List of military operations in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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The United States launched an invasion of Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks from October 7, 2001, to August 31, 2021, as a part of the war on terror. Participants in the initial American operation, Operation Enduring Freedom, included a NATO coalition whose initial goals were to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and assist Afghanistan in rebuilding key government institutions after the fall of the Taliban regime in December 2001. However, coalition forces were gradually involved in the broader war as well, as Taliban resistance continued until 2021, when they regained control of the country and formed a new government. This is a list of known code names and related information for military operations associated with the war, including operations to airlift citizens of coalition countries and at-risk Afghan civilians from Afghanistan as the war drew to a close.
Template:Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan Template:Campaignbox Afghanistan
Background
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After the September 11, 2001, attacks, investigators rapidly accumulated evidence implicating bin Laden. In a taped statement released in 2004, bin Laden publicly acknowledged his and al-Qaeda's direct involvement in the attacks. On May 21, 2006, an audiotape attributed to bin Laden was released on a website (the US alleged) known to be used by al-Qaeda affiliates.[2] In it, bin Laden claimed personal responsibility for selecting and directing the 19 hijackers. who carried out the 9/11 attacks, reaffirming Bin Laden's central role in the plot.[3]
2001: War begins
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The war in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as Operation Enduring Freedom, in response to the 9/11 attacks. This conflict marked the beginning of the US war on terror. The stated purpose of the invasion was to capture Osama bin Laden, destroy al-Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime, which had provided them support and safe harbor. In December, the Taliban government fell and a transitional government was established.
Coalition operations
- Operation Crescent Wind
- Operation Relentless Strike[4]
- Operation Rhino
Battles
- Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
- Siege of Kunduz
- Fall of Kabul (2001)
- 2001 uprising in Herat
- Battle of Tarin Kowt
- Fall of Kandahar
- Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
- Battle of Tora Bora
2002 operations
Coalition operations
- Operation Accius
- Operation Anaconda (includes Operation Harpoon,Template:Sfn and the Battle of Takur Ghar)
- Operation GlockTemplate:Sfn
- Operation Polar HarpoonTemplate:Sfn
- Operation Jacana
- Operation Ptarmigan
- Operation Snipe
- Operation Condor
- Operation Buzzard
- Operation Mountain Lion
- Operation Mountain Sweep[5]
- Raid on Hazar Qadam
Insurgent attacks
2003 operations
Coalition operations
- Operation Mongoose
- Operation Tsunami
- Operation Eagle Fury
- Operation Viper
- Operation Desert Lion
- Operation Haven Denial
- Operation Athena
- Operation Warrior Sweep
- Operation Mountain Resolve
- Operation Mountain Viper
- Operation Avalanche
- Operation Headstrong
Insurgent attacks
Battles
2004 operations
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- Operation Asbury Park
- Operation Asbury Park II
- Operation Flashman
- Operation Headstrong
- Operation Lightning Resolve
- Operation Mountain Blizzard
- Operation Mountain Storm
2005 operations
- Operation Archer
- Operation Argus
- Operation Spurs
- Operation Mavericks
- Operation Celtics
- Operation Red Wings
- Operation Red Wings II
- Operation Whalers[6]
2006 operations
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Coalition Operations
- Operation Mountain Thrust
- Operation Kaika
- Operation Perth
- Operation Medusa
- Operation Falcon Summit
Insurgent attacks
Battles
- Battle of Lashkagar
- Battle of Panjwaii
- Siege of Sangin
- Battle of Nawzad
- Operation Cobra Strike
2007 operations
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US and NATO ISAF operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban in 2007. Significant military operations in 2007 included operations around Sangin, Operation Achilles, the Battle of Chora, Operation Harekate Yolo and the Battle of Musa Qala, among others.
Coalition operations
- Operation Achilles
- Operation Commando Fury
- Operation Hammer
- Operation Harekate Yolo
- Operation Hoover
- Operation Kryptonite
- Operation Luger
- Operation Pickaxe-Handle
- Operation Rock Avalanche
- Operation Silver (2007)
- Operation Volcano
Insurgent attacks
Battles
2008 operations
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Significant military operations in 2008 included the Helmand province campaign, Operation Karez, and Operation Eagle's Summit, among others.
