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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
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Province where the ambush occurred.
Date21 October 2020
Location
Baharak District, Takhar, Afghanistan
Result Taliban victory
Belligerents
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Raz Mohammad Doorandish  † Afghanistan Unknown
Units involved
Afghan National Army
Afghan National Police		 Afghanistan Unknown
Strength
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 100 Afghan forces[1] Afghanistan Unknown
Casualties and losses
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 34–55 killed[2][3][4]
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 40 wounded		 Afghanistan 22 killed[5]

Background

Ambush

Aftermath

The day after the ambush, an airstrike by the Afghan Air Force hit a madrasa in the village of Hazara Qurluq, killing 11 children and their imam, and wounding 14 others.[6] Afghan government officials denied that children were killed, claiming only Taliban fighters died. The Minister of Defence did not deny that the strike hit a school.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ KabulNow (2020-10-21). "More than 40 Afghan forces killed in Taliban ambush in Takhar". KabulNow. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  2. ^ Abed, Fahim; Faizi, Fatima (2020-10-08). "Afghan War Casualty Report: October 2020". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ^ "Taliban ambush kills dozens of Afghan forces in northern province". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  4. ^ "GTD Search Results". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  5. ^ "Taliban kill 47 policemen in northern Afghan province | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  6. ^ National, The. "12 killed following an air strike in Takhar, Afghanistan". The National. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. ^ "Afghanistan conflict: 'Children among dead' in air strike on school". 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  8. ^ Abed, Fahim; Faizi, Fatima (2020-10-08). "Afghan War Casualty Report: October 2020". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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