Battle of Boz Qandahari

Battle of Boz Qandahari (2016)
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Typical landscape on the outskirts of Kunduz
Date3 November 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-03)
Location
Kunduz, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan
Result Afghan & U.S. victory
Belligerents
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
 United States		 Afghanistan Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Gen. Murad Ali Murad
United States Maj. Andrew Byers †		 Afghanistan Mullah Zia al-Rahman Mutaqi †
Afghanistan Mullah Zamir †
Units involved

Afghanistan ANA Commando Corps
United States 10th Special Forces Group

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United States US Air Force
Strength
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 46 commandos
United States 13 Special Operations Forces (10 Special Forces, 2 Support enablers, 1 JTAC
Reinforcements
10 U.S. Special Forces[1]
1 AC-130 gunship
AH-64 Apache attack helicopters		 Several dozen insurgents
Casualties and losses
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 3 killed, 11 wounded[2]
United States 2 killed, 4 wounded[2]		 27 insurgents killed including 3 commanders (per U.S.),[1] 10 injured[3]
33 civilians killed, 27 injured[4][5][6]

Total dead: 65+

The Battle of Boz Qandahari occurred on 3 November 2016, in the village of Boz Qandahari, on the western outskirts of the Afghan city of Kunduz, between Afghan National Army Commandos alongside United States Army Special Forces against Taliban insurgents.[5][3][7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Until Dawn: Surviving the Battle of Boz Qandahari".
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Forces 'Acted in Self-Defense' in Battle That Killed 33 Civilians in Afghanistan". NPR.
  3. ^ a b "2 US troops, 30 Afghan civilians dead in Kunduz, sources say". CNN. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ^ "U.S. Military inquiry finds civilians were killed in battle in northern Afghanistan". Los Angeles Times. 12 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "2 U.S. Soldiers and 30 Afghans Killed in Kunduz Battle". The New York Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference RW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Operation killed Afghan civilians, US military says". CNN. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ^ "U.S. military acknowledges anti-Taliban airstrikes killed Afghan civilians". The Washington Post. November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.