Baharak Ambush
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The Baharak ambush was an incident that occurred on October 21, 2020, when members of the Taliban ambushed an Afghan security forces unit in the small village of Baharak in Takhar province.
| Baharak ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | |||||||
 Province where the ambush occurred. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
 Taliban | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Afghan National Police |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
 100 Afghan forces[1] |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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34–42 killed[2] 40 wounded |
Heavy[3] | ||||||
Background
Ambush
Aftermath
References
- ^ KabulNow (2020-10-21). "More than 40 Afghan forces killed in Taliban ambush in Takhar". KabulNow. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Taliban ambush kills dozens of Afghan forces in northern province". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Taliban ambush kills dozens of Afghan forces in northern province". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-22.