Coalition operations
- Operation Sohil Laram III during March and April around HutalTemplate:Sfn
- Operation Sur Kor (Red House) during April in Zari DistrictTemplate:Sfn
- Operation Karez during May in Badghis Province
- Operation Oqab Sterga (Eagle's Eye) during May around GrishkTemplate:Sfn
- Operation Janub Zilzila (Southern Edge) during June in Mizan District, Zabul ProvinceTemplate:Sfn
- Operation Eagle's Summit (Oqab Tsuka) during August and September in Kandahar and Helmand Provinces
- Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger) during December in Helmand Province
Insurgent attacks
- Hotel Serena
- Kandahar
- Indian Embassy
- Uzbin Valley ambush
- Balamorghab ambush
- Sarposa Prison attack
- Spin Boldak bombing
Battles
- Battle of Arghandab
- Battle of Garmsir
- Gora Prai airstrike
- Battle of Shewan
- Battle of Shok Valley
- Battle of Wanat
2009 operations
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Coalition operations
- Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan
- Operation Aabi Toorah (Blue Sword) 2C[8]
- Operation Tor Tapus 2[8]
- Operation Cobra's Anger
- Operation Diesel
- Operation Khanjar (Strike of the Sword)
- Operation Oqab (Eagle)
- Operation Panchai Palang (Panther's Claw)
- Operation Sarack (May)[9]
- Operation Shahi Tandar
Insurgent attacks
Battles
- Battle of Dahaneh
- Battle of Alasay (Operation Dinner Out)
- Battle of COP Keating
- Battle of Ganjgal
- Battle of Sabzak
2010 operations
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Coalition operations
- Operation Baawar
- Operation Bulldog Bite
- Operation Burnham
- Operation Dragon Strike
- Operation Moshtarak (Battle of Marja)
- Operation Tor Shezada
- Operation Halmazag
- Operation Hamkari
- Operation Mountain Reach II (Battle of Daridam)
Insurgent attacks
Battles
2011 operations
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Coalition operations
Insurgent attacks
Battles
2012 operations
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Coalition Operations
Insurgent attacks
Battles
2013 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
Battles
2014 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
- Kabul Restaurant attack
- Kabul Serena Hotel shooting
- 2014 attack on Indian consulate in Herat
- 2014 Bagram Airfield bombing
- 2014 Paktika car bombing
- 2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing
- December 2014 Kabul bombings
Battles
2015 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
- Jalalabad suicide bombing
- 2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack
- 2015 Kabul Parliament attack
- 2015 Khost suicide bombing
- 7 August 2015 Kabul attacks
- 10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
- 22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
- Ghazni prison escape
- 2015 Kandahar Airport bombing
- 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul
- 2015 Bagram Airfield bombing
Battle
2016 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
- Operation Omari
- April 2016 Kabul attack
- Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards
- 30 June 2016 Afghanistan bombings
- July 2016 Kabul bombing
- American University of Afghanistan attack
- Kabul Defense Ministry (2016)
- 2016 bombing of the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif
- 2016 Bagram Airfield bombing
Battles
- Battle of Boz Qandahari
- Battle of Kunduz (2016)
- Nangarhar offensive (2016)
- Battle of Tarinkot (2016)
2017 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
- Kunduz Offensive (2017)
- January 2017 Afghanistan bombings
- 2017 Kabul hospital attack
- 2017 Camp Shaheen attack
- May 2017 Kabul bombing
- June 2017 Herat mosque bombing
- June 2017 Lashkargah bombing
- August 2017 Herat mosque attack
- 17 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks
- 20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks
- 28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing
Battles
2018 operations
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Coalition operations
insurgent attacks
- 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack
- Save the Children Jalalabad attack
- Kabul ambulance bombing
Battles
2019 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
Battles
2020 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
Battles
2021 operations
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Coalition opearations
insurgent attacks
Battles
List of battles and operations
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| Operation name | From date | To date | Location | Purpose/result |
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| Battle of Alasay | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Alasay | Battle: A coalition victory enabled the construction of two bases for the Afghan National Army in the valley near the village, which had been guerrilla control since 2006 |
| Battle of Chora | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Chora | Battle: This battle, which involved a significant number of Dutch forces, resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people |
| Battle of Dahaneh | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Dahaneh in the Helmand Province | |
| Battle of Firebase Anaconda | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Uruzgan province | Battle: A group of roughly 75 Taliban militants mounted a frontal assault on a United States-led coalition base |
| Battle of Garmsir | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Garmsir in the Helmand Province | Counterinsurgency: A Major US Marine offensive on the Taliban-held town killing more than 400 insurgents. Taliban forces withdrew from the town as a result of the assault and took up a position further south |
| Battle of Musa Qala | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Musa Qala | Battle: A British-led operation involving the Afghan National Army that resulted in a coalition victory and a Taliban retreat into the nearby mountains |
| Battle of Nawzad | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Nawzad District in the Northern Helmand Province | |
| Battle of Panjwaii | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Panjwayi District | Battle: Decisive Canadian victory, Panjwayi cleared of Taliban |
| Battle of Qala-i-Jangi | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Qala-i-Jangi District | Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan |
