Operation Eagle's Feather Explained

Conflict:Operation Eagle's Feather
Place:Afghanistan
Partof:the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Result:Polish victory
Combatants Header:Belligerents
Combatant1:
Strength1:800 Polish Army soldiers
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties1:3 wounded and 3 damaged vehicles (Poland)
Casualties2:Unknown

Operation Eagle's Feather was a Polish Army operation, supported by the Afghan Armed Forces against the Taliban in 2009.[1] The Polish Army targeted and attacked a number of weapons dumps and Taliban radio masts. This was the largest operation of the Polish Army during the War on Terror in Afghanistan. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, about 800 Polish soldiers were involved in the operation.

Aftermath

During the operation, the weapons dumps and radio masts were successfully destroyed. Several of the Polish Army's vehicles were damaged and three Polish soldiers were wounded. The number of casualties received by the Taliban is unknown.

See also

References

  1. News: Polish army's successful offensive in Afghanistan . June 19, 2009 . Warsaw Business Journal . dead . February 15, 2016 . June 26, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090626213208/http://www.wbj.pl/article-45845-polish-armys-successful-offensive-in-afghanistan.html?typ=wbj .

External links

Warsaw Business Journal article