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Battle of Boz Qandahari
| Battle of Boz Qandahari (2016) | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | |||||||
 Typical landscape on the outskirts of Kunduz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan United States |
 Taliban | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Murad Ali Murad Maj. Andrew Byers † |
Mullah Zia al-Rahman Mutaqi † Mullah Zamir † | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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 US Air Force | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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46 commandos 13 Special Operations Forces (10 Special Forces, 2 Support enablers, 1 JTAC Reinforcements 10 U.S. Special Forces[1] 1 AC-130 gunship AH-64 Apache attack helicopters | Several dozen insurgents | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 killed, 11 wounded[2] 2 killed, 4 wounded[2] | 27 insurgents killed including 3 commanders (per U.S.),[1] 10 injured[3] | ||||||
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33 civilians killed, 27 injured[4][5][6] Total dead: 65+ | |||||||
The Battle of Boz Qandahari occurred on 3 November 2016, in the village of Boz Qandahari, on the western outskirts of the Afghan city of Kunduz, between Afghan National Army Commandos alongside United States Army Special Forces against Taliban insurgents.[5][3][7][8]
- ^ a b "Until Dawn: Surviving the Battle of Boz Qandahari".
- ^ a b "U.S. Forces 'Acted in Self-Defense' in Battle That Killed 33 Civilians in Afghanistan". NPR.
- ^ a b "2 US troops, 30 Afghan civilians dead in Kunduz, sources say". CNN. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Military inquiry finds civilians were killed in battle in northern Afghanistan". Los Angeles Times. 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b "2 U.S. Soldiers and 30 Afghans Killed in Kunduz Battle". The New York Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Operation killed Afghan civilians, US military says". CNN. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "U.S. military acknowledges anti-Taliban airstrikes killed Afghan civilians". The Washington Post. November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
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