Topic summary

Mohmand Valley raid

Mohmand Valley raid
BelligerentsUnited States
AfghanistanCommanders and leaders UnknownAbdul Haseeb Logari†Units involved

United States Armed Forces

Afghan Armed Forces

  • Afghan Special Security Forces (Kteh Khas)

Military of the Islamic State

  • Khorasan Province
Strength 50 Army Rangers
AC-130 gunships
F-16 fighter jets
AH-64 Apache attack helicopters
Drones
40 commandos UnknownCasualties and losses 2 killed (friendly fire)
1 wounded 36+ killed including several leaders (per U.S.)

In the late hours of April 26, 2017, United States and Afghan special operations forces conducted an operation targeting an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) compound in Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The operation lasted into the early morning hours of the 27th and resulted in the deaths of two US Army Rangers from C and D Companies of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and the death of Abdul Haseeb Logari, the leader of ISIL-KP, alongside several leaders, and up to 35 other militants according to The Pentagon.