Battle of Shewan

Battle of Shewan
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
	; Airstrike in Shewan during the battle.
Date	August 8, 2008
Location	Bala Buluk district, Farah Province, Afghanistan.
Result	US victory
Belligerents
United States	Taliban
Strength
30 members of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines ; 30 members of Force Recon Marines; Unknown number of Afghan National Police	250-350 insurgents
Casualties and losses
2 injured	150+ killed (US claim)

The Battle of Shewan was a military engagement between Coalition forces and Taliban insurgents that took place on August 8, 2008, near the village of Shewan in the Bala Buluk district, Farah Province, Afghanistan.

On August 8, 2008, elements from 2nd platoon, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, and 2nd Platoon, 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, conducted a clearing operation of the village. After approximately eight hours of heavy combat, the coalition marines defeated approximately 250-350 Taliban fighters.

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