Battle of Kamdesh

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The Battle of Kamdesh was a 2009 engagement in the War in Afghanistan in which a small U.S. outpost in Nuristan Province was heavily attacked by Taliban forces, becoming one of the deadliest battles for American troops in the conflict.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath U.S. Army disciplinary actions for command failures ⓘ
closure and evacuation of Combat Outpost Keating ⓘ
airSupportUsed U.S. Air Force close air support ⓘ
attack helicopters ⓘ
unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ
attackType coordinated ground assault ⓘ
indirect fire ⓘ
authorOfSourceBook Jake Tapper ⓘ
basedOnBook The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor ⓘ
linked to: The Outpost
belligerent Afghan National Army ⓘ
Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin ⓘ
Taliban ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign counterinsurgency operations in Nuristan Province ⓘ
casualtiesAfghanCiviliansKilled 4 ⓘ
casualtiesAfghanForcesKilled 3 ⓘ
casualtiesUSKilled 8 ⓘ
casualtiesUSWounded 27 ⓘ
conflict War in Afghanistan ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
date 2009-10-03 ⓘ
endDate 2009-10-03 ⓘ
estimatedTalibanAttackers 300 ⓘ
leadUSOfficer Captain Christopher Cordova ⓘ
First Lieutenant Andrew Bundermann ⓘ
location Kamdesh District ⓘ
Nuristan Province ⓘ
MedalOfHonorActionDate 2009-10-03 ⓘ
nearbyOutpost Observation Post Fritsche ⓘ
notableFor one of the deadliest battles for U.S. forces in the War in Afghanistan ⓘ
overrun of a remote U.S. Army outpost ⓘ
outpostName Combat Outpost Keating ⓘ
partOf War in Afghanistan ⓘ
portrayedIn The Outpost (2020 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Outpost
recognizedBy U.S. Army investigations and after-action reports ⓘ
result Coalition withdrawal from Combat Outpost Keating ⓘ
Taliban tactical victory ⓘ
startDate 2009-10-03 ⓘ
tacticalSituation U.S. outpost located in a valley and surrounded by high ground ⓘ
theater Eastern Afghanistan ⓘ
timeOfDay early morning ⓘ
USDefendersStrength approximately 54 ⓘ
USMedalOfHonorRecipient Specialist Ty Carter ⓘ
Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha ⓘ
USUnitInvolved 4th Infantry Division (elements) ⓘ
Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment ⓘ

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The Outpost → depicts → Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ
Clint Romesha → participatedIn → Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ
subject linked to: Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha
Ty Michael Carter → conflict → Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ
subject linked to: Specialist Ty Michael Carter
Ty Michael Carter → notableWork → Actions during the Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ
subject linked to: Specialist Ty Michael Carter
linked to: Battle of Kamdesh
Combat Outpost Keating → notableEvent → Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