Operation Mountain Thrust

When

15 May 2006 – 31 Jul 2006

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

32.00° N, 66.32° E

Description

2006 NATO and Afghan-led operation in the war in Afghanistan

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2006, NATO v. Taliban, Afghanistan

Operation Mountain Thrust was a joint NATO and Afghan-led military operation in the War in Afghanistan. It involved more than 3,300 British troops, 2,300 U.S. troops, 2,200 Canadian troops, along with approximately 3,500 Afghan soldiers, supported by extensive air power. Its primary objective was to quell the ongoing Taliban insurgency in the south of the country.

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