List of military operations in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

The United States launched an invasion of Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks from October 7, 2001, to August 31, 2021, as a part of the war on terror. Participants in the initial American operation, Operation Enduring Freedom, included a NATO coalition whose initial goals were to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and assist Afghanistan in rebuilding key government institutions after the fall of the Taliban regime in December 2001. However, coalition forces were gradually involved in the broader war as well, as Taliban resistance continued until 2021, when they regained control of the country and formed a new government. This is a list of known code names and related information for military operations associated with the war, including operations to airlift citizens of coalition countries and at-risk Afghan civilians from Afghanistan as the war drew to a close.

Background

Main articles: September 11 attacks and 9/11 Commission

From May 1996, Osama bin Laden had been living in Afghanistan along with other members of al-Qaeda, operating terrorist training camps in a loose alliance with the Taliban.^[1] Following the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa, the US military launched cruise missiles at these camps with limited effect on their overall operations. A follow-on plan, Operation Infinite Resolve, was planned but not implemented.^{[citation needed]} The UN Security Council issued Resolutions 1267 and 1333 in 1999 and 2000, respectively, applying financial and military hardware sanctions to encourage the Taliban to turn over bin Laden to appropriate authorities for trial in the embassy bombings, as well as to close terrorist training camps.

After the September 11, 2001, attacks, investigators rapidly accumulated evidence implicating bin Laden. In a taped statement released in 2004, bin Laden publicly acknowledged his and al-Qaeda's direct involvement in the attacks. On May 21, 2006, an audiotape attributed to bin Laden was released on a website (the US alleged) known to be used by al-Qaeda affiliates.^[2] In it, bin Laden claimed personal responsibility for selecting and directing the 19 hijackers. who carried out the 9/11 attacks, reaffirming Bin Laden's central role in the plot.^[3]

2001: War begins

A Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit leads a column to a security position after seizing a Taliban forward-operating base in November 2001.

Main articles: 2001 in Afghanistan, United States invasion of Afghanistan, and Taliban insurgency

The war in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as Operation Enduring Freedom, in response to the 9/11 attacks. This conflict marked the beginning of the US war on terror. The stated purpose of the invasion was to capture Osama bin Laden, destroy al-Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime, which had provided them support and safe harbor. In December, the Taliban government fell and a transitional government was established.

Coalition operations

• Operation Crescent Wind
• Operation Relentless Strike^[4]
• Operation Rhino

Battles

• Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
• Siege of Kunduz
• Fall of Kabul (2001)
• 2001 uprising in Herat
• Battle of Tarin Kowt
• Fall of Kandahar
• Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
• Battle of Tora Bora

2002 operations

Coalition operations

• Operation Accius
• Operation Anaconda (includes Operation Harpoon,^[5] and the Battle of Takur Ghar)
• Operation Glock^[6]
• Operation Polar Harpoon^[7]
• Operation Jacana
  • Operation Ptarmigan
  • Operation Snipe
  • Operation Condor
  • Operation Buzzard
• Operation Mountain Lion
• Operation Mountain Sweep^[8]
• Raid on Hazar Qadam

Insurgent attacks

• Kabul

2003 operations

Coalition operations

• Operation Mongoose
• Operation Tsunami
• Operation Eagle Fury
• Operation Viper
• Operation Desert Lion
• Operation Haven Denial
• Operation Athena
• Operation Warrior Sweep
• Operation Mountain Resolve
• Operation Mountain Viper
• Operation Avalanche
• Operation Headstrong

Insurgent attacks

Battles

2004 operations

See also: War in North-West Pakistan

• Operation Asbury Park
• Operation Asbury Park II
• Operation Flashman
• Operation Headstrong
• Operation Lightning Resolve
• Operation Mountain Blizzard
• Operation Mountain Storm

2005 operations

• Operation Archer
• Operation Argus
• Operation Spurs
• Operation Mavericks
• Operation Celtics
• Operation Red Wings
• Operation Red Wings II
• Operation Whalers^[9]

2006 operations

Main article: Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006

In January 2006, NATO's focus in southern Afghanistan was to form Provincial Reconstruction Teams with the British leading in Helmand Province and the Netherlands and Canada leading similar deployments in Orūzgān Province and Kandahar Province, respectively. The Americans remained in control of Zabul Province. Local Taliban figures voiced opposition to the incoming force and pledged to resist it.

