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| Battle of Baghak | |||||
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| Part of the War in Afghanistan | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 New Zealand Islamic Republic of Afghanistan United States |
 Taliban | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Maj. Craig Wilson (WIA)[1] |
Haji Abdullah Gardande[2] | ||||
| Strength | |||||
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2 HH-60 Pavehawks | Unknown | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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2 killed, 6 wounded 4 killed, 9 wounded |
3-5 killed,[4][5] 1 captured[6] | ||||
| 2 civilian casualties | |||||
The Battle of Baghak was an engagement during the War in Afghanistan between elements of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) and insurgent forces near Dahane Baghak in the Shikari Valley, Bamyan Province on 4 August 2012.
New Zealand suffered its heaviest casualties since the Vietnam War.[7] The battle generated significant controversy in New Zealand, with accusations of a NZDF cover-up.[8]
- ^ Gower, Patrick (3 October 2018). "How an SAS technique kept shot Kiwi soldier Craig Wilson alive". Newshub. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Taliban commander behind Kiwi deaths killed". Otago Daily Times. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Eugene Bingham; Paula Penfold (20 August 2017). "The untold story of the fatal Battle of Baghak". Stuff. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Byers, Kurt (13 June 2013). "NZDF release footage of fatal military attack". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan August 2012 Court of Inquiry documents" (PDF). New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "The shambles that left two NZ soldiers dead". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Bayer, Kurt (3 October 2018). "The Big Read: Commander of NZ troops slain during Battle of Baghak tells his story for first time". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Bingham, Eugene; Penfold, Paula; Longbottom, Toby (6 September 2017). "The NZ Defence Force manipulated the Battle of Baghak video". Stuff. Retrieved 11 November 2022.