2001 uprising in Herat

2001 Battle of Herat
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the Afghan Civil War
Date	November 12, 2001
Location	Herat, Afghanistan
Result	Northern Alliances victory;
Belligerents
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; al-Qaeda	Northern Alliance; United States; Iran; Hazara Militia
Commanders and leaders
Mullah Omar; Osama bin Laden	Ismail Khan; Mohammad Salimi; Yahya Rahim Safavi; Qasem Soleimani; Mohammad Mohaqiq; Tommy Franks
Strength
12000	Northern Alliance: 5,000 USA: 500 (estimated)

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^[1] and the Islamic Republic of Iran.^[2]^[3]

^ Steve Coll. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (February 23, 2004 ed.). Penguin Press HC. p. 720.
^ Iran helped overthrow Taliban, candidate says, USA Today, 9 June 2005
^ Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s Unique Regional Strategy – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Ali Soufan. CTC Sentinel. November 2018, Vol. 11, Issue 10. Combating Terrorism Center – CTC at West Point. . Permanent link and archived version at archive.is. Retrieved and archived on Nov 19, 2018.