Operation Harpoon (2002)

Operation Harpoon Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Date March 13–19, 2002 Location Paktia Province, Afghanistan Result Coalition victory Belligerents  United States  Canada Taliban insurgents al-Qaeda Commanders and leaders Pat Stogran ? Strength Battalion-sized (600–1,500) ? Casualties and losses 0 killed Unknown wounded 3 killed Unknown wounded

v t e War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Timeline 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Battles and operations v t e Invasion Crescent Wind Rhino Mazari Sharif Kunduz Herat Kabul Tawin Kowt Shawali Kowt Sayyd Alma Kalay Qala-i-Jangi Kandahar Tora Bora v t e Helmand Province Lejay Eagle Fury Lashkar Gah Mountain Thrust 1st Sangin Mountain Fury Now Zad Achilles Musa Qala I Volcano Kryptonite Silver Pickaxe-Handle Hammer Nasrat Musa Qala II Garmsir Eagle's Summit Red Dagger Shahi Tandar Diesel Mar Lewe Panther's Claw Strike of the Sword Dahaneh Cobra's Anger Moshtarak Tor Shezada 2nd Sangin Camp Bastion v t e Kandahar Province Medusa Avalanche Kaika Panjwaii Falcon Summit Hoover Luger Kamin Shah Wali Kot 1st Kandahar Spin Boldak Sarposa Prison Arghandab Wech Baghtu 2nd Kandahar Nadahan wedding bombing Hamkari Dragon Strike Baawar Kandahar v t e Eastern Afghanistan Hazar Qadam Anaconda (Takur Ghar) Warrior Sweep Jacana Haven Denial Mountain Resolve Tar Heels Korangal valley (Red Wings) Afghanya Ebrahimkhel Jaji border incident Nangar Khel South Korean hostages Wanat Alasay Ganjal Kamdesh Narang Khataba Bad Pakh Bulldog Bite Do Ab v t e Kabul Province 1st Kabul Hotel Serena 1st Indian Embassy Uzbin Feb 2009 Kabul raid 2nd Indian Embassy Bakhtar guest house NATO headquarters Jan 2010 Kabul raid Feb 2010 Kabul raid May 2010 Kabul bombing NATO convoy v t e Kunduz Province Kunduz airstrike Oqab Sahda Ehlm Gala-e Gorg Harekate Yolo Karez Mountain Viper Asbury Park Perth Chora Firebase Anaconda Shewan Balamorghab Derapet Doan Airstrikes Azizabad Baraki Barak Deh Bala Gora Prai Granai Hyderabad Kapisa Kunar Raid Kunduz Mano Gai Sayyd Alma Kalay Sangin Uruzgan Wech Baghtu Major insurgent attacks Kabul (2002) Bagram (2007) Baghlan (2007) Kandahar (2008) Spin Boldak (2008) Kabul Indian Embassy (2008) Kabul raids (2009) Kandahar (2009) Kabul Indian Embassy (2009) Kabul UN guesthouse (2009) Camp Chapman (2009) Kabul (Feb 2010) Kabul (May 2010) Nadahan (2010) Logar (2011) Nimruz (2011) Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif (2011) April 2012 raids Camp Bastion (2012) Farah (2013) Kabul Supreme Court (2013) Massacres Dasht-i-Leili Massacre Kandahar Khataba Maywand Nangar Narang Shinwar Other US urination incident 2012 Quran buring protests Insurgents' bodies U.S.-Afghan Strategic Agreement U.S. Withdrawal

Operation Harpoon was the code name of a joint American–Canadian military operation which took place in March 2002 in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. This operation took place in roughly the same region as Operation Anaconda. It was also the first major Canadian combat mission in half a century.^[1]

Operation

The Operation started in the early hours of March 13 using land and air forces to eliminate pockets of Taliban and Al-Qaeda resistance in the Arma Mountains in eastern Afghanistan. The land component was a battalion-sized Canadian and American force under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Stogran, the commanding officer of the 3 PPCLI (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) battle group.^[2]

On March 14, 2002, Stogran's Canadian troops led one of his American platoons to a cave-and-bunker complex where the Americans proceeded to destroy several bunkers. The Canadian and American force also investigated 30 caves and four mortar positions resulting in three enemy casualties.^[3]

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