Battle of Doan

Battle of Doan
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Operation Slipper
Date9 September 2011
Location
Result

Coalition victory

  • Taliban withdrew
  • Village of Doan secured
Belligerents
 Australia
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
 United States
Afghanistan Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Australia LT
Afghanistan LT
Unknown
Units involved
Australia 2 RAR
Afghanistan Afghan National Army
United States 29th Infantry Division
Strength
Australia Afghanistan 60+ combined forces
Australia Several Bushmasters
United States air support and QRF assets
Unknown number of insurgents
Casualties and losses
Australia 1 wounded
Australia 1 Bushmaster destroyed
Unconfirmed number of fighters killed/or injured
1 local arrested on suspicion.

The Battle of Doan was a ground battle in the War in Afghanistan fought in Doan Village on 9 September 2011 between forces of the Taliban and elements of the Afghan National Army accompanied by units of the Australian Army deployed under Operation Slipper. The Taliban fired harassing fire at an Australian and Afghan patrol near the village of Doan, in Oruzgan Province, an I.E.D causing the loss of one Australian vehicle, with one soldier wounded. One person was arrested, while casualties on the Taliban side are unknown.


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