| Battle of Darzab | ||||||||
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| Part of the Islamic State–Taliban conflict, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), and War on Terror | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 Taliban |
 Afghanistan | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
 Qari Hekmat[1] Mufti Nemat[1] Mullah Ghanzanfar (WIA) |
Faiz Mohammad † Sheikh Hamidullah † Shahzada Mazlomyar † Mohibullah † Haji Nokur (POW) |
Abdul Rashid Dostum[1] Col. Abdull Hafiz Khashi[2] Mohammad Reza Ghafori[3] Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Turkistani [4] Rahmatullah Husher | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
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Qari Hekmat's network[1] Mufti Nemat's militia[1] | Unknown |
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| Strength | ||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Hundreds[1] | ||||||
| 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 to an armed conflict between Taliban soldiers, fighters of Wilayat Khorasan and soldiers of Afghan armed forces in Darzab District of Jowzjan province.
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