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{{short description|Battle between Afghan police and Taliban militants}} |
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{{Infobox military conflict |
{{Infobox military conflict |
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|partof=[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] |
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|place=[[Shaghzay]], [[Helmand province]] [[Afghanistan]] |
|place=[[Shaghzay]], [[Helmand province]] [[Afghanistan]] |
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|date=1 January 2009 |
|date=1 January 2009 |
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|result=Taliban victory |
|result=Taliban victory |
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|combatant1={{flag|Afghanistan}} |
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*[[Afghan National Police]] |
*[[Afghan National Police]] |
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The '''Shaghzay ambush''' was |
The '''Shaghzay ambush''' was a battle fought between police forces and Taliban militants in Afghanistan on 1 January 2009.<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate = 2020-03-31| url = https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/1/20-afghan-police-killed-taliban-ambush/|title=20 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambush|publisher=Washington Times}}</ref> |
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==Ambush== |
==Ambush== |
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On 1 January, an armed group of Taliban fighters ambushed a group of 40 policemen as they were eating lunch in the remote village of [[Shaghzay]]. A number of Taliban fighters infiltrated through the village and set up the well planned and coordinated assault on Afghan security forces. An Afghan police officer who survived the attack said it started when militants began shooting at policemen killing many. Policemen then turned their weapons on each other, defecting to the Taliban. The rest of the remaining officers were slaughtered with hails of gunfire then they were beheaded and had their bodies mutilated. Eight Afghan policemen managed to escape to a nearby town. The mother of one of the slain policemen was also killed when she pleaded for her son's live. Residents in the village claimed that the bodies of the policemen were scattered along the road, one said he counted the bodies of two dead Taliban fighters as well. Police reinforcements arrived an hour later and successfully took back Shaghzay, after the Taliban abandoned the town along with several defected police officers. The Taliban claimed it was an insider attack as one former policemen gave them information about the police group and when to ambush them, in return he defected. |
On 1 January, an armed group of Taliban fighters ambushed a group of 40 policemen as they were eating lunch in the remote village of [[Shaghzay]]. A number of Taliban fighters infiltrated through the village and set up the well planned and coordinated assault on Afghan security forces. An Afghan police officer who survived the attack said it started when militants began shooting at policemen killing many. Policemen then turned their weapons on each other, defecting to the Taliban. The rest of the remaining officers were slaughtered with hails of gunfire then they were beheaded and had their bodies mutilated. Eight Afghan policemen managed to escape to a nearby town. The mother of one of the slain policemen was also killed when she pleaded for her son's live. Residents in the village claimed that the bodies of the policemen were scattered along the road, one said he counted the bodies of two dead Taliban fighters as well. Police reinforcements arrived an hour later and successfully took back Shaghzay, after the Taliban abandoned the town along with several defected police officers. The Taliban claimed it was an insider attack as one former policemen gave them information about the police group and when to ambush them, in return he defected. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:2009 in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]] |
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[[Category:21st century in Helmand Province]] |
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[[Category:Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]] |
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[[Category:Taliban attacks]] |
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[[Category:Battles involving the Taliban]] |
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[[Category:Attacks in Afghanistan in 2009]] |
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[[Category:Battles in 2009]] |
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The Shaghzay ambush was a battle fought between police forces and Taliban militants in Afghanistan on 1 January 2009.[1]
Ambush
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On 1 January, an armed group of Taliban fighters ambushed a group of 40 policemen as they were eating lunch in the remote village of Shaghzay. A number of Taliban fighters infiltrated through the village and set up the well planned and coordinated assault on Afghan security forces. An Afghan police officer who survived the attack said it started when militants began shooting at policemen killing many. Policemen then turned their weapons on each other, defecting to the Taliban. The rest of the remaining officers were slaughtered with hails of gunfire then they were beheaded and had their bodies mutilated. Eight Afghan policemen managed to escape to a nearby town. The mother of one of the slain policemen was also killed when she pleaded for her son's live. Residents in the village claimed that the bodies of the policemen were scattered along the road, one said he counted the bodies of two dead Taliban fighters as well. Police reinforcements arrived an hour later and successfully took back Shaghzay, after the Taliban abandoned the town along with several defected police officers. The Taliban claimed it was an insider attack as one former policemen gave them information about the police group and when to ambush them, in return he defected.
References
[edit]- ^ "20 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambush". Washington Times. Retrieved 2020-03-31.