Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan

Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)

German troops in combat in Chardara

Date	April 2009 – December 2014
Location	Northern Afghanistan
Result	Tactical coalition successes; de facto status quo ante bellum

Belligerents

Coalition

Germany

United States

Afghanistan

Belgium

Sweden

Norway

Insurgents

Taliban insurgents

al-Qaeda

Commanders and leaders

Coalition
John R. Allen
Jörg Vollmer
Ali Murat
Sean Mulholland
Joar Fjellstad
Jacky Cabo
Gustav Fahl

Notable leadership
Markus Kneip (WIA)
Jörg Vollmer
Georg Klein
Jared Sembritzki
Michael Matz

E. Goudemant

Insurgents
Maulawi Shamsullah

Notable leadership
Qari Bashir Haqqani (KIA)
Qari Sidiqulla (KIA)
Mullah Ahsanullah (KIA)
Mullah Bahador (KIA)
Mullah Abdul Salam (#)
Qari Wadoud (#)

Unknown

Strength

Coalition
exceeding 11,220
5,000+ troops
5,000+ troops

500 troops
400 troops
400 troops
et al.

unknown number of troops with the 209th Afghan National Army Corps

Insurgents
up to 2,500
bulk of the force
10-50 at most
(various foreign fighters) )

"Hundreds" according to Taliban by 2009

Casualties and losses

Coalition
at least 570

50+ KIA, 150+ WIA, several MIA

35 KIA, 262 WIA

25 KIA, 105 WIA

5 KIA, 34 WIA

5 KIA, 30 WIA
Others 3 KIA, 10 WIA

Insurgents
1,140+

635+ KIA, 152+ WIA, 149+ POW, 200+ surrender

4 KIA

Civilian casualties
at least 120 killed or wounded
3 contractors killed

Coalition
John R. Allen
Jörg Vollmer
Ali Murat
Sean Mulholland
Joar Fjellstad
Jacky Cabo
Gustav Fahl

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