German Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan
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With a contingent of 5,350 soldiers and policemen, Germany is one of the main contributors of troops to coalition operations in Afghanistan. Although German troops mainly operate in the comparatively quiet north of the country, the Bundeswehr has suffered a number of casualties during participation in the International Security Assistance Force peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.
Overview
As of October 8, 2010, 45 German soldiers and 3 policemen died in Afghanistan, making a total total of 48 deaths. Among them are the first German reservists to fall in hostile actions and the first German policemen to die in a deployment abroad. In addition to these fatalities, 202 German soldiers and 4 police officers suffered injuries of varying degree caused by hostile activity.
Controversy
The number of fatalities has caused a stir in Germany since it is the highest of all abroad deployments the German army has ever participated in and because the German participation in ISAF and Operation Enduring Freedom, which is now in its seventh year, is much disputed at the moment. ISAF participation marks the first time since World War II that German ground troops have been confronted with an organized enemy. Prior to 2002, the Armed Forces had sustained only two losses of life connected to direct hostile activities. (A soldier with UN troops in Cambodia was shot dead in 1993. In 2001, a medical officer died when the helicopter he was traveling in was shot down by Georgian insurgents.)
As a direct result of the number of deaths, German Federal Minister of Defence, Franz Josef Jung, presented plans to establish a central memorial for fallen soldiers in Berlin on June 17, 2007. Furthermore the Bundeswehr has unveiled a new order which is to honour acts of heroism achieved in abroad deployments: The Cross of Honour for Bravery.
An incident that occurred on June 26, 2005 which was at first declared an accident by the German government turned out to have been an attack with a remote-controlled device.[1][2]
The cause of death of a soldier who died on September 8, 2007 at an unknown location in Afghanistan has not yet been disclosed. It appears to be a result of suicide.[citation needed]
The cause of death of two soldiers who died in the first half of the year 2003 has yet to be disclosed. As no official sources specify the circumstances of their deaths, they are very likely not connected to hostile action.[citation needed]
In a statement published on February 2, 2008, MoD Jung confirmed the death of another soldier, but did not specify what caused the death of the serviceman. [3]
Repeatedly several German media reported that twelve Kommando Spezialkräfte Army Special Forces soldiers died in Afghanistan. [4]. The commander of the KSK Hans-Christoph Ammon said that no KSK soldiers have been killed in action so far [1]. However due to a press release of US European Command [5] it is confirmed that at least one soldier was wounded in action at an unknown location in Afghanistan sometime between June and October 2005.
Chronology of incidents
| Date | Where | Nature of incident | Circumstances | Situation Note: Ranks and unit names are listed in English for better understanding | Casualties |
| 02|15|02 | Kabul, Ghazi Stadium | Hostile | Riots | Riots during a soccer match left five German and Austrian soldiers injured. Locals had tried to storm an overcrowded soccer stadium and attacked the soldiers who tried to block their way. | 3 WIA |
| 03|06|02 | Kabul | Non-Hostile | Accidental explosion | Two German and three Danish soldiers died when the defusing of a S-125 Neva/Pechora Surface-to-Air-Missile failed. The missile had accidentally exploded due to a defect.
Fatalities |
2 Killed |
| 12|19|02 | Kabul | Hostile | Bomb attack | Two Interpreters sustained fatal injuries in an attack on a German position in Kabul. They died one day later. | - |
| 12|21|02 | Kabul | Non-Hostile | Accidental helicopter crash | A CH-53GS helicopter crashed in Kabul. The exact reason for the crash, which was firstly thought to be enemy fire, turned out to be a mechanical failure concerning the Swashplate of the aircraft. Seven servicemen died.
Fatalities |
7 killed |
| 03|20|03 | Kabul | Non-Hostile | ?? | Not combat-related incident
Fatalities |
1 dead |
| 05|17|03 | Kabul | Non-Hostile | ?? | Not combat-related incident
Fatalities |
1 dead |
| 05|29|03 | south of Kabul | Hostile | Landmine | One serviceman died and one suffered injuries when the vehicle (Wolf) they were travelling in struck a landmine. They had been on a reconnaissance tour in the south of Kabul.
