Battle of Ebrahimkhel

Battle of Ebrahimkhel
Part of the War in Afghanistan
DateAugust 8, 2008
Location
Ebrahimkhel, Eastern Afghanistan [where?]
Belligerents
 United States
Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
 Netherlands
Afghanistan Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Strength
Afghanistan 35 soldiers
Netherlands 2 F-16s
300 insurgents
Casualties and losses
at least 25

The Battle of Ebrahimkhel was a pursuit action between the Allied forces and the Taliban forces during the War on Terror. In the end, the Battle at Ebrahimkhel was the largest ground-to-ground firefight since the Vietnam War in 1968.[1]

  1. ^ Zullo, Allan: Battle Heroes: Voices from Afghanistan

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