| Battle of Takur Ghar | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The peak of Takur Ghar | Battle: A helicopter caring a SEAL team went down and began receiving fire from hostile forces |
| Battle of Tora Bora | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Pachir Wa Agam District, Nangarhar province | Battle: Attempt and failure to kill or capture Osama bin Laden |
| Operation Accius | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Contingency: The Canadian military's contribution to the civilian-led United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) |
| Operation Achilles | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Sangin and Kajaki districts of Helmand | Counterinsurgency: An attempt to stabilize the security situation in the province |
| Operation Allies Refuge | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Evacuation: To evacuate US nationals, embassy staff, and allied Afghan nationals from the country during and after the 2021 Taliban offensive |
| Operation Anaconda | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Shah-i-Kot Valley and Paktika Province | Counterinsurgency: Attempt to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces |
| Operation Apollo | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Contingency: The codename for an operation conducted by Canadian Forces in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan |
| Operation Archer | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Contingency: The Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan |
| Operation Argus | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Contingency and Security: Canadian Forces team of strategic military planners to support the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Operation Asbury Park | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Oruzgan Province and Zabul Province | Counterinsurgency: Was characterized by atypical fighting on the side of the tactics of the Taliban and other guerrillas encountered |
| Operation Asbury Park II | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Dey Chopan District | Counterinsurgency: Army infantrymen, Afghan National Army troops, and attached Marines again sparred with ACM forces in the region, inflicting significant losses against the enemy |
| Operation Athena | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kabul and Kandahar | Security: The Canadian Forces contribution to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan |
| Operation Avalanche | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Southeast Afghanistan | Counterinsurgency: To search out al-Qaeda members while conducting assessments to establish conditions for the provision of humanitarian aid |
| Operation Baawar (Assurance) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Horn of Panjwayi in Kandahar Province | To take a Taliban stronghold and build roads in the district | |
| Operation Bulldog Bite | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kunar Province | Counterinsurgency: Destroyed two Taliban camps in the Watapur District |
| Operation Buzzard | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Khowst region | Counterinsurgency: Forced al-Qaeda and the Taliban to abandon a large-scale presence in much of the regionScript error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| Operation Celtics | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Counterinsurgency and Humanitarian: To hunt down enemy fighters and provide humanitarian support | |
| Operation Cobra's Anger | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | A valley in the Nawzad District | |
| Operation Condor | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The mountains of Paktia province | Counterinsurgency: British forces engaged in combat with al-Qaeda and Taliban forces |
| Operation Counterstrike | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar Airfield | |
| Operation Crescent Wind | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | The codename for an American and British bombing campaign |
| Operation Devi Shakti | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Evacuation: An operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from the country after the fall of Kabul |
| Operation Diablo Dragnet | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar Airfield | |
| Operation Diablo Reach Back | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar Province | Combined Task Force Bayonet forces engaged Taliban forces |
| Operation Diesel | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Sangin, Helmand Province | A raid by British troops on a Taliban drug factory and arms stronghold |
| Operation Dragon Strike | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar Province | Counterinsurgency: To reclaim the province from the Taliban |
| Operation Dragon Tree | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar | Counterinsurgency: Searched for weapons caches |
| Operation Eagle's Summit (Oqab Tsuka) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar and Helmand Provinces | With the objective of transporting a 220-tonne turbine to the Kajaki Dam in Helmand Province through Taliban-controlled territory. Cited by the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations as one of the largest logistical operations carried out by the British Army since World War II[10] |
| Operation Falcon Summit | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Panjwayi and Zhari districts of Kandahar | Counterinsurgency: Had the intention of expelling Taliban fighters |
| Operation Flashman | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Paktika Province | Humanitarian and Security: To bring stability to the area and establish voter registration sites |
| Operation Hamkari | 2010 | |||
| Operation Hammer (Chakush) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Upper Grishk Valley in Helmand province | |
| Operation Harekate Yolo (Front Straightening) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Northwest Afghanistan | Counterinsurgency: Targeted hostile forces in the northern provinces |
| Operation Haven Denial | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Paktika and Khost provinces | Counterinsurgency: Targeted against Taliban remnants and al-Qaeda fighters |