Coalition Operations

• Operation Mountain Thrust
• Operation Kaika
• Operation Perth
• Operation Medusa
• Operation Falcon Summit

Insurgent attacks

• 2006 Taliban offensive

Battles

• Battle of Lashkagar
• Battle of Panjwaii
• Siege of Sangin
• Battle of Nawzad
• Operation Cobra Strike

2007 operations

Main article: Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007

US and NATO ISAF operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban in 2007. Significant military operations in 2007 included operations around Sangin, Operation Achilles, the Battle of Chora, Operation Harekate Yolo and the Battle of Musa Qala, among others.

Coalition operations

• Operation Achilles
• Operation Commando Fury
• Operation Hammer
• Operation Harekate Yolo
• Operation Hoover
• Operation Kryptonite
• Operation Luger
• Operation Pickaxe-Handle
• Operation Rock Avalanche
• Operation Silver (2007)
• Operation Volcano

Insurgent attacks

• Operation Kamin
• Operation Nasrat
• Bagram Air Base
• Baghlan

Battles

• Battle of Musa Qala
• Battle of Chora
• Battle of Firebase Anaconda
• Battle of Aranas

2008 operations

Main article: Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008

Significant military operations in 2008 included the Helmand province campaign, Operation Karez, and Operation Eagle's Summit, among others.

Coalition operations

• Operation Sohil Laram III during March and April around Hutal^[10]
• Operation Sur Kor (Red House) during April in Zari District^[11]
• Operation Karez during May in Badghis Province
• Operation Oqab Sterga (Eagle's Eye) during May around Grishk^[12]
• Operation Janub Zilzila (Southern Edge) during June in Mizan District, Zabul Province^[13]
• Operation Eagle's Summit (Oqab Tsuka) during August and September in Kandahar and Helmand Provinces
• Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger) during December in Helmand Province

Insurgent attacks

• Hotel Serena
• Kandahar
• Indian Embassy
• Uzbin Valley ambush
• Balamorghab ambush
• Sarposa Prison attack
• Spin Boldak bombing

Battles

• Battle of Arghandab
• Battle of Garmsir
• Gora Prai airstrike
• Battle of Shewan
• Battle of Shok Valley
• Battle of Wanat

2009 operations

Main article: Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2009

A June 2009 grenade attack, following a collision between a MRAP and a humvee, wounding three American soldiers.^[14]

Coalition operations

• Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan
• Operation Aabi Toorah (Blue Sword) 2C^[15]
• Operation Tor Tapus 2^[15]
• Operation Cobra's Anger
• Operation Diesel
• Operation Khanjar (Strike of the Sword)
• Operation Oqab (Eagle)
• Operation Panchai Palang (Panther's Claw)
• Operation Sarack (May)^[16]
• Operation Shahi Tandar

Insurgent attacks

• Kabul raid
• Kandahar
• Indian Embassy
• UN guest house
• Camp Chapman attack

Battles

• Battle of Dahaneh
• Battle of Alasay (Operation Dinner Out)
• Battle of COP Keating
• Battle of Ganjgal
• Battle of Sabzak

2010 operations

Coalition operations

• Operation Baawar
• Operation Bulldog Bite
• Operation Burnham
• Operation Dragon Strike
• Operation Moshtarak (Battle of Marja)
• Operation Tor Shezada
• Operation Halmazag
• Operation Hamkari
• Operation Mountain Reach II (Battle of Daridam)

