Battle of Aranas

Battle of Aranas
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Village of Aranas
Date 9 November 2007 Location Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Result Taliban victory
Belligerents
United States  Afghanistan	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
1st Lt. Matthew C. Ferrara † Sgt Kyle J. White (WIA)	Unknown
Units involved
U.S. Army 1st Platoon, Chosen Company 2nd Battalion (Airborne) 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Afghan National Army	No specific units
Strength
United States: 14 soldiers  Afghanistan: Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
United States: 6 killed 8 wounded  Afghanistan: 3 killed 11 wounded	1 killed

The Aranas ambush was an attack by the Taliban against a US-Afghan patrol returning from a tribal meeting. The Taliban inflicted heavy casualties on US-Afghan forces, and the Americans managed to evacuate with their wounded in the darkness.