Operation Halmazag
| Operation Halmazag | |||||||
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A German Panzerhaubitze 2000 firing from Kunduz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Germany United States Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Belgium | Taliban | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Christian von Blumröder | Maulawi Shamsullah | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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300 150 200 Unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 wounded 2 AFVs damaged 3 wounded 1 minesweeping vehicle damaged 3 wounded | 12 killed | ||||||
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Operation Halmazag (Dari for "lightning") was an offensive operation by ISAF German-led troops in close cooperation with the Afghan security forces in the province of Kunduz, from 31 October to 4 November 2010, with the aim of building a permanent outpost near the village of Quatliam in the Char Dara district, south-west of Kunduz. The operation was the first German military ground offensive since World War II.