Battle of Darzab (2017)
The Battle of Darzab was to an armed conflict between Taliban soldiers, fighters of Wilayat Khorasan and soldiers of Afghan armed forces in Darzab District of Jowzjan province.
| Battle of Darzab | ||||||||
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| Part of the Islamic State–Taliban conflict, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), and War on Terror | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Taliban | Afghanistan | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Qari Hekmat Mufti Nemat Mullah Ghanzanfar (WIA) |
Faiz Mohammad † Sheikh Hamidullah † Shahzada Mazlomyar † Mohibullah † Haji Nokur (POW) |
Abdul Rashid Dostum Col. Abdull Hafiz Khashi Mohammad Reza Ghafori Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Turkistani Rahmatullah Husher | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
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Qari Hekmat's network Mufti Nemat's militia | Unknown |
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| Strength | ||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Hundreds | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 15 killed, 22 wounded | 93 killed, 58 wounded, and 63 captured (including drug dealers) | 4 killed | ||||||
| 1 civilian killed | ||||||||
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