Operation Nasrat
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Operation Nasrat
| partof = the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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| date = September 2007
| place = Helmand, Afghanistan
| result = Taliban victory
| combatant1 = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
{{Flagicon|Afghanistan|2004}} Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Afghanistan|Taliban}} Taliban
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| casualties1 = {{Flagicon|Afghanistan|2004}} 34 killed
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 2 killed
| casualties2 = Unknown, several suicide bombers detonated
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{{Campaignbox Helmand province campaign}}
{{Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan}}
Operation Nasrat ('Triumph') was a military campaign by the Taliban insurgency in September 2007. It was focused on targeting American and Coalition forces operating in Helmand and Kabul Province.Radio Free Europe, [http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078639.html Taliban threatens new operation in Southern Afghanistan], September 12, 2007
The start of the campaign was timed to coincide with the beginning of Ramadan, and it was announced that it would be led by commander Mullah Beradar, who had been reported killed by Coalition forces a month earlier.DuPee, Matt. [http://www.afgha.com/?q=node/4323 Analyzing the Taliban's Ramadan offensive], September 19, 2007
Timeline
The opening day of the operation saw three simultaneous attacks; one strike employed a suicide bomber detonating himself at a police station in Nad Ali District, killing four officers and three civilians. A British logistics convoyed was bombed in Gereshk, killing Cpl. Ivano Violino and destroying his Volvo FL-12 dumptruck.{{cite web|author=Ministry of Defence |url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/CorporalIvanoViolinoKilledInAfghanistan.htm |title=Corporal Ivano Violino killed in Afghanistan - Fatality notice - GOV.UK |publisher=Mod.uk |date=2007-09-19 |access-date=2014-01-17}} Meanwhile, gunmen killed Haji Merhjan Hadil, a cleric known for his support of the American-backed government.
On October 2, Helmand militant Abdullah Ghazi wore a stolen military uniform and tried to board a bus full of Afghan National Army soldiers, and detonated his explosive vest when confronted. The explosion killed 27 soldiers instantly, and three later died of their wounds.[http://theunjustmedia.com/Afghanistan/Mujahideen%20operations/October%202007/Mujahideen%20operations%20in%20Afghanistan%2002-10-07.htm Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan military operations against the kafirs, munafiqs and the worshippers of Idols], October 2, 2007Afgha.com, [http://www.afgha.net/?q=node/4489 Third suicide attack in Kabul kills 6], October 6, 2007
On October 4, a command wire IED detonated as the British 1st Battalion RGR were returning to their base in Kandahar from a mission in Gereshk, killing Major Alexis Roberts. During the firefight that followed a Taliban mortar team were killed.{{cite web|author=Ministry of Defence |url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/MajorAlexisRobertsOfRgrKilledInAfghanistan.htm |title=Major Alexis Roberts of RGR killed in Afghanistan - Fatality notice - GOV.UK |publisher=Mod.uk |date=2007-10-05 |access-date=2014-01-17}}
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