What the records say
- When
- 2016
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 36.73° N, 68.87° E
- Description
- military offensive in February 2016
Nangarhar offensive (2016)
Military offensive during the War in Afghanistan
The Nangarhar offensive was a 21-day military offensive in February and March 2016, carried out by the Afghan government against the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–K), with the assistance of ISAF and U.S airstrikes. When the offensive ended, IS had reportedly lost all of its territory in Afghanistan and had been expelled from the country.
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