The Battle of Now Zad is an ongoing battle since 2006 between ISAF coalition forces and Taliban insurgents in Nawzad at the center of Nawzad district, in the northern half of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.
It is considered to be an example of why the U.S. needed to change its war strategy in Afghanistan, as limited troop numbers have hampered ISAF's ability to eradicate the Taliban from the strategically vital south.
Currently, U.S. Mari...
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The Battle of Now Zad is an ongoing battle since 2006 between ISAF coalition forces and Taliban insurgents in Nawzad at the center of Nawzad district, in the northern half of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.
It is considered to be an example of why the U.S. needed to change its war strategy in Afghanistan, as limited troop numbers have hampered ISAF's ability to eradicate the Taliban from the strategically vital south.
Currently, U.S. Marines are locked in a stalemate with the insurgents. British, Ghurka, and Estonian forces fought to similar standstills before the Marines arrived.
The town of Nawzad, the capital of Nawzad district, is situated 65 kilometres north of Camp Bastion, the main Coalition base in Helmand province. Surrounded to the southwest and east by mountains, the town consists of a bazaar, one road, and a maze of mud-brick houses and compounds, interspersed with narrow alleys. The local economy traditionally revolves around opium poppy farming. Like much of...
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