Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan information

Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
	; German troops in combat in Chardara
Date	April 2009 – December 2014
Location	Northern Afghanistan
Result	Gradual "Afghanization" of combat operations during drawdown of ISAF forces; de facto status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Coalition; Germany; United States ; Afghanistan; Belgium; Sweden; Norway; Finland; Croatia	Insurgents; Taliban; al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Coalition; John R. Allen; Jörg Vollmer; Ali Murat; Sean Mulholland; Joar Fjellstad; Jacky Cabo; Gustav Fahl; Notable leadership; Markus Kneip (WIA); Jörg Vollmer; Georg Klein; Jared Sembritzki; Michael Matz; E. Goudemant	Insurgents; Maulawi Shamsullah; Notable leadership; Qari Bashir Haqqani (KIA) ; Qari Sidiqulla (KIA); Mullah Ahsanullah (KIA); Mullah Bahador (KIA); Mullah Abdul Salam (#); Qari Wadoud (#); Unknown
Strength
Coalition; exceeding 11,220; 5,000+ troops; 5,000+ troops; ; 500 troops; 400 troops; 400 troops; 3 brigades, unknown number of militia and police	Insurgents; up to 2,500; bulk of the force; 10-50 at most; (various foreign fighters) ; "Hundreds" according to Taliban by 2009
Casualties and losses
Coalition; at least 570 ; 50+ KIA, 150+ WIA, several MIA; 35 KIA, 262 WIA; 25 KIA, 105 WIA ; 5 KIA, 34 WIA; 5 KIA, 30 WIA; Others 3 KIA, 10 WIA	Insurgents; 1,140+; 635+ KIA, 152+ WIA, 149+ POW, 200+ surrender; 4 KIA
	Civilian casualties; at least 120 killed or wounded; 3 contractors killed

German and Afghan troops advance into hostile territory

The following addresses the events in Northern Afghanistan between April 2009 and 2014. While this part of the country had long been relatively peaceful compared to the all-out war zones of the south and east, tensions would flare up again in 2008 when the German soldiers deployed to the area came under attack more often, leading to the deaths of the several soldiers.^[9] Previously hindered by national caveats,^[10] the deteroriating security situation prompted the German-led Regional Command North to launch a series of operations to take on the rising insurgency. Concerted operations began after an insurgent attack on PRT Kunduz within minutes of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's departure from a visit.^[11] Within two years, the German presence would be doubled and additional reinforcements from the American ISAF contingent were called in, including heavy German armoured vehicles and US aviation assets, allowing for a more aggressive approach towards the insurgency.

^ ^a ^b ^c Baur (2021), p. 19.
^ ^a ^b Baur (2021), p. 21.
^ Augengeradeaus.net
^ Bernama [1] Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bundeswehr press release [2] Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Dawn.com Dawn.com^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Al Jazeera [3] Archived 2016-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bundeswehr press release". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
^ RP.online (archived)
^ "NATO at War: Understanding the Challenges of Caveats in Afghanistan", David P. Auerswald / Stephen M. Saideman, 2009 [4]^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Deutsche Welle [5] Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine

[FOOTNOTEBaur202119-1] Baur (2021), p. 19.

[FOOTNOTEBaur202121-2] Baur (2021), p. 21.

[3] Augengeradeaus.net

[4] Bernama [1] Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Bundeswehr press release [2] Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Dawn.com Dawn.com^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] Al Jazeera [3] Archived 2016-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

[8] "Bundeswehr press release". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.

[9] RP.online (archived)

[10] "NATO at War: Understanding the Challenges of Caveats in Afghanistan", David P. Auerswald / Stephen M. Saideman, 2009 [4]^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] Deutsche Welle [5] Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine

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