Task Force Uruzgan
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Task Force Uruzgan was Australia's and the Netherlands' contribution to NATO's Regional Command South, International Security Assistance Force, in Afghanistan. The Dutch led one of the four Provincial
Dutch LSV operating in Task Force Uruzgan, 2006
Timo Smeehuijzen, socializing with civilians in Tarinkot on June 15, 2007, about 90 minutes before a deadly militant attack on his convoy.
Battle of Chora
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The Battle of Chora was a military engagement in Chora District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, occurring from 15 to 19 June 2007. The battle was between ISAF – primarily composed of Dutch troops – an
Task Force Uruzgan
…province since ISAF extended its Area of Responsibility to the south of Afghanistan. A large part of Task Force Uruzgan's battlegroup took part in the Battle of Chora. Around 25 Dutch soldiers, airmen and marines were said to be killed, including the son of general Peter van Uhm, the former Chief of the Netherlands…
A Dutch army PzH 2000 firing on Taliban positions in Chora. Photographed by David Axe on June 16, 2007.