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 | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Raz Mohammad Doorandish † |
Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Afghan National Police |
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| Strength | |||||||
 100 Afghan forces[1] |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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34–55 killed[2][3][4] 40 wounded |
22 killed[5] | ||||||
Background
On April 6, 2020, Taliban fighters mounted an attack on a security post in Baharak District Center but were repelled by Afghan security forces. Two Taliban fighters were killed, one of whom was reported to be a commander. An unspecified number of civilians were also wounded.[6]
Ambush
Aftermath
The day after the ambush, an airstrike by the Afghan Air Force targeted a madrasa in the village of Hazara Qurluq, believing Taliban fighters involved in the previous day's attack were hiding there. The strike killed 11 children and their imam, and wounded 14 others.[7] 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.[8][9]
References
- ^ KabulNow (2020-10-21). "More than 40 Afghan forces killed in Taliban ambush in Takhar". KabulNow. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Abed, Fahim; Faizi, Fatima (2020-10-08). "Afghan War Casualty Report: October 2020". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Taliban ambush kills dozens of Afghan forces in northern province". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "GTD Search Results". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Taliban kill 47 policemen in northern Afghan province | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Security forces foil attack in Baharak district (Takhar province) April 6". Afghanistan: Security forces foil attack in Baharak district (Takhar province) April 6 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ National, The. "12 killed following an air strike in Takhar, Afghanistan". The National. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Afghanistan conflict: 'Children among dead' in air strike on school". 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Abed, Fahim; Faizi, Fatima (2020-10-08). "Afghan War Casualty Report: October 2020". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-25.