| Operation Champion Sword | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |||||||
A soldier on patrol in Afghanistan as part of the operation |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda Other allied groups |
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| Stanley A. McChrystal Robert L. Caslen Jr. |
Mohammed Omar Osama bin Laden |
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Operation Champion Sword was a joint military operation by the forces of the United States and Afghanistan as part of an International Security Assistance Force against the Taliban and allies. Lasting for a week, the operation resulted in the capture of 14 militants and homemade bomb-makers, as well as improving the general security of Khost Province[1]. The operation targeted safe havens and terrorist hideouts in the Sabari and Tere Zayi districts of Khost province.[2]