Mohmand Valley raid

Mohmand Valley raid
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date 26 – 27 April 2017 Location Mohmand Valley, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan 34°04′24.01″N 70°37′52.37″E / 34.0733361°N 70.6312139°E / 34.0733361; 70.6312139 Result U.S./Afghan operational success Emir of ISIL-KP, killed[1][2][3][4][5]
Belligerents
United States  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	ISIL-KP
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Abdul Haseeb Logari †
Units involved
United States Armed Forces 75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Ranger Battalion US Air Force 79th Fighter Squadron[6] Afghan Armed Forces Afghan Special Security Forces (Kteh Khas)[7]	Military of ISIL Khorasan Province
Strength
50 Army Rangers AC-130 gunships F-16 fighter jets AH-64 Apache attack helicopters Drones 40 commandos	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 killed (friendly fire)[8] 1 wounded	36+ killed including several leaders (per U.S.)[9][10]
Achin District class=notpageimage| Location of Achin District, where the raid took place

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.