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{{Short description|US military operation during the Afghan war}}
{{Campaignbox Helmand province campaign}}
{{Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan}}
'''Operation Eagle Fury''' was a [[military operation]] led by the [[United States]] in [[Afghanistan]] involving Bravo Company and two  Charlie Company SFODAs (762 and 765), 2nd BN, 7th SFG(A) [[US Army Special Forces]], and a [[sniper]] team of [[United States Navy SEALs|USN SEALs]], members of the QRF [[82nd Airborne Division]], and loyal Afghan fighters from 9–28 February 2003.<ref name=ChristianScienceMonitor>
{{cite news
| url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0226/p01s04-wosc.html
| date=February 26, 2003
| publisher=[[Christian Science Monitor]]
| title=US close to cornering Taliban forces
| author=Scott Baldauf
| author-link=Scott Baldauf
| access-date=2007-06-17
}}</ref><ref name=Afghanistannews20030214>{{cite news
| url=http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/february/feb152003.html
| title=US military steps up anti-Taliban offensive in central Afghanistan
| date=February 14, 2003
| access-date=2007-06-17
| archive-date=2007-06-30
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630053914/http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/february/feb152003.html
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref name=Afghanistannews20030217>{{cite news
| url=http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/february/feb172003.html
| title=US admits civilian casualty in Afghan offensive as probe begins
| date=February 17, 2003
| access-date=2007-06-17
| archive-date=2007-06-30
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630053632/http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2003/february/feb172003.html
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref name=Reuters20030212>{{cite news
| date=February 12, 2003
| url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0212-07.htm
| title=Afghans Say 17 Civilians Killed in U.S. Raids
| publisher=[[Reuters]]
| access-date=2007-06-17
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615181822/http://commondreams.org/headlines03/0212-07.htm
| archive-date=June 15, 2007
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref name=TheGuardian20030213>
{{cite news
| url=https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,3604,894387,00.html
| title=17 Afghan villagers 'killed in American bombing raids'
| author=Rory McCarthy
| author-link=Rory McCarthy
| date= February 13, 2003
| publisher=[[The Guardian]]
| access-date=2007-06-17
}}</ref>
The aim of the operation was to corner [[Taliban]] fighters and leaders in the [[Baghran Valley]], located in [[Helmand Province]], in the mountains of south-east Afghanistan. The battle took place in the village of [[Lejay, Afghanistan|Lejay]] for 43 consecutive hours. This continues to be the longest solely Special Forces battle to take place during the [[War in Afghanistan|Afghanistan war]].

As part of this operation, in mid-February 2003, the [[82nd Airborne Division|82nd]] conducted the first [[airdrop]] of fuel to support [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref name=ChristianScienceMonitor/> 
They dropped 38,088 [[Gallon|gallons]] of fuel, almost certainly the first combat fuel drop since the [[Vietnam War]].

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{{Military operations in the war in Afghanistan}}

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[[Category:Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) involving the United States]]
[[Category:Battles involving Afghanistan]]
[[Category:2003 in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]]


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