Mohmand Valley raid

Mohmand Valley raid
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date26 – 27 April 2017
Location34°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
Belligerents
 United States
 Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Abdul Haseeb Logari 
Units involved

United States Armed Forces

Afghan Armed Forces

  • Afghan Special Security Forces (Kteh Khas)

Military of the Islamic State

  • 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)
1 wounded
36+ killed including several leaders (per U.S.)
Achin District
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.