Battle of Kandahar (2011)

Battle of Kandahar
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date May 7–9, 2011 Location Kandahar, Afghanistan Result Afghan government victory
Belligerents
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown, captured[1]
Strength
80+ policemen	40–100 insurgents
Casualties and losses
8 killed 4 wounded 6 killed in separate assault*	25 killed 7 captured[2]
4 civilians killed 50 civilians wounded
Six police officers were killed in a separate assault that was grouped into the larger Battle of Kandahar.

The Battle of Kandahar was an attack by Taliban forces on May 7, 2011, in the city of Kandahar.^[3] The battle was the biggest Taliban offensive of 2011, marking over 40 total deaths and over 50 total wounded. The fighting demonstrated that, despite heavy losses since 2001, the Taliban forces remain a threat to coalition and Afghan forces, and show that morale in insurgent groups has not died since the killing of Osama bin Laden.