| Operation Headstrong | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kabul | Law enforcement: Involved the training of Afghan commandos by British special forces to seek out and destroy drug laboratories and to confiscate drug shipments |
| Operation Herrick | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Contingency: The codename for all British combat operations in Afghanistan from 2002 until 2014 |
| Operation Highroad | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The second phase of the Australian Defence Force's operation in Afghanistan | |
| Operation Hoover | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar Province district of Zhari | Counterinsurgency: Was a Canadian-led offensive against the Taliban |
| Operation Jacana | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Khost province, Paktia Province | With the aim of capturing or killing al-Qaeda and Taliban remnants |
| Operation Jaws | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Helmand province | |
| Operation Karez | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Badghis Province | Counterinsurgency: To eliminate Taliban presence in the region after insurgents regrouped following Operation Harekate Yolo |
| Operation Khanjar (Strike of the Sword) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Helmand Province | Counterinsurgency: A major US Marine offensive to secure the province |
| Operation Lastay Kulang (Pickaxe Handle) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Helmand province | A British-led NATO operation |
| Operation Lightning Resolve | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Security: Provide security in support of the first democratic elections ever in Afghanistan |
| Operation Lions Pride | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Korangal Valley | Humanitarian: To provide medical assistance to more than 3,100 Afghans |
| Operation Mavericks | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The mountains of Eastern Afghanistan | Counterinsurgency: Detained suspected terrorists and confiscating several weapons and explosives caches |
| Operation Medusa | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar Province | Counterinsurgency: A Canadian-led offensive by major elements of the International Security Assistance Force and Afghan National Army |
| Operation Miracle | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Evacuation: An operation of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces to evacuate Afghan nationals from the country after the fall of Kabul |
| Operation Moshtarak (Together, Joint) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Marjah in the Helmand Province "poppy-growing belt" | Counterinsurgency: The largest military offensive ever launched by NATO troops in Afghanistan to clear the city of Taliban militants and drug traffickers eliminating the last Taliban stronghold in Helmand. It involved US Marine units and Afghan troops along with the US Special Forces and other ISAF members[11] |
| Operation Mountain Blizzard | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The south, southeast, and eastern portions of Afghanistan | Counterinsurgency: Killed 22 enemy combatants and discovered caches with 3,648 rockets, 3,202 mortar rounds, 2,944 rocket-propelled grenades, 3,000 rifle rounds, 2,232 mines and tens of thousands of rounds of small-arms ammunitionScript error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| Operation Mountain Fury | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Paktia, and Logar Provinces | Counterinsurgency: A NATO-led operation as a follow-up operation to Operation Medusa, to clear Taliban rebels from the eastern provinces of Afghanistan |
| Operation Mountain Lion | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Near the Pakistan border | Counterinsurgency: Searching along the border with Pakistan for al-Qaeda and former Taliban forces |
| Operation Mountain Reach II | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kunar Province | US Army, Theatre Assets, ANSF, ANP, ANA were ambushed by 150+ Taliban for 8.5 hours along the route from Marawara District Center to Daridam Village area. 60-80 Taliban killed; three US soldiers woundedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| Operation Mountain Resolve | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Nuristan and Kunar Provinces | Counterinsurgency: The operation involved an airdrop into the Hindu Kush Mountains by the US 10th Mountain Division and resulted in the killing of Hezbi commander Ghulam Sakhee |
| Operation Mountain Storm | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The south, southeast, and eastern portions of Afghanistan | With the aim of cornering al-Qaeda and Taliban remnants |
| Operation Mountain Sweep | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Mainly around Dormat and Narizah, south of Khowst and Gardez | Was designed to search out al-Qaeda and Taliban forces and information about the terrorist organizations |
| Operation Mountain Thrust | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar, Helmand, Paktika, Zabul and Uruzgan Provinces | A major offensive, the primary objective of which was to quell the Taliban insurgency in southern Afghanistan |
| Operation Mountain Viper | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The mountains of the Dey Chopan District, Zabul province | Sought to uncover Taliban rebels. Deaths included 124 militants, five Afghan Army personnel and one US soldier |
| Operation Neptune | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Nawa District | |
| Operation New Dawn | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Helmand Province | An extension of Operation Moshtarak, a joint ISAF / ANA operation, led by the United States Marines, to disrupt insurgents and deny them freedom of movement in areas between Marjah and Nawa[12][13] | |
| Operation Northern Wind | ||||
| Operation Oracle | ||||
| Operation Oqab (Eagle) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kunduz Province | To force the Taliban out of the province |
| Operation Palk Mesher | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Helmand Province | To disrupt and eliminate insurgents |
| Operation Panther's Claw (Panchai Palang) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Helmand Province | 350 British Troops attacked a Taliban Stronghold near Babaji |
