Battle of Nawzad

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Battle of Nawzad
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date 2006–2014 Location Helmand province in Afghanistan Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Coalition: United States, United Kingdom, Estonia  Georgia	Taliban
Strength
Approx. 300 Marines Unknown Approx. 105
Casualties and losses
30 killed, 6 wounded[citation needed] 19 killed, 62 wounded[1] 3 killed[2] 1 killed, 3 wounded	680+

The Battle of Nawzad (also called the Battle of Now Zad) (2006–2014) was a battle between ISAF (coalition) forces and Taliban insurgents in Nawzad at the center of Nawzad district in the northern half of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.

Much of the coverage around the battle considered it to be an example of why the United States' strategy for the war in Afghanistan had to change, as limited troop numbers hampered the ISAF forces' ability to eradicate the Taliban from the strategically vital south for three years prior to the arrival of reinforcements in August 2009.^[3]

Until that time, U.S. Marines were locked in a stalemate with the insurgents. British, Gurkha, and Estonian forces had fought to similar standstills before the Marines arrived.^[3] After several major offensive operations from August through December 2009, ISAF claimed to have regained control over the district and began reconstruction.^[4]