Insurgent attacks

• Kabul attack (Jan)
• Kabul attack (Feb)
• Kabul bombing
• Nadahan wedding bombing

Battles

• Battle of Derapet
• Battle of Sangin (2010)

2011 operations

Coalition operations

• Operation Hammer Down

Insurgent attacks

• Logar
• Kabul hotel
• Nimruz
• Zabul
• Kabul (Sep)
• Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif

Battles

• Battle of Do Ab
• Battle of Doan
• Battle of Barawala Kalay Valley

2012 operations

Coalition Operations

• Raid on Kunar

Insurgent attacks

• Hostage incident at Lake Qargha
• Raid on camp bastion (2012)
• Forward Operating Base (2012)

Battles

• Battle of Baghak

2013 operations

Coalition opearations

insurgent attacks

• Farah
• Kabul court
• Kabul Palace
• Jalalabad
• Herat

Battles

2014 operations

Coalition opearations

insurgent attacks

• Kabul Restaurant attack
• Kabul Serena Hotel shooting
• 2014 attack on Indian consulate in Herat
• 2014 Bagram Airfield bombing
• 2014 Paktika car bombing
• 2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing
• December 2014 Kabul bombings

Battles

• Kunar Offensive

2015 operations

Coalition opearations

insurgent attacks

• Jalalabad suicide bombing
• 2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack
• 2015 Kabul Parliament attack
• 2015 Khost suicide bombing
• 7 August 2015 Kabul attacks
• 10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
• 22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
• Ghazni prison escape
• 2015 Kandahar Airport bombing
• 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul
• 2015 Bagram Airfield bombing

Battle

• Battle of Kunduz (2015)

2016 operations

Coalition opearations

insurgent attacks

• Operation Omari
• April 2016 Kabul attack
• Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards
• 30 June 2016 Afghanistan bombings
• July 2016 Kabul bombing
• American University of Afghanistan attack
• Kabul Defense Ministry (2016)
• 2016 bombing of the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif
• 2016 Bagram Airfield bombing

Battles

• Battle of Boz Qandahari
• Battle of Kunduz (2016)
• Nangarhar offensive (2016)
• Battle of Tarinkot (2016)

2017 operations

Coalition opearations

insurgent attacks

• Kunduz Offensive (2017)
• January 2017 Afghanistan bombings
• 2017 Kabul hospital attack
• 2017 Camp Shaheen attack
• May 2017 Kabul bombing
• June 2017 Herat mosque bombing
• June 2017 Lashkargah bombing
• August 2017 Herat mosque attack
• 17 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks
• 20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks
• 28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing

Battles

• Battle of Darzab (2017)
• Battle of Tora Bora (2017)

2018 operations

Coalition operations

insurgent attacks

• 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack
• Save the Children Jalalabad attack
• Kabul ambulance bombing

Battles

2019 operations

Coalition opearations

insurgent attacks

Battles

2020 operations

Coalition opearations

insurgent attacks

• 6 March 2020 Kabul shooting

Battles

2021 operations

Coalition opearations

• Operation Allies Refuge
• Operation Devi Shakti

insurgent attacks

Battles

List of battles and operations

The following table lists known military operations of the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021).

