Siege of Kunduz

Siege of Kunduz
Part of the War in Afghanistan
US Army Special Forces soldiers with Northern Alliance fighters outside Kunduz in November 2001
Date 11 November 2001 – 25 November 2001 (2 weeks) Location Kunduz, Afghanistan Result Northern Alliance and US victory
Belligerents
Northern Alliance  United States	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban al-Qaeda IMU
Commanders and leaders
Mohammed Daud Daud Abdul Rashid Dostum Tommy Franks	Mullah Fazl[1]  Mullah Noori[1]
Strength
10,000[2] 12 advisers	5,000 Taliban[1] 3,000 foreign fighters[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown None	Unknown casualties, 2,000-5,000 airlifted by ISI[4][5] (denied by the US and Pakistan)

The siege of Kunduz occurred during the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan. After the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif on 9 November, the focus of the Northern Alliance advance shifted towards the city of Kunduz, which was the last remaining Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan.^[6]