Fatalities |
1 KIA, 1 WIA |
| 06|07|03 | Kabul, Kabul International Airport | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | Four soldiers died and 31 suffered serious injuries when a suicide bomber in a taxi rammed the bus they were travelling in. The bus was not armoured. The soldiers were scheduled to leave Kabul on that day after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.
Fatalities |
4 KIA, 31 WIA |
| 01|28|04 | Kabul | Hostile | Bomb attack | Alleged Taliban-militants carried out simultaneous bomb attacks on British and German positions in Kabul. One British serviceman died and four British and German soldiers as well as five civilian contractors suffered injuries when the explosives were detonated. | 2 WIA |
| 05|11|04 | Kabul | Hostile | Rocket attack | A German soldier suffered injuries in a rocket attack in Kabul. | 1 WIA |
| 06|16|04 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with a roadside bomb (IED) on a German convoy in Kunduz killed three Afghan bystanders and a local contractor who was travelling together with German soldiers in the leading vehicle. Two vehicles were lost. | - |
| 09|26|04 | Kunduz | Hostile | Mortar attack | Three German and two Swiss soldiers suffered injuries in an indirect fire mortar attack on their base in Kunduz; The base was heavily damaged. Local police repelled the attackers. | 3 WIA |
| 10|17|04 | Kunduz | Non-Hostile | Suicide | Not combat-related incident
Fatalities |
1 dead |
| 11|26|04 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | Three Germans suffered injuries when a roadside bomb (IED) exploded near their convoy on its route to Kunduz. | 3 WIA |
| ??|??|05 | Khost province | Hostile | ?? | A special forces soldier with Kommando Spezialkräfte was wounded in action. | 1 WIA |
| 06|25|05 | Rustaq | Hostile | Bomb attack | Two German soldiers and several local helpers died when explosives they had seized were detonated by hostile forces.
Fatalities |
2 KIA |
| 08|07|05 | Kabul | Non-Hostile | Vehicle accident | One serviceman died when the vehicle he was travelling in accidentally overturned.
Fatalities |
1 killed |
| 11|14|05 | Kabul | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber killed a German Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel. He is the highest German officer and first reservist to fall in Afghanistan. Two other Germans suffered injuries. A couple of attackers provoked a car accident with the Wolf jeep in which the three Germans were travelling so they were forced to leave their uparmoured vehicle. Another attacker detonated explosives he had strapped on his body then.
Fatalities |
1 KIA, 2 WIA |
| 02|22|06 | Kunduz Area | Hostile | IED attack | An IED attack on a German patrol injured one soldier and resulted in the total loss of a "Wolf"-Jeep. | 1 WIA |
| 03|17|06 | Kunduz Area | Hostile | IED attack | An IED attack on a German patrol resulted only in damage. | - |
| 04|07|06 | Kunduz Area | Hostile | IED attack | An IED attack against a German convoy on its route in Kunduz province injured three German soldiers and killed one bystander. | 3 WIA |
| 04|07|06 | Fayzabad Area | Hostile | Hostile fire | A Monitoring and Observation Liaison Team (MOLT) of PRT Faizabad was ambushed during a night patrol halt. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of fire. The ambush left three Germans wounded. | 3 WIA |
| 05|22|06 | Kunduz Area | Hostile | IED attack | An IED attack against an EOD team travelling in a TPz Fuchs did not result in casualties. However, the vehicle was lost due to heavy damage. | - |
| 06|26|06 | Kabul area | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber attack on a US Forces convoy in Kabul killed several bystanders. A German vehicle within the convoy was heavily damaged, its driver suffered minor injuries. | 1 WIA |
| 06|27|06 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber attack on a German patrol outside of Kunduz killed three bystanders and injured eight. | - |
| 06|28|06 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Hostile fire | An attack with small arms and RPGs on a German night patrol in Kunduz Province injured three German servicemen. During the firefight, a Fennek LSG and two other vehicles were lost due to damage. Several attackers were wounded or killed. | 3 WIA |
| 07|09|06 | Kabul | Hostile | Rocket attack | An attack with rockets against Camp Warehouse resulted only in damage. | - |
| 08|30|06 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Hostile | A joint German-Afghan patrol came under fire near the city of Kunduz. No casualties among Western troops were reported. | - |
| 12|03|06 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Hostile fire | An attack with small arms on a German patrol in Kunduz Province resulted only in damage. The attackers were repelled in a short exchange of fire. | - |
| 12|17|06 | Masar -e sharif| style="background: #fff; text-align: center" | Non-Hostile | Accidental explosion | One soldier was killed when handling live ammunition.
