Operation Avalanche (Afghanistan)

Operation Avalanche
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date	December 2003
Location	Southeast Afghanistan
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan; United States	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi; Tommy Franks	Mohammed Omar
Casualties and losses
2 killed	10 killed; 100 captured
	15 Afghan children killed

Operation Avalanche was a four-week

Afghan National Army

were killed. The operation was marred by the accidental killings of 15 children in raids on suspected insurgents.

The operation involved 2,000 U.S. soldiers supported by Western backed Afghan troops, but failed to engage any Taliban or allied insurgents.

Patrols were conducted and caves searched over a 40 square mile (100 km²) area. Little of note was discovered in the caves.

References

^ Syed Saleem Shahzad (11 December 2003). "On the precipice in Afghanistan". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 2003-12-12. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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