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
United Kingdom; Denmark; Estonia; Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ; 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
10 killed; 12 soldiers killed; 4 PMCs killed	200+ killed (British claim)

Operation Panchai Palang, or Panther's Claw, was a British-led 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.^[8] The commander of the operation declared the first stage a success on 27 July 2009.^[9]

^ "UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan". BBC. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ Smith, Sean; Keme Nzerem; Giovanni Ulleri (18 August 2009). "On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 October 2009.(09:38)
^ ^a ^b "FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, July 30". Reuters. 30 July 2009.
^ "FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 2". Reuters. 2 August 2009.
^ "Private Jason George Williams killed in Afghanistan".
^ http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/11-suicide-attack-kills-one-afghan-soldier-in-the-south--il--04 ^{[dead link]}
^ Harding, Thomas (2009), Operation Panther's Claw: how British troops are hunting the Taliban to the end, 19 July, The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 July 2009
^ Cite error: The named reference MoD, 23 June was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Afghanistan offensive 'a success'". BBC News. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

[BBC,_27_July-1] "UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan". BBC. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[2] Smith, Sean; Keme Nzerem; Giovanni Ulleri (18 August 2009). "On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 October 2009.(09:38)

[reuters.com-3] "FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, July 30". Reuters. 30 July 2009.

[4] "FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 2". Reuters. 2 August 2009.

[5] "Private Jason George Williams killed in Afghanistan".

[6] ttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/11-suicide-attack-kills-one-afghan-soldier-in-the-south--il--04 ^{[dead link]}

[Casualties-7] Harding, Thomas (2009), Operation Panther's Claw: how British troops are hunting the Taliban to the end, 19 July, The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 July 2009

[MoD,_23_June-8] Cite error: The named reference MoD, 23 June was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[9] "Afghanistan offensive 'a success'". BBC News. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

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