Operation name	From date	To date	Location	Purpose/result
Battle of Alasay	14 March 2009	23 March 2009	Alasay	Battle: A coalition victory enabled the construction of two bases for the Afghan National Army in the valley near the village, which had been guerrilla control since 2006
Battle of Chora	15 June 2007	19 June 2007	Chora	Battle: This battle, which involved a significant number of Dutch forces, resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people
Battle of Dahaneh	12 August 2009	15 August 2009	Dahaneh in the Helmand Province
Battle of Firebase Anaconda	8 August 2007	8 August 2007	Uruzgan province	Battle: A group of roughly 75 Taliban militants mounted a frontal assault on a United States-led coalition base
Battle of Garmsir	April 2008	8 September 2008	Garmsir in the Helmand Province	Counterinsurgency: A Major US Marine offensive on the Taliban-held town killing more than 400 insurgents. Taliban forces withdrew from the town as a result of the assault and took up a position further south
Battle of Musa Qala	7 December 2007	12 December 2007	Musa Qala	Battle: A British-led operation involving the Afghan National Army that resulted in a coalition victory and a Taliban retreat into the nearby mountains
Battle of Nawzad	2006	2014	Nawzad District in the Northern Helmand Province
Battle of Panjwaii	July 2006	October 2006	Panjwayi District	Battle: Decisive Canadian victory, Panjwayi cleared of Taliban
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi	25 November 2001	1 December 2001	Qala-i-Jangi District	Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan
Battle of Takur Ghar	4 March 2002	5 March 2002	The peak of Takur Ghar	Battle: A helicopter caring a SEAL team went down and began receiving fire from hostile forces
Battle of Tora Bora	6 December 2001	17 December 2001	Pachir Wa Agam District, Nangarhar province	Battle: Attempt and failure to kill or capture Osama bin Laden
Operation Accius	28 November 2002	1 June 2004	Throughout Afghanistan	Contingency: The Canadian military's contribution to the civilian-led United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
Operation Achilles	6 March 2007	30 May 2007	The Sangin and Kajaki districts of Helmand	Counterinsurgency: An attempt to stabilize the security situation in the province
Operation Allies Refuge	14 July 2021	30 August 2021	Throughout Afghanistan	Evacuation: To evacuate US nationals, embassy staff, and allied Afghan nationals from the country during and after the 2021 Taliban offensive
Operation Anaconda	1 March 2002	18 March 2002	Shah-i-Kot Valley and Paktika Province	Counterinsurgency: Attempt to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces
Operation Apollo	October 2001	October 2003	Throughout Afghanistan	Contingency: The codename for an operation conducted by Canadian Forces in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan
Operation Archer	July 2005	31 August 2006	Throughout Afghanistan	Contingency: The Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
Operation Argus	September 2005	October 2008	Throughout Afghanistan	Contingency and Security: Canadian Forces team of strategic military planners to support the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Operation Asbury Park	2 June 2004	17 June 2004	Oruzgan Province and Zabul Province	Counterinsurgency: Was characterized by atypical fighting on the side of the tactics of the Taliban and other guerrillas encountered
Operation Asbury Park II	2004	2004	The Dey Chopan District	Counterinsurgency: Army infantrymen, Afghan National Army troops, and attached Marines again sparred with ACM forces in the region, inflicting significant losses against the enemy
Operation Athena	17 July 2003	December 2011	Kabul and Kandahar	Security: The Canadian Forces contribution to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
Operation Avalanche	December 2003	December 2003	Southeast Afghanistan	Counterinsurgency: To search out al-Qaeda members while conducting assessments to establish conditions for the provision of humanitarian aid
Operation Baawar (Assurance)	5 December 2010		The Horn of Panjwayi in Kandahar Province	To take a Taliban stronghold and build roads in the district
Operation Bulldog Bite	12 November 2010	25 November 2010	Kunar Province	Counterinsurgency: Destroyed two Taliban camps in the Watapur District
