Operation Trent

Operation Trent
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Date	Mid to Late November 2001
Location	Koh-I-Malik Mountain, Registan Desert, Helmand/Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Result	Coalition Victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom; United States	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban; ; al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Ed Butler	Unknown
Strength
100–140 SAS Operators At least 6 C-130 Hercules; 4 F-18 Hornets; 2 F-14 Tomcats	60 or 80–100
Casualties and losses
4 wounded	18–73 killed Several dozen wounded and captured

Operation Trent was an operation by Special Air Service (SAS) elements of the British Army, the largest known post-WWII operation in SAS history. Tony Blair had requested that the SAS be allowed an operation. The operation was carried out by members of a regimental task group, made up of a tactical HQ, members of A Squadron (A Sqn) and G Squadron (G Sqn) of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS), supported by United States (US) forces, on an al-Qaeda-linked opium plant during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan at the start of Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (OEF-A).