Battle of Panjwaii

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Battle of Panjwaii
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date 1st phase: July 2006 2nd phase: September–October 2006 Location Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Canada Islamic Republic of Afghanistan  Netherlands  United Kingdom  United States	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. David Fraser, Commander, Regional Command South Lt-Col Ian Hope, Commander, TF 1-06, 1 PPCLI Battle Group (1st phase) Lt-Col Omer Lavoie, Commander, TF 3-06, 1 RCR Battle Group (2nd phase)	Local Taliban commanders
Strength
2,000	1,500–2,000 insurgents
Casualties and losses
16 killed, 50 wounded 2 killed	1,000+ killed (NATO estimate)

The Battle of Panjwaii was fought in mid-2006 with primarily Canadian and Afghan soldiers, supported by small elements of Dutch, American, and British forces against the Taliban. There were two separate times in which the forces were involved in heavy fighting in the region. The first phase was fought in July 2006, and the second encounter lasted from September to October 2006.