Battle of Arghandab
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The <entity_0> (code-named Operation IBRAT by the insurgents) began on <entity_2>, when NATO-led forces attacked Taliban militants in response to Taliban attacks in <entity_1> and <entity_4>. In the following days, it was widely reported that as many as 18 towns surrounding <entity_4> had been overrun by Afghan militants, and that approximately 500 insurgents had moved into the neighbouring <entity_1> 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the city, to make use of its grape and pomegranate groves to conceal themselves while they prepared to re-take <entity_4>. Despite reassurances a <entity_6> was not looming, the Canadians called an emergency meeting with the ANA on <entity_3>, and the following day coalition forces flew 700 ANA troops from Kabul into the region on <entity_3>, as hundreds of civilians fled the area, and Canadian Forces reported a small gunbattle with insurgents on the outskirts of the city. On <entity_5>, Brigadier General Denis Thompson confirmed that the insurgents had been defeated outside of <entity_4> City, but also added that they could regroup and attack again.
['conflict', 'battle']