Uzbin Valley ambush

French International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops were ambushed by Afghan Taliban insurgents, with heavy casualties, in the Uzbin Valley outside the village of Spēṟ Kunday in the Surobi District of Kabul province in eastern Afghanistan on 18 August 2008.

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2008  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, ambush, United States, France, Afghanistan, Taliban, 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, Khalid Farooqi, Régiment de marche du Tchad, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, Afghan National Army, United States Army Special Forces, Afghanistan, 

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Location: 34.6592, 69.8489, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2009 Battle of Alasay

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	2008	Uzbin Valley ambush	United States, France, Afghanistan, Taliban, battle, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, Afghan National Army, United States Army Special Forces, ambush, Khalid Farooqi, Régiment de marche du Tchad, 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2009	Battle of Alasay	United States, France, Afghanistan, Taliban, battle, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Kapisa Combined Arms Battle Group, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, Nicolas Le Nen, Nicolas Belda	Wikidata