Fatalities |
1 killed | |
| 05|19|07 | Kunduz | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber killed ten people on a crowded market in Kunduz, among them three German servicemen conducting a patrol. Furthermore five soldiers and 13 civilians suffered injuries of varying degree.
Fatalities |
3 KIA, 5 WIA |
| 08|15|07 | Road to Jalalabad | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with a roadside bomb (IED) against a German convoy killed three policemen assigned to the German mission in Kabul. Together with colleagues they had been on their way to a shooting range. One of them was a member of Federal Police elite unit GSG 9. Another one had been the bodyguard of Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany and was ought to return to this position soon.
Fatalities |
3 KIA, 1 WIA |
| 08|31|07 | Kabul | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | Two Afghan soldiers died and five Belgian and German soldiers suffered injuries when a suicide bomber attacked a German Military Police convoy at the main entrance of Kabul International Airport. Two armoured vehicles were damaged. | 2 WIA |
| 09|08|07 | Mazar-i-Sharif | Non-Hostile | Suicide | A serviceman was found dead in his barracks in Mazar-i-Sharif; The cause of death is very likely suicide.
Fatalities |
1 killed |
| 09|14|07 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | An attack with 107 mm rockets on the German base in Kunduz resulted only in damage. | - |
| 10|05|07 | Kunduz | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber attack against a German patrol near Kunduz injured three German soldiers, one of them seriously. A man with explosives strapped on this body had thrown himself from a bridge onto an armoured Dingo-Vehicle when it passed a river. | 3 WIA |
| 10|08|07 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | An attack with rockets and small arms fire on the German base in Kunduz resulted only in damage. The attackers were repelled in a shootout and followed by coalition forces, but managed to escape after a short pursuit. | - |
| 10|10|07 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | An attack with rockets against the German base in Kunduz resulted neither in casualties nor in damage. | - |
| 10|??|07 | Fayzabad area | Hostile | Battle | Troops from Afghanistan (400) and Germany (160) conducted a clean and sweep operation in Fayzabad area. The offensive was part of "Operation Harekate Yolo I" of the German-led RC North. No casualties were reported among coalition troops. | - |
| 10|18|07 | Fayzabad area | Hostile | Hostile fire | An attack against a German night patrol in Fayzabad area resulted neither in casualties nor in damage. A hostile force had surrounded the patrol during a halt and opened fire with small arms and RPGs. After a short exchange of fire, the attackers were repelled when allied aircraft provided CAS. Several attackers were wounded. | - |
| 10|22|07 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Hostile fire | A confrontation between German soldiers and hostile forces outside of Kunduz resulted neither in casualties nor in damage.
A patrol had come across a group of enemies during their attack on ANA troops, and repelled them in an exchange of fire. |
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| 11|03-07|07 | Ghowrmach district | Hostile | Battle | A battle between coalition troops and hostile forces resulted in no casualties among western troops. The fighting ended on November 7. A number of militants, which was not disclosed yet as of November 7, was killed in the battle. However, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense confirmed "major losses" of the enemy. The Bundeswehr confirmed that 14 rebels had been killed. A senior militant officer is said to have been killed when coalition troops requested CAS on November 6. The Ghowrmach area has been handed over to troops of Afghan National Army's 209th corps.