| Operation Pil | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Watapor Valley of the Kunar Province | To improve security and assist in stabilizing the government in the region |
| Operation Pitting | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Evacuation: To evacuate British nationals, embassy staff, and allied Afghan nationals from the country during and after the 2021 Taliban offensive |
| Operation Pizmah | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Zabul Province | To reestablish a coalition presence in the districts of Dey Chopan, Argandab and Khaki-Afghan |
| Operation Ptarmigan | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Gardez and Khost regions | The name given to the British share of military actions with US and coalition forces | |
| Operation Red Wings | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kunar Province | Counterterrorism mission |
| Operation Rhino | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar | US troops seized an airstrip from the Taliban that would eventually become Camp Rhino |
| Operation Shahi Tandar | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Kandahar Province | A series of raids and operations against Taliban insurgents |
| Operation Silicon | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Upper Helmand Province | A sub-operation of Operation Achilles, carried out by NATO (mostly British) and Afghan troops. Recaptured Grishk from the TalibanScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| Operation Silver | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Counterinsurgency: Conducted to keep up the pressure on the Taliban in the hopes of blunting an expected spring offensive | |
| Operation Sleigh Ride | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Forward operating bases at Salerno, Ghazni, Orgun-E and Sharana | Christmas-time morale boost for troops |
| Operation Slipper | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The first phase of the Australian Defence Force's operation in Afghanistan | |
| Operation Snipe | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The remote Afghan mountains | A British Royal Marine search and clear operation over a significant area believed to be used as a base by al-Qaeda and Taliban forces |
| Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger) | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Taliban strongholds near the town of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand Province | To secure the area around the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah after an increase in insurgent attacks there, as well as to safeguard a planned voter registration program |
| Operation Sparviero | Codename for the Italian Army's contributions to the ISAF | |||
| Operation Toral | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Contingency: The codename for all British combat operations in Afghanistan from 2015 until the end of the war in 2021 |
| Operation Torii | ||||
| Operation Tor Shezada | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The operation was planned and executed by the International Security Assistance Force forces and Afghan army whose mission was to clear insurgents from Seyyedabad to the south of Nad-e Ali in Helmand province, in parallel to similar operations by the U.S. Marine Corps in Northern Marjah. Enabled by the UK Joint Aviation Group - UK Apache Attack Helicopters from 664 Squadron AAC alongside UK Chinook and Merlin heavy lift aircraft and USMC CH-53s, Osprey V-22s, Cobra Attack Helicopters and numerous other international Fixed Wing air assets. | |
| Operation Veritas | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Throughout Afghanistan | Contingency: The codename for all British combat operations in Afghanistan from the start of the war in 2001 until 2002 |
| Operation Vigilance | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Wardak Province | Counterinsurgency and Humanitarian: Targeted three individuals that coalition forces were trying to kill or capture, and included humanitarian aid drops in several villages |
| Operation Volcano | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Near the Kajaki hydroelectric dam | Was a British operation to clear a Taliban base, consisting of 25 compounds. Was part of Operation Achilles |
| Operation Warrior Sweep | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | The Zormat Valley, Paktia province | |
| Operation Wyconda Pincer | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Districts of Bala Buluk and Pusht-i-Rod, in Farah province | Italian and Spanish Task-Force 45, killed 70 TalibanScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| Operation Solace | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Districts of Kabul, in Kabul province | Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO): Portuguese evacuate allied Afghan nationals from the country after the 2021 Taliban offensive [14] |
See also
- British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001
- Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan
- Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Coalition casualties in Afghanistan
- Helmand Province campaign
- International Security Assistance Force
- Taliban insurgency
- U.S. government response to the September 11 attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
References
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- ↑ Gal Perl Finkel, Back to the ground?, Israel Hayom, November 8, 2015.
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- ↑ Portaria nº399/2021,24 August (2021), Participação nacional na operação SOLACE — Afghan Staff Relocation — célula de coordenação local, Diário da República 2ª Série, 182, pp29-30, Lisboa: Ministério da Defesa Nacional
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Further reading
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External links
- 10th Mountain passes torch to 82nd Airborne
- Details of ISAF and PRT deployments in Afghanistan - 2006
- Australian Defence Force - Operation Slipper
- British Operations in Afghanistan
- Canadian Forces Operations in Afghanistan
- Dutch deployment to Afghanistan
- Romanian operations in Afghanistan
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