Good Friday Engagement

Good Friday Engagment
Date April 2, 2010 Location Near Isa Khel in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan Result Unknown
Belligerents
Germany  USA  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Taliban Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Strength
Unknown	70-80 insurgents
Casualties and losses
9 killed, 8 wounded	5 killed

The Good Friday Engagement took place on April 2, 2010 as part of the Bundeswehr's operation in Afghanistan between a paratrooper unit and members of the Taliban. These were supported by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Three paratroopers were killed in the engagement. In the engagement, German soldiers were involved in prolonged combat operations with their own losses for the first time since the Second World War.