Badri 313 Battalion

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Badri 313 Battalion is an elite special operations unit of the Taliban’s military forces in Afghanistan, known for its role in high-profile combat and security operations.

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Badri 313 Battalion canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Taliban military unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
special operations unit ⓘ
allegedAffiliation Haqqani network ⓘ
allegedTask guarding key ministries ⓘ
guarding presidential palace in Kabul after 2021 takeover ⓘ
allegedTrainingSupportFrom Haqqani network ⓘ
commandStructure Taliban Ministry of Defense ⓘ
Taliban security apparatus in Kabul ⓘ
conflict 2021 Taliban offensive ⓘ
Taliban insurgency ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
equipment body armor ⓘ
modern small arms ⓘ
night-vision devices ⓘ
tactical vehicles ⓘ
equipmentSource captured Afghan National Defense and Security Forces stockpiles ⓘ
ideology Islamist ⓘ
image elite commando-style force ⓘ
knownFor high-profile combat operations ⓘ
media propaganda appearances ⓘ
use of captured Western military equipment ⓘ
mediaAttention international ⓘ
nameOrigin Battle of Badr ⓘ
nameSignificance reference to 313 companions of the Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Badr ⓘ
notableFeature uniformed appearance compared to other Taliban fighters ⓘ
notableOperation 2021 Kabul offensive ⓘ
security operations at Kabul International Airport in 2021 ⓘ
seizure and security of key government facilities in Kabul in 2021 ⓘ
operatedBy Taliban ⓘ
operationalArea Kabul ⓘ
eastern Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Afghanistan

strategic locations across Afghanistan ⓘ
partOf Taliban military forces ⓘ
propagandaUse Taliban media videos ⓘ
social media imagery ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
role VIP protection ⓘ
security operations ⓘ
shock troops ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
strategic site protection ⓘ
urban combat ⓘ
securityRoleAfter Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021 ⓘ
status active ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ

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