Battle of Asadabad

Battle of Asadabad
Part of the Taliban insurgency and War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
DateFebruary 23, 2014
Location
Asadabad, Afghanistan
Result

Taliban victory

  • Heavy Afghan losses
Belligerents
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Col. Muhammed Zahir Azimi  (2nd outpost commander) Unknown
Units involved
2 outpost garrisons
1st Kunar Infantry Battalion
No reliable source
Strength
~30 soldiers (outpost garrisons)
200 reinforcements
Hundreds of insurgents
Casualties and losses
21 killed
1 wounded
5 missing
1 killed

On 23 February 2014, Taliban insurgents supported by Afghan insiders raided two ANA checkpoints located outside the city of Asadabad in the Ghaziabad District of Kunar province, Eastern Afghanistan. The raid marked the deadliest attack against Afghan security forces since 2010.[1]

  1. ^ "Taliban Raid Afghan Army Base, Killing Soldiers in Their Sleep". New York Times. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.