- Operation Mountain Thrust
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Operation Mountain Thrust Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Date c. May 15, 2006 – July 31, 2006 Location Kandahar, Helmand, Paktika, Zabul and Uruzgan provinces in Afghanistan Result Tactical Coalition Victory;
Strategic Taliban RetreatBelligerents Coalition:
United States
Canada,
Afghan National Army
United Kingdom
Australia
Romania
Netherlands
Czech Republic [1][2]
Taliban insurgents,
al-QaedaCommanders and leaders David Fraser
Rahmatullah RaufiStrength 2,300 (United States)
2,200 (Canada)
3,500 (ANA)
3,300 (United Kingdom)
120 (Czech Republic)
Total Force: 11,000+At least 2,000 Casualties and losses 24 KIA , 50 WIA (U.S.)
4 KIA , 30 WIA (Canada)
107 KIA , 43 captured (ANA)
6 KIA , 30 WIA (UK)
11 WIA (Australia)
2 KIA , 1 WIA (France)
1 KIA , 4 WIA (Romania)
Total:
155 killed,
106 wounded,
43 capturedTotal:
1,134 killed,
387 capturedLejay · Eagle Fury · Lashkar Gah · Mountain Thrust · Sangin · Mountain Fury · Now Zad · Achilles · Musa Qala I · Volcano · Kryptonite · Silver · Pickaxe-Handle · Hammer · Nasrat · Musa Qala II · Garmsir · Eagle's Summit · Red Dagger · Shahi Tandar · Diesel · Mar Lewe · Panther's Claw · Strike of the Sword · Dahaneh · Cobra's Anger · Moshtarak · Tor Shezada
Timeline
2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
Battles and operationsCrescent Wind · Rhino · Mazari Sharif · Kunduz · Herat · Kabul · Tawin Kowt · Shawali Kowt · Sayyd Alma Kalay · Qala-i-Jangi · Kandahar · Tora Bora
Lejay · Eagle Fury · Lashkar Gah · Mountain Thrust · Sangin · Mountain Fury · Now Zad · Achilles · Musa Qala I · Volcano · Kryptonite · Silver · Pickaxe-Handle · Hammer · Nasrat · Musa Qala II · Garmsir · Eagle's Summit · Red Dagger · Shahi Tandar · Diesel · Mar Lewe · Panther's Claw · Strike of the Sword · Dahaneh · Cobra's Anger · Moshtarak · Tor Shezada
Medusa · Avalanche · Kaika · Panjwaii · Falcon Summit · Hoover · Luger · Kamin · Shah Wali Kot · 1st Kandahar · Spin Boldak · Sarposa Prison · Arghandab · Wech Baghtu · 2nd Kandahar · Nadahan wedding bombing · Kandahar
1st Kabul · Hotel Serena · 1st Indian Embassy · Uzbin · Feb 2009 Kabul raid · 2nd Indian Embassy · Bakhtar guest house · NATO headquarters · Jan 2010 Kabul raid · Feb 2010 Kabul raid · May 2010 Kabul bombing · NATO convoy
Kunduz airstrike · Oqab · Chora · Firebase Anaconda · Shewan · Balamorghab · Derapet ·
Airstrikes
Hyderabad · Sayyd Alma Kalay · Gora Prai · Azizabad · Granai · Deh Bala · Sangin · UruzganInsurgent attacks
Bagram Air Base · Baghlan · Camp ChapmanOperation Mountain Thrust was a Canadian and Afghan-led operation in the war in Afghanistan, with more than 2,300 U.S., 3,300 British troops, 2,200 Canadian troops, about 3,500 Afghan soldiers and large air support. Its primary objective was to quell the ongoing Taliban insurgency in the south of the country.
Contents
Results
There was heavy fighting during June and July 2006, with Afghanistan seeing the bloodiest period since the fall of the Taliban regime. The Taliban showed great coordination in their attacks, even capturing two districts of Helmand province at the end of July, which were retaken a few days later. The Taliban suffered during the fighting more than 1,100 killed and close to 400 captured. Heavy aerial bombing was the main factor. But even so the coalition forces had close to 150 soldiers killed and 40 Afghan policemen captured by the Taliban. Tom Koenigs, the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, told the German news weekly Der Spiegel that the Taliban numbers of casualties do not reflect success. "The Taliban fighters reservoir is practically limitless," Koenigs told the magazine in an interview. "The movement will not be overcome by high casualty figures."
In the end, the operation did not manage to quell the Taliban insurgency. Control of the region was transferred from the Americans to NATO forces. Attacks continued and even intensified. On the first day that NATO took control, August 1, a British patrol was hit by enemy fire in Helmand province; three soldiers were killed and one wounded. On the same day 18 Taliban and one policeman were killed in an anti-Taliban coalition operation in the same province and 15 Afghan policemen were captured when they surrendered in Zabul province while a Taliban force was preparing to attack their police post. Also two days later there were several incidents in and around Kandahar, including a suicide bombing which killed 21 civilians. In the other attacks in and around Kandahar, four Canadian soldiers were killed and ten were wounded. These clearly demonstrated that the Taliban forces are still a threat. American forces still remain in the eastern provinces.
Known Encounters
- May 16–17, 2006 Musa Qala, Helmand[1]
- May 19–20, 2006 Kajaki, Helmand
- May 21–22, 2006 Panjwayi, Kandahar[2] (see Battle of Panjwaii)
- May 23–24, 2006 Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan[3]
- May 26–27, 2006 Sak Qala, Helmand[4]
- May 29–30, 2006 Kajaki, Helmand [5]
- June 10–11, 2006 Arghandab, Zabul, [6]
- June 10–11, 2006 Deh Rawood, Uruzgan, [7]
- June 14–15, 2006 Shah joy, Zabul, [8]
- June 15–16, 2006 ?, Paktika, [9]
- June 16–17, 2006 Musa Qala, Helmand, [10]
- June 23–25, 2006 Operation Kaika, near Kandahar
- June 25–26, 2006 Zharie, Kandahar, [11]
- June 25–26, 2006 Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, [12]
- June 27–28, 2006 Musa Qala, Helmand, [13]
- July 10–11, 2006 Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, [14]
See also
References
- Revived Taliban waging 'full-blown insurgency', USA Today.
- ^ http://www.blisty.cz/2006/11/27/art31424.html (Czech)
- ^ http://www.601skss.cz/ef2006.html%20(Czech) http://www.601skss.cz/ef2006.html (Czech)
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