Operation Harpoon (2002)

Operation Harpoon
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Date March 13–19, 2002 Location Paktia Province, Afghanistan Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
United States  Canada	Taliban insurgents al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Pat Stogran	?
Strength
Battalion-sized (600–1,500)	?
Casualties and losses
0 killed Unknown wounded	3 killed Unknown wounded

Operation Harpoon was the code name of a joint American–Canadian military operation which took place in March 2002 in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. This operation took place in roughly the same region as Operation Anaconda. It was also the first major Canadian combat mission in half a century.^[1]