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| Operation Tar Heels | |||||||
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| Part of War on Terror | |||||||
 Operation Tar Heels was located in Laghman Province. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Taliban | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lieutenant Samuel Monte Lieutenant Stephen Boada Staff Sergeant James Horvath | N/A | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30 US Marines | around 42 insurgents | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 2 wounded | around 29 killed | ||||||
Operation Tar Heels was a military operation launched by US Marines in Laghman Province, eastern Afghanistan. Patrols of around 30 men were ambushed in several places, but the Taliban attackers were driven back. The Marines lost team leaders Nicholas Kirven and Richard Schoener in the meantime. Otherwise, the operation to patrol Laghman Province was a success.