Battle of Darzab (2017)
| Battle of Darzab | ||||||||
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| Part of the Islamic State–Taliban conflict, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), and War on Terror | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Taliban | Afghanistan | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Qari Hekmat Mufti Nemat Mullah Ghanzanfar (WIA) |
Faiz Mohammad † Sheikh Hamidullah † Shahzada Mazlomyar † Mohibullah † Haji Nokur (POW) |
Abdul Rashid Kosi Col. Abdull Hafiz Khashi Mohammad Reza Ghafori Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Turkistani Rahmatullah Husher | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
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Qari Hekmat's network Mufti Nemat's militia | Unknown |
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| Strength | ||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Hundreds | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 15 killed, 22 wounded | 93 killed, 58 wounded, and 63 captured (including drug dealers) | 4 killed | ||||||
| 1 civilian killed | ||||||||
The Battle of Darzab was an armed conflict between the Taliban, soldiers of the Afghan armed forces, and fighters of the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) in Darzab District of Jowzjan province.