Battle of Kamdesh
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The Battle of Kamdesh was a 2009 engagement in the War in Afghanistan in which a small U.S. outpost in Nuristan Province was heavily attacked by Taliban forces, becoming one of the deadliest battles for American troops in the conflict.
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| Battle of Kamdesh canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Kamdesh Context triple: [The Outpost, depicts, Battle of Kamdesh]
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Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a December 2001 U.S.-led offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying al-Qaeda strongholds and capturing Osama bin Laden in the White Mountains cave complex.
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Battle of Sangin
The Battle of Sangin was a prolonged and intense series of engagements in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, where British and later U.S. and Afghan forces fought to secure a strategically vital Taliban stronghold.
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C.
Panjsher offensives
The Panjsher offensives were a series of major Soviet and Afghan government military campaigns in the Panjshir Valley aimed at crushing Ahmad Shah Massoud’s mujahideen resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War.
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Battle of Kajaki
The Battle of Kajaki was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which British and coalition forces fought to secure the strategically important Kajaki Dam area from Taliban insurgents.
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E.
Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was the final major military engagement of the Syrian Civil War against ISIS, culminating in the collapse of the group’s last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria in early 2019.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kamdesh Target entity description: The Battle of Kamdesh was a 2009 engagement in the War in Afghanistan in which a small U.S. outpost in Nuristan Province was heavily attacked by Taliban forces, becoming one of the deadliest battles for American troops in the conflict.
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A.
Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a December 2001 U.S.-led offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying al-Qaeda strongholds and capturing Osama bin Laden in the White Mountains cave complex.
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B.
Battle of Sangin
The Battle of Sangin was a prolonged and intense series of engagements in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, where British and later U.S. and Afghan forces fought to secure a strategically vital Taliban stronghold.
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C.
Panjsher offensives
The Panjsher offensives were a series of major Soviet and Afghan government military campaigns in the Panjshir Valley aimed at crushing Ahmad Shah Massoud’s mujahideen resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War.
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D.
Battle of Kajaki
The Battle of Kajaki was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which British and coalition forces fought to secure the strategically important Kajaki Dam area from Taliban insurgents.
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E.
Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was the final major military engagement of the Syrian Civil War against ISIS, culminating in the collapse of the group’s last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria in early 2019.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
U.S. Army disciplinary actions for command failures
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closure and evacuation of Combat Outpost Keating ⓘ |
| airSupportUsed |
U.S. Air Force close air support
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attack helicopters ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| attackType |
coordinated ground assault
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indirect fire ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceBook | Jake Tapper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnBook | The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghan National Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin NERFINISHED ⓘ Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | counterinsurgency operations in Nuristan Province ⓘ |
| casualtiesAfghanCiviliansKilled | 4 ⓘ |
| casualtiesAfghanForcesKilled | 3 ⓘ |
| casualtiesUSKilled | 8 ⓘ |
| casualtiesUSWounded | 27 ⓘ |
| conflict |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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surface form:
War in Afghanistan
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| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| date | 2009-10-03 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2009-10-03 ⓘ |
| estimatedTalibanAttackers | 300 ⓘ |
| leadUSOfficer |
Captain Christopher Cordova
NERFINISHED
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First Lieutenant Andrew Bundermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kamdesh District
NERFINISHED
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Nuristan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MedalOfHonorActionDate | 2009-10-03 ⓘ |
| nearbyOutpost | Observation Post Fritsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the deadliest battles for U.S. forces in the War in Afghanistan
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overrun of a remote U.S. Army outpost ⓘ |
| outpostName | Combat Outpost Keating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Outpost (2020 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. Army investigations and after-action reports ⓘ |
| result |
Coalition withdrawal from Combat Outpost Keating
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Taliban tactical victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 2009-10-03 ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | U.S. outpost located in a valley and surrounded by high ground ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | early morning ⓘ |
| USDefendersStrength | approximately 54 ⓘ |
| USMedalOfHonorRecipient |
Specialist Ty Carter
NERFINISHED
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Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USUnitInvolved |
4th Infantry Division (elements)
NERFINISHED
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Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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