garmsir and Washir district.[1] These places were infamous for being one of the main battlegrounds during the...
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    Sangin and Grishk. Fighting was particularly heavy in the districts of Sangin, Naway, Nawzad and Garmsir. There were reports that the Taliban saw Helmand province...
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  • Muhammad Ismail Agha (category Year of birth missing (living people))
    Doorbini), a poor farming village near Nawzad, Afghanistan. There is some confusion about his date of birth: U.S. Department of Defense records indicate he was...
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    police officers). By the end of July, the Taliban had overrun Nawzad District and on 26 August, the Taliban took control of Musa Qala. In October, Taliban...
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    3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (category Infantry battalions of the United States Marine Corps)
    combat operations in Helmand Province. Mainly Nawzad, Afghanistan. Served as the ground combat element of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit from April...
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    of at least 210,138 people. During this period, each Islamist attack resulted in the death of about 4.4 persons on average. The most common type of weapon...
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    Helmand province campaign (category Battles involving Georgia (country))
    2007-12-05. Coghlan, Tom (2006-10-06). "Gurkha spirit triumphs in siege of Nawzad". London: The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2007-11-24...
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  • and vicinity, Afghanistan" (PDF). US Army. Retrieved 26 February 2021. Battle for Ghazni: The way forward, FayObserver.com "Regional Command – East" (PDF)...
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    Panjwayi District (category Districts of Kandahar Province)
    Afghanistan, with the bulk of the Canadian Forces' casualties taken from this district. It was the scene of the Battle of Panjwayi involving Canadian...
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    and anti-coalition militia, particularly in the towns of Sangin, Musa Qala, Kajaki and Nawzad. According to the BBC, on 30 November 2009, Gordon Brown...
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    by Ismail Samani at Battle of Balkh in 900. He was sent to the Abbasid Caliph as a prisoner and was executed in 902. The power of Saffarids was diminished...
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  • with the mother of the Anglians' first casualty in Afghanistan, killed in May 2007 in a firefight at Nawzad; with the family of one of the men killed in...
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    Laghman Province (category Provinces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
    with a large force into the valley of Lamghan (Jalalabad) where he clashed with Sabuktigin and his son. The battle stretched on several days until a snowstorm...
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    Kabul Province (category Provinces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
    declined dramatically during the last 20 years. Most of the schools in Kabul were set as battle points during the wars and have been demolished. Afghanistan...
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  • Maiwand District (category Districts of Kandahar Province)
    southern Afghanistan, Kandahar and Lashkargah. The Battle of Maiwand was fought at the village of Maiwand on 27 July 1880, during the Second Anglo-Afghan...
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    Herat Province (category Provinces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
    Afghanistan. The province saw a number of battles during the 1980s Soviet war, and remained an active area of guerrilla warfare throughout, with local...
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  • 2018 in Afghanistan (category Years of the 21st century in Afghanistan)
    commandos carried out a nighttime helicopter assault on a Taliban prison in Nawzad district, Helmand Province, "eliminating" five Taliban fighters guarding...
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  • of July, the Taliban had overrun Nawzad District and on 26 August, the Taliban took control of Musa Qala. the status of the remaining districts, by 18 December...
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