{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox military conflict |conflict=Operation Champion Sword |partof=the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |image=Soldier in Champion Sword.jpeg |image_size=300px |caption=A soldier on patrol in Afghanistan as part of the operation |date=28 July 2009 – 5 August 2009 |place=Khost Province, Afghanistan |result= *Improvement of security in region *Capture of 14 militants and bomb-makers *Improvement of security before Afghan Election |combatant1={{flag|United States}} *Combined Joint Task Force 82 **25th Infantry Division {{flagcountry|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan|2004}} |combatant2= {{flag|Taliban}}<br />{{flag|al-Qaeda}}<br />{{noflag|Other allied groups}} |commander1={{flagicon|United States}}&nbsp;Stanley A. McChrystal<br />{{flagicon|United States}}&nbsp;Robert L. Caslen Jr. |commander2={{flagicon|Taliban}}&nbsp;Mohammed Omar<br />{{flagicon|al-Qaeda}}&nbsp;Osama bin Laden }} {{Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan}}

'''Operation Champion Sword''' was a joint military operation by the forces of the United States and Afghanistan as part of an International Security Assistance Force against the Taliban and allies. Lasting for a week, the operation resulted in the capture of 14 militants and homemade bomb-makers, as well as improving the general security of Khost Province.<ref>http://www.dodvclips.mil/?fr_story=FRdamp359035&rf=sitemap {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> The operation targeted safe havens and terrorist hideouts in the Sabari and Tere Zayi districts of Khost province.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cjtf82.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1868:targeting-the-enemy&catid=16:recent-events&Itemid=401|title=CJTF 82 – Smartphone Addiction and Tips}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

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Category:Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) involving the United States Category:2009 in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:History of Khost Province

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