Jani Khel offensive
The Jani Khel offensive was launched by the Taliban and the Haqqani network in early August 2016 to conquer the Jani Khel District within the contested Paktia Province from government forces. Due to the district’s geographic location, it is of great strategic and tactical value to any force that controls it. After being besieged by insurgents for weeks and not receiving any outside help, the local government forces retreated from the district on 27 August. Even though the district was retaken by the government on 5 September, the fact that the district had been captured by the Taliban in the first place was widely considered a heavy blow for the government, which faced increasing insecurity and loss of territory since the ISAF retreat in 2014.
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Jani Khel offensive
The Jani Khel offensive was launched by the Taliban and the Haqqani network in early August 2016 to conquer the Jani Khel District within the contested Paktia Province from government forces. Due to the district’s geographic location, it is of great strategic and tactical value to any force that controls it. After being besieged by insurgents for weeks and not receiving any outside help, the local government forces retreated from the district on 27 August. Even though the district was retaken by the government on 5 September, the fact that the district had been captured by the Taliban in the first place was widely considered a heavy blow for the government, which faced increasing insecurity and loss of territory since the ISAF retreat in 2014.
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The Jani Khel offensive was la ...... ince the ISAF retreat in 2014.
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27–30 soldiers and policemen killed (government claim)
48 killed (Taliban claim)
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* Local pro-government militia
*Afghan National Army
*Afghan National Police
*Haqqani network
*ISI(government claim)
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date
2016-09-05
place of military conflict
result
Afghan government victory
strength
* 90–150 soldiers and policemen
* c. 100 militiamen
1,200 (government claim)
Local garrison
Unknown number of soldiers during the counter-attack
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Jani Khel District within the Paktia Province.
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Abdul Rahman Zurmati
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