The battle was part of "Operation Harekate Yolo II" of German-led RC North and included troops from Afghanistan (900), Germany (300), Hungary, Italy, Norway (300) and Spain. |
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| 11|10|07 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide car bomber attack on a German patrol in Kunduz province killed a bystander and injured a police officer. | - |
| 11|21|07 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz repelled an assault on an ANA base near Kunduz. No casualties among Western troops were reported. | - |
| 11|26|07 | Kunduz area | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with a remote controlled explosive device against a German patrol in Kunduz province resulted only in damage. | - |
| 12|14|07 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | Three to four rockets hit the base of PRT Kunduz. | - |
| 12|18|07 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | Several rockets hit the base of PRT Kunduz. | - |
| 12|27|07 | Kunduz area | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an improvised explosive device on a German patrol of PRT Kunduz resulted only in damage. | - |
| 01|02|08 | Kunduz airfield | Hostile | Rocket attack | Eight rockets hit a FOB at Kunduz airfield. | - |
| 02|19|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | Five rockets hit the base of PRT Kunduz. | - |
| 03|27|08 | Kunduz area | Hostile | IED attack | A Dingo Patrol Vehicle was turned over by a roadside bomb. Three soldiers suffered serious injuries. | 3 WIA |
| 04|09|08 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | The attack of a suicide bomber on a German patrol in Kunduz province resulted only in damage. | - |
| 04|09|08 | Kunduz area | Hostile | IED attack | An attack on a German patrol with a roadside bomb (IED) resulted only in damage. | - |
| 04|09|08 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Hostile fire | An attack with RPGs and small arms on a German night patrol in Kunduz province resulted only in damage. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of fire. | - |
| 04|28|08 | Baghlan | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber attack on a German patrol resulted neither in casualties nor in damage. | - |
| 05|??|08 | Kandahar | Hostile | Rocket attack | A rocket attack on Kandahar airfield resulted only in damage within a German signal troops compound. | - |
| 05|15-26|08 | Ghowrmach district | Hostile | Battle | Coalition forces which consisted of troops from Afghanistan (400), Germany (295)and Norway (200) conducted Operation Karez in Western Afghanistan's Ghowrmach district. The first days of the operation saw intense ground combat as described by Norwegian media. No casualties among Western troops were reported. | - |
| 05|19|08 | Faryab | Hostile | Hostile fire | A confrontation between insurgents and German and Afghan troops in Kunduz province resulted in no casualties. Three leaders of the insurgency in the North of Afghanistan had been detained. | - |
| 05|20|08 | Feyzabad | Hostile | Hostile fire | An ambush on a Monitoring-and-Liaison-Team of PRT Feyzabad resulted in no casualties. Two attackers were killed and nine were wounded. | - |
| 05|27|08 | Taloquan | Hostile | IED-attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on German troops resulted only in damage. | - |
| 06|05|08 | Kabul | Hostile | Rocket attack | A rocket attack on German facilities within Camp Warehouse resulted only in damage. | - |
| 06|26|08 | Bashanabad, Badakhshan Province | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol resulted only in damage. | - |
| 06|30|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol in Kunduz province injured three soldiers. One vehicle was lost to damage. | 3 WIA |
| 07|06|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | Three German police officers and several local people suffered injuries of varying degree when a suicide bomber in a car struck the vehicle they were travelling in. | 3 WIA |
| 07|30|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol in Kunduz province resulted only in damage. | - |
| 07|30|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Hostile fire | A confrontation between German soldiers and hostile forces resulted in no casualties among Western troops. | - |
| 08|06|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Rocket attack | An attack with 107 mm rockets against installations of Kunduz airfield did not result in casualties. | - |
| 08|06|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber on a motorcycle wounded three Germans when he attacked an ISAF-patrol 35 miles south of Kunduz. One paratrooper died of long-term effects of his severe injuries on 10/05/2009.
Fatalities |
1 KIA, 2 WIA |
| 08|15|08 | Fayzabad province | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol in Fayzabad province wounded two Germans. | 2 WIA |
| 08|19|08 | Fayzabad province | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A confrontation between German soldiers and hostile forces resulted in no casualties among Western troops. One attacker was killed. | - |
| 08|22|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A confrontation between a joint German and Afghan patrol and hostile forces resulted in no casualties among Western troops. The attackers were repelled. | - |
| 08|25|08 | Termez, ISAF-base in Uzbekistan | Non-Hostile | Natural Causes | A serviceman was found dead in his barracks in Termez. His death was not attributed to external force.
Fatalities |
1 dead |
| 08|27|08 | Kunduz Province | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an improvised explosive device killed one German soldier and wounded three.
