Operation Panther's Claw

Operation Panther's Claw
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
	; Operation Panther's Claw in blue; Operation Strike of the Sword in red
Date	19 June – 20 August 2009; (Main part of the operation ended on 27 July)
Location	Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Status	Coalition Victory
Belligerents
Afghanistan; United Kingdom; Denmark; Estonia; United States;	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
	Brigadier Tim Radford; Colonel Frank Lissner;
Strength
3,000; 700<; 650; 140;	500 insurgents (British estimate)
Casualties and losses
12 soldiers killed; 4 PMCs killed; 10 killed;	200+ killed (British claim)

Operation Panchai Palang, or Panther's Claw, was a coalition military operation of the War in Afghanistan in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. It aimed to secure various canal and river crossings to establish a permanent International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) presence in the area. The commander of the operation declared the first stage a success on 27 July 2009.