Operation Buzzard	29 May 2002	9 July 2002	Khowst region	Counterinsurgency: Forced al-Qaeda and the Taliban to abandon a large-scale presence in much of the region[citation needed]
Operation Celtics	May 2005	May 2005		Counterinsurgency and Humanitarian: To hunt down enemy fighters and provide humanitarian support
Operation Cobra's Anger	4 December 2009	12 December 2009	A valley in the Nawzad District
Operation Condor	17 May 2002	22 May 2002	The mountains of Paktia province	Counterinsurgency: British forces engaged in combat with al-Qaeda and Taliban forces
Operation Counterstrike	5 January 2006	5 January 2006	Kandahar Airfield
Operation Crescent Wind	7 October 2001	December 2001	Throughout Afghanistan	The codename for an American and British bombing campaign
Operation Devi Shakti	16 August 2021	21 August 2021	Throughout Afghanistan	Evacuation: An operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from the country after the fall of Kabul
Operation Diablo Dragnet	19 July 2007	19 July 2007	Kandahar Airfield
Operation Diablo Reach Back	7 June 2005	27 June 2005	Kandahar Province	Combined Task Force Bayonet forces engaged Taliban forces
Operation Diesel	6 February 2009	7 February 2009	Sangin, Helmand Province	A raid by British troops on a Taliban drug factory and arms stronghold
Operation Dragon Strike	September 15, 2010	December 31, 2010	Kandahar Province	Counterinsurgency: To reclaim the province from the Taliban
Operation Dragon Tree	August 2004	August 2004	Kandahar	Counterinsurgency: Searched for weapons caches
Operation Eagle's Summit (Oqab Tsuka)	August 2008	5 September 2008	Kandahar and Helmand Provinces	With the objective of transporting a 220-tonne turbine to the Kajaki Dam in Helmand Province through Taliban-controlled territory. Cited by the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations as one of the largest logistical operations carried out by the British Army since World War II[17]
Operation Falcon Summit	15 December 2006	January 2007	The Panjwayi and Zhari districts of Kandahar	Counterinsurgency: Had the intention of expelling Taliban fighters
Operation Flashman	16 July 2004	16 July 2004	Paktika Province	Humanitarian and Security: To bring stability to the area and establish voter registration sites
Operation Hamkari	2010
Operation Hammer (Chakush)	24 July 2007	27 July 2007	The Upper Grishk Valley in Helmand province
Operation Harekate Yolo (Front Straightening)	1 October 2007	8 November 2007	Northwest Afghanistan	Counterinsurgency: Targeted hostile forces in the northern provinces
Operation Haven Denial	2 July 2003	6 July 2003	The Paktika and Khost provinces	Counterinsurgency: Targeted against Taliban remnants and al-Qaeda fighters
Operation Headstrong	2 January 2004	2004	Kabul	Law enforcement: Involved the training of Afghan commandos by British special forces to seek out and destroy drug laboratories and to confiscate drug shipments
Operation Herrick	20 June 2002	12 December 2014	Throughout Afghanistan	Contingency: The codename for all British combat operations in Afghanistan from 2002 until 2014
Operation Highroad	1 January 2015	18 June 2021		The second phase of the Australian Defence Force's operation in Afghanistan
Operation Hoover	24 May 2007	25 May 2007	Kandahar Province district of Zhari	Counterinsurgency: Was a Canadian-led offensive against the Taliban
Operation Jacana	16 April 2002	9 July 2002	Khost province, Paktia Province	With the aim of capturing or killing al-Qaeda and Taliban remnants
Operation Jaws	January 2012	August 2012	Helmand province
Operation Karez	13 May 2008	23 May 2008	Badghis Province	Counterinsurgency: To eliminate Taliban presence in the region after insurgents regrouped following Operation Harekate Yolo
Operation Khanjar (Strike of the Sword)	2 July 2009	20 August 2009	Helmand Province	Counterinsurgency: A major US Marine offensive to secure the province
Operation Lastay Kulang (Pickaxe Handle)	30 May 2007	14 June 2007	Helmand province	A British-led NATO operation
Operation Lightning Resolve	2004	2007	Throughout Afghanistan	Security: Provide security in support of the first democratic elections ever in Afghanistan
Operation Lions Pride	21 April 2006	21 April 2006	Korangal Valley	Humanitarian: To provide medical assistance to more than 3,100 Afghans