Fatalities |
1 KIA, 3 WIA |
| 08|31|08 | Taloquan | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol in Taloquan resulted only in damage. | - |
| 09|01|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol was ambushed south off Kunduz. No casualties among Western troops were reported. | - |
| 09|06|08 | Baghlan province | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on German Quick Reaction Forces in Baghlan resulted in no casualties among Western troops. | - |
| 09|06|08 | Baghlan province | Hostile | IED attack | Another attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on German Quick Reaction Forces in Baghlan resulted in no casualties among Western troops. | - |
| 09|06|08 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Rocket attack | Several tockets hit PRT Kunduz. No casualties among Western troops were reported. | - |
| 09|18|08 | Fayzabad | Hostile | Rocket attack | Several tockets hit PRT Fayzabad. No casualties among Western troops were reported. | - |
| 09|23|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | A suicide bomber in a car attacked a German patrol in Kunduz. Two vehicles were seriously damaged and one soldier suffered minor injuries. | 1 WIA |
| 09|27|08 | Mazar-i-Sharif | Hostile | Rocket/ mortar attack | Camp Marmal was attacked with rockets and mortars. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 09|30|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 10|03|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 10|20|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Suicide Bomber attack | Seven people were killed and several wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a German patrol. Two German soldiers were killed and two were wounded.
Fatalities |
2 KIA, 2 WIA |
| 11|15|08 | Baghlan | Hostile | IED attack | Two German soldiers were wounded and several bystanders died when a German patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device. | 2 WIA |
| 11|17|08 | Faizabad | Hostile | IED attack | Four German soldiers were wounded and several bystanders were hurt when a German patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device. | 4 WIA |
| 11|24|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol in Kunduz resulted in no casualties among Western troops. | - |
| 12|07|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 12|07|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz responding to hostile activities were ambushed with small arms fire. One vehicle was lost to damage. | - |
| 12|15|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. Three soldiers were wounded. | 3 WIA |
| 12|16|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol 15 km NW off Kunduz resulted in no casualties. | - |
| 12|24|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. One vehicle was lost to damage. Five soldiers suffered minor injuries. | 5 WIA |
| 12|24|08 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 01|15|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 02|11|09 | Mazar-i-Sharif | ?? | ?? | A German officer died from "mission-related causes" in Mazar-i-Sharif. Fatalities 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Janelt, Medical Regiment 23 |
1 killed |
| 02|24|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Landmine | A Fennek was hit by a mine. No Casualties were reported. | - |
| 02|24|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 02|28|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 03|10|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with three rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 03|13|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 03|14|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 03|14|09 | Fayzabad | Non-hostile | Car accident | A German soldier died in a traffic accident in Fayzabad. Fatalities Private 1st Class Conrad Hötzel, Mechanized Infantry Battalion 371 |
1 dead, 2 injured |
| 03|25|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 03|28|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German convoy on the road from Kunduz to Taloqan resulted in no damage or casualties. | - |
| 04|03|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|05|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol 7 km NW of Kunduz resulted in no casualties. One vehicle (Dingo) was seriously damaged. | - |
| 04|05|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|06|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|07|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|07|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. No damage or casualties were reported. See also: Kunduz Province Campaign |
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| 04|09|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|12|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|13|09 | Mazar-i-Sharif | Hostile | VBIED attack | An attack with an VBIED on a German patrol in Mazar-i-Sharif resulted only in damage of two Dingo armoured personnel carriers. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|14|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A joint German and Afghan patrol was ambushed with small arms fire, 20 km NW of Kunduz. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of heavy MG fire. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|14|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with small arms fire while returning from a Patrol. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of gunfire. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|16|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | Afghan and German Troops conducted a clean and sweep operation in the Kunduz area. Two Afghan Troops as well as 4 Taliban were killed. 40 suspected Taliban were taken prisoner. During the offensive, weapons and IED making materials were secured. No casualties were reported among western troops. | - |
| 04|21|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A joint German-Afghan patrol was ambushed with small arms fire and RPGs. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of gunfire. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|23|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 04|25|09 | Fayzabad | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol 40 km East of Faizabad resulted in no casualties. One (Dingo) armoured personnel carrier was damaged. | - |
| 04|29|09 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Suicide bomber attack | Troops of PRT Kunduz were attacked by