Mohmand Valley raid

Mohmand Valley raid
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date26 – 27 April 2017
Location
Mohmand Valley, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
34°04′24.01″N 70°37′52.37″E / 34.0733361°N 70.6312139°E / 34.0733361; 70.6312139
Result

U.S./Afghan operational success

Belligerents
 United States
 Afghanistan		 Islamic State Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Islamic State Abdul Haseeb Logari †
Units involved

United States United States Armed Forces

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghan Armed Forces

  • Afghan Special Security Forces (Kteh Khas)[7]

Military of the Islamic State

  • Khorasan Province
Strength
United States 50 Army Rangers
AC-130 gunships
F-16 fighter jets
AH-64 Apache attack helicopters
Drones
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 40 commandos		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
United States 2 killed (friendly fire)[8]
1 wounded		 36+ killed including several leaders (per U.S.)[9][10]
Achin District is located in Afghanistan
Achin District
Achin District
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Location of Achin District, where the raid took place

In the late hours of April 26, 2017, United States and Afghan special operations forces conducted an operation targeting an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) compound in Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The operation lasted into the early morning hours of the 27th and resulted in the deaths of two US Army Rangers from C and D Companies of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and the death of Abdul Haseeb Logari, the leader of ISIL-KP, alongside several leaders, and up to 35 other militants according to The Pentagon.

  1. ^ Barbara Starr and Ralph Ellis (May 7, 2017). "ISIS leader in Afghanistan was killed in raid, US confirms". CNN.
  2. ^ "Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan confirmed killed". Reuters. May 8, 2017 – via www.reuters.com.
  3. ^ "ISIS Afghanistan head Abdul Hasib killed: US, Afghan officials". May 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Leader of ISIS in Afghanistan killed in April raid, Pentagon says". ABC News.
  5. ^ "A top ISIS commander in Afghanistan was killed in raid that left two Army Rangers dead". NBC News.
  6. ^ "The Painful Story of the Mahmand Valley Ranger Raid: How Two Rangers Died, and Two F-16 Pilots Saved the Rest". May 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Trevithick, Joseph (9 May 2017). "This Shadowy Afghan Unit Fights Alongside America's Most Elite Forces". The Drive.
  8. ^ Sisk, Richard (31 October 2017). "Two Army Rangers Possibly Killed by Friendly Fire in Afghanistan". Military.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. ^ Munoz, Carlo (May 8, 2017). "Pentagon confirms Abdul Hasib, head of ISIS in Afghanistan, killed by U.S., Afghan special forces". The Washington Times.
  10. ^ "Isis commander in Afghanistan killed by special forces, US and Afghan officials say". The Independent. May 7, 2017.