Operation Mavericks	2004	2005	The mountains of Eastern Afghanistan	Counterinsurgency: Detained suspected terrorists and confiscating several weapons and explosives caches
Operation Medusa	2 September 2006	17 September 2006	Kandahar Province	Counterinsurgency: A Canadian-led offensive by major elements of the International Security Assistance Force and Afghan National Army
Operation Miracle	24 August 2021	27 August 2021	Throughout Afghanistan	Evacuation: An operation of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces to evacuate Afghan nationals from the country after the fall of Kabul
Operation Moshtarak (Together, Joint)	13 February 2010	7 December 2010	Marjah in the Helmand Province "poppy-growing belt"	Counterinsurgency: The largest military offensive ever launched by NATO troops in Afghanistan to clear the city of Taliban militants and drug traffickers eliminating the last Taliban stronghold in Helmand. It involved US Marine units and Afghan troops along with the US Special Forces and other ISAF members[18]
Operation Mountain Blizzard	January 2004	12 March 2004	The south, southeast, and eastern portions of Afghanistan	Counterinsurgency: Killed 22 enemy combatants and discovered caches with 3,648 rockets, 3,202 mortar rounds, 2,944 rocket-propelled grenades, 3,000 rifle rounds, 2,232 mines and tens of thousands of rounds of small-arms ammunition[citation needed]
Operation Mountain Fury	16 September 2006	15 January 2007	Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Paktia, and Logar Provinces	Counterinsurgency: A NATO-led operation as a follow-up operation to Operation Medusa, to clear Taliban rebels from the eastern provinces of Afghanistan
Operation Mountain Lion	11 April 2006	2006	Near the Pakistan border	Counterinsurgency: Searching along the border with Pakistan for al-Qaeda and former Taliban forces
Operation Mountain Reach II	May 2010	May 2010	Kunar Province	US Army, Theatre Assets, ANSF, ANP, ANA were ambushed by 150+ Taliban for 8.5 hours along the route from Marawara District Center to Daridam Village area. 60-80 Taliban killed; three US soldiers wounded[citation needed]
Operation Mountain Resolve	7 November 2003	2003	Nuristan and Kunar Provinces	Counterinsurgency: The operation involved an airdrop into the Hindu Kush Mountains by the US 10th Mountain Division and resulted in the killing of Hezbi commander Ghulam Sakhee
Operation Mountain Storm	5 March 2004	July 2004	The south, southeast, and eastern portions of Afghanistan	With the aim of cornering al-Qaeda and Taliban remnants
Operation Mountain Sweep	18 August 2002	28 August 2002	Mainly around Dormat and Narizah, south of Khowst and Gardez	Was designed to search out al-Qaeda and Taliban forces and information about the terrorist organizations
Operation Mountain Thrust	15 May 2006	31 July 2006	Kandahar, Helmand, Paktika, Zabul and Uruzgan Provinces	A major offensive, the primary objective of which was to quell the Taliban insurgency in southern Afghanistan
Operation Mountain Viper	30 August 2003	September 2003	The mountains of the Dey Chopan District, Zabul province	Sought to uncover Taliban rebels. Deaths included 124 militants, five Afghan Army personnel and one US soldier
Operation Neptune	9 August 2005	2005	Nawa District
Operation New Dawn	12 June 2010		Helmand Province	An extension of Operation Moshtarak, a joint ISAF / ANA operation, led by the United States Marines, to disrupt insurgents and deny them freedom of movement in areas between Marjah and Nawa[19][20]
Operation Northern Wind
Operation Oracle
Operation Oqab (Eagle)	18 July 2009	28 July 2009	Kunduz Province	To force the Taliban out of the province
Operation Palk Mesher	August 2007	August 2007	Helmand Province	To disrupt and eliminate insurgents
Operation Panther's Claw (Panchai Palang)	19 June 2009	20 August 2009	Helmand Province	350 British Troops attacked a Taliban Stronghold near Babaji
Operation Pil	16 October 2005	23 October 2005	The Watapor Valley of the Kunar Province	To improve security and assist in stabilizing the government in the region
Operation Pitting	13 August 2021	28 August 2021	Throughout Afghanistan	Evacuation: To evacuate British nationals, embassy staff, and allied Afghan nationals from the country during and after the 2021 Taliban offensive
Operation Pizmah	2005	15 December 2005	Zabul Province	To reestablish a coalition presence in the districts of Dey Chopan, Argandab and Khaki-Afghan
Operation Ptarmigan	15 April 2002		Gardez and Khost regions	The name given to the British share of military actions with US and coalition forces
Operation Red Wings	27 June 2005	July 2005	Kunar Province	Counterterrorism mission
Operation Rhino	19 October 2001	20 October 2001	Kandahar	US troops seized an airstrip from the Taliban that would eventually become Camp Rhino
Operation Shahi Tandar	7 January 2009	31 January 2009	Kandahar Province	A series of raids and operations against Taliban insurgents
Operation Silicon	30 April 2007		Upper Helmand Province	A sub-operation of Operation Achilles, carried out by NATO (mostly British) and Afghan troops. Recaptured Grishk from the Taliban[citation needed]
Operation Silver	2007	2007		Counterinsurgency: Conducted to keep up the pressure on the Taliban in the hopes of blunting an expected spring offensive
Operation Sleigh Ride	December 2005	December 2005	Forward operating bases at Salerno, Ghazni, Orgun-E and Sharana	Christmas-time morale boost for troops
Operation Slipper	22 October 2001	31 December 2014		The first phase of the Australian Defence Force's operation in Afghanistan
Operation Snipe	2 May 2002	13 May 2002	The remote Afghan mountains	A British Royal Marine search and clear operation over a significant area believed to be used as a base by al-Qaeda and Taliban forces
Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger)	11 December 2008	26 December 2008	Taliban strongholds near the town of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand Province	To secure the area around the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah after an increase in insurgent attacks there, as well as to safeguard a planned voter registration program
Operation Sparviero				Codename for the Italian Army's contributions to the ISAF
Operation Toral	1 January 2015	8 July 2021	Throughout Afghanistan	Contingency: The codename for all British combat operations in Afghanistan from 2015 until the end of the war in 2021
Operation Torii
Operation Tor Shezada	30 July 2010	2014		The operation was planned and executed by the International Security Assistance Force forces and Afghan army whose mission was to clear insurgents from Seyyedabad to the south of Nad-e Ali in Helmand province, in parallel to similar operations by the U.S. Marine Corps in Northern Marjah. Enabled by the UK Joint Aviation Group - UK Apache Attack Helicopters from 664 Squadron AAC alongside UK Chinook and Merlin heavy lift aircraft and USMC CH-53s, Osprey V-22s, Cobra Attack Helicopters and numerous other international Fixed Wing air assets.
Operation Veritas	7 October 2001	2002	Throughout Afghanistan	Contingency: The codename for all British combat operations in Afghanistan from the start of the war in 2001 until 2002
Operation Vigilance	15 April 2005	April 2005	Wardak Province	Counterinsurgency and Humanitarian: Targeted three individuals that coalition forces were trying to kill or capture, and included humanitarian aid drops in several villages
Operation Volcano	February 2007	February 2007	Near the Kajaki hydroelectric dam	Was a British operation to clear a Taliban base, consisting of 25 compounds. Was part of Operation Achilles
Operation Warrior Sweep	20 July 2003	September 2003	The Zormat Valley, Paktia province
Operation Wyconda Pincer		2006	Districts of Bala Buluk and Pusht-i-Rod, in Farah province	Italian and Spanish Task-Force 45, killed 70 Taliban[citation needed]
Operation Solace	23 August 2021	26 August 2021	Districts of Kabul, in Kabul province	Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO): Portuguese evacuate allied Afghan nationals from the country after the 2021 Taliban offensiven [21]

See also

• British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001
• Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan
• Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• Coalition casualties in Afghanistan
• Helmand Province campaign
• International Security Assistance Force
• Taliban insurgency
• U.S. government response to the September 11 attacks
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)