Battle of Tarinkot (2016)

Battle of Tarinkot (2016) Part of the War in Afghanistan (2015-present) Date 7–11 September 2016 (4 days) Location Tarinkot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan Result Afghan government victory Belligerents Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghan National Security Forces Taliban Commanders and leaders Wais Samim (Uruzgan provincial police chief) General Abdul Raziq (Police chief of Kandahar) Unknown Casualties and losses 13 policemen killed 20 wounded Unknown

War in Afghanistan (2015–present) Timeline 2015 2016 Battles and operations 1st Kunduz Sangin Kunduz MSF hospital Nangarhar Operation Omari Jani Khel offensive Tarinkot 2nd Kunduz 3rd Kunduz Major insurgent attacks 2015 Jalalabad Kabul Park Palace Hotel Kabul Parliament Khost Kabul Police Academy Kabul Airport Kabul NATO convoy Ghazni prison escape Kandahar Airport Kabul Spanish Embassy 1st Bagram Airfield 2016 Kabul ANCOP 2nd Jalalabad Kabul NDS Kunduz-Takhar highway Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy Wardak Province Kabul Hazara protest Kabul Northgate Hotel Kabul American University Kabul Defense Ministry Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate 2nd Bagram Airfield Kabul Shia mosque

The Battle of Tarinkot (2016) occurred when the Taliban launched an offensive on the Afghan city of Tarinkot.

Battle

On 7 September 2016, the Taliban attacked Tarinkot. The government forces defending the city, who were low on food and ammunition, managed to halt the offensive. The Taliban did not manage to capture the prison of the city.^[1] By the next day, militants had pushed to within hundreds of meters to the police headquarters and the governor's compound. Government officials began evacuating to the Tarinkot Airport.^[2] The Taliban then surrounded the city and stated that they had captured more than a dozen government checkpoints.^[3] The Afghan military was supported by air strikes. Government officials stated on 10 September that the fighters had been pushed back to 15–20 km from the government centers, and the Taliban stated that they shot down a government helicopter, which the government denies.^[4] An offensive was launched by the military on 11 September to clear the outskirts of Tarinkot of militants.^[5]

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Coordinates: 32°37′27″N 65°52′36″E / 32.6242°N 65.8767°E / 32.6242; 65.8767