Operation Oqab

Operation Oqab
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date	July 18, 2009 – July 28, 2009
Location	Kunduz Province, Afghanistan
Result	Temporary forced displacement of the Taliban forces
Belligerents
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; ISAF: Germany; United States; Belgium;	Taliban; Islamic Jihad Union
Commanders and leaders
General Ali Murat	Maulavi Abdul-Rahman; Abdul-Salam Baryalai; Shamsuddin Shamsullah; Bashir Haqqani; Mulla Abdul-Raziq; Qari Abdul-Wadoud; Inayatullah Zadran
Strength
800 soldiers; 100 police officers ; 300 advisors; : U.S Air Force; Total: 1,200	300 insurgents
Casualties and losses
26 killed; 64 wounded	20 killed (NATO claim); 2 wounded; 2 captured

Operation Oqab (Eagle in English, Adler in German) was a military operation conducted by ISAF and Afghan National Army troops, in July 2009, with the objective to force the Taliban out of Kunduz Province.

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