Takur Ghar is a high mountain located in the Arma Mountains of southeastern Afghanistan. The peak is on the eastern border of the Shah-i-Kot Valley.
The peak of Takur Ghar was the location of fierce fighting between US Special Operations Forces and al-Qaeda insurgents, as well as Taliban fighters, during Operation Anaconda in March 2002 as part of the larger US war in Afghanistan. [1]
Takur Ghar is featured in the 2010 video game Medal of Honor.
^Naylor, Sean (2005). Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda. New York: Penguin Group.
The Battle of TakurGhar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in...
TakurGhar is a high mountain located in the Arma Mountains of southeastern Afghanistan. The peak is on the eastern border of the Shah-i-Kot Valley. The...
are several imposing mountains, with TakurGhar being the most prominent at the southeastern end, and Tsapare Ghar to the northeast, which controls the...
the mountaintop of TakurGhar was cleared of all enemy forces and secured by United States Army Rangers after the battle of TakurGhar lasted 17 hours....
capital, Kabul. One reconnaissance team in two helicopters landed on TakurGhar, Ghar, a snowcapped, 10,200-foot mountain where temperatures at the top reached...
Quick Reaction Force to rescue a missing Navy SEAL during the Battle of TakurGhar mountain. For his actions during the battle he was awarded the Silver...
of TakurGhar". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. DoD. Executive Summary of the Battle of TakurGhar (PDF)...
in Operation Anaconda. During what would become known as the Battle of TakurGhar, whilst inserting from an MH-47E Chinook, PO1 Neil Roberts from DEVGRU...
participated in the biggest firefight of Operation Anaconda in 2002 at TakurGhar. In 2003, when the United States invaded Iraq, the Rangers were among...
the Air Force Cross for actions on 4 March 2002, during the Battle of TakurGhar. Technical Sergeant Kerry Miller's Silver Star was upgraded to the Air...
Medal of Honor since the Vietnam Era, for his actions in the Battle of TakurGhar during the War in Afghanistan. In 2005 a U.S. Navy Buffalo Soldier-class...
portal Lions led by donkeys War on Terrorism Operation Red Wings Battle of TakurGhar "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021. "Lions for...
Mountain Division and 101st Airborne Division soldiers fighting near TakurGhar in Afghanistan's Shahikot Valley during Operation Anaconda.[citation needed]...
operations, but only half of the platoon was available for the Battle of TakurGhar. In 2003, 1st Battalion participated in combat operations in support of...
Anaconda. Most of the casualties were sustained during the Battle of TakurGhar when a U.S. transport helicopter was shot down and another one was so...
MacPherson, Malcolm (2006). Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on TakurGhar Mountain, Afghanistan. New York: Bantam Dell. ISBN 978-0-553-58680-0....
operations, but only half of the platoon was available for the Battle of TakurGhar. In the final days of Operation Anaconda, a mixed force of Rangers travelling...
posthumously awarded the medal in 2002 for his actions during the Battle of TakurGhar. He has deployed six times, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He has assisted...
Springfield, Massachusetts for action on March 4, 2002, during the Battle of TakurGhar "Air Force Memorandum, AFCAM, pp. 148–49, 25 June 2015, Retrieved April...
War in Afghanistan Operation Anaconda Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif Battle of TakurGhar Battle of Qala-i-Jangi Operation Mountain Resolve Operation Mountain Viper...
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