2001 uprising in Herat

2001 Battle of Herat
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) and the Afghan Civil War
Date November 12, 2001 Location Herat, Afghanistan Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Taliban	Northern Alliance  United States Army Rangers Delta Force CIA  Iran IRGC Qods Force Shi'ite Hazara fractions
Commanders and leaders
N/A	Ismail Khan Tommy Franks Yahya Rahim Safavi
Strength
N/A	Northern Alliance: 5,000

Northern Alliance
 United States

 Iran

The 2001 uprising in Herat was a coordinated insurrection and uprising in the Afghan city of Herat as part of the United States war in Afghanistan. The city was captured on November 12 by Northern Alliance forces as well as Special Forces of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The U.S. Special Operations teams consisted of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta force under the command of CENTCOM General Tommy Franks. Iranian forces consisted of agents of the Quds Force under the command of Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, commander of the Pasdaran. The Northern Alliance faction consisted of over 5,000 militiamen under the command of Ismail Khan, a commander in the previous Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and former governor of Herat before the Taliban came into power in 1995. UK Special Forces for reasons of national security remain anonymous and do not out their formal command structure.

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