Nangarhar offensive (2016)

Nangarhar offensive (2016)
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Date	14 February - 6 March 2016; (3 weeks)
Location	mainly in eastern Nangarhar Province (Achin District, Shinwar District and Kot District), Afghanistan
Result	Afghan victory ANA managed to recapture 22 villages and pushes ISIL 8 kilometres back; ISIL loses almost all of its territory in Afghanistan but returned later;
Belligerents
Afghanistan Afghan National Security Forces; Local militias; Supported by:; RS: United States;	Islamic State Wilayat Khorasan;
Commanders and leaders
Ashraf Ghani; (President of Afghanistan); Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai; (Acting Defense Minister); Haji Ghalib; (military chief in Achin); Brigadier Gen. Mohammad Nasim Sangin	Unknown
Units involved
Afghan National Army 4th Battalion;	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	2,500 - 4,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	200+ killed; 100+ injured
	Dozens of civilians killed

The Nangarhar offensive was a 21-day military offensive in February and March 2016, carried out by the Afghan government against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K), with the assistance of ISAF and U.S airstrikes. When the offensive ended, ISIS had reportedly lost all of its territory in Afghanistan and had been expelled from the country.

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