Operation Baawar (

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for assurance), was a major Afghan-led offensive in

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west of the city of

Kandahar Kandahar (; Kandahār, , Qandahār) is a List of cities in Afghanistan, city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of . It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population ...

. The operation took place primarily in a sector known as the ''Horn of

Panjwaii Panjwayi ( ps, پنجوايي; also spelled Panjwaye, Panjwaii, Panjway, Panjawyi, Panjwa'i, or Panjwai) is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It is located about west of Kandahar. The district borders Helmand Province to the southwe ...

''. The combat operation started on December 5, 2010. Canadian troops from Task Force Kandahar, including those from the 1st Battalion Royal 22^e Régiment Battle Group, worked with the Afghan National Army's 1st Brigade of the 205th (Hero) Corps as part of the larger Operation Hamkari. Part of Operation Baawar included Canadian and Afghan engineering units building of road between Mushan and Sperwan Ghar.

Timeline of battle

On December 7, 2010, soldiers from the Royal 22^e Régiment had taken a Taliban stronghold in the district of Zangabad south-west of the city of Kandahar. The Canadian troops in Zangabad were supported by Leopard 2A6M tanks from 12^e Régiment blindé du Canada and engineers. On December 18, Corporal Steve Martin, from 3rd Battalion, Royal 22^e Régiment, serving with 1st Battalion, Royal 22^e Régiment Battle Group, was killed by an

improvised explosive device An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechan ...

in the Panjwai district of

Kandahar Province Kandahār ( ps, ; Kandahār, prs, ; ''Qandahār'') is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southern part of the country, sharing a border with Pakistan, to the south. It is surrounded by Helmand in the west, Uruzgan ...

. He was reportedly patrolling on foot near the new road being built in the area when the blast occurred.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/canadian-soldiers-death-comes-amid-fresh-nato-push/article1844056/ Canadian soldier’s death comes amid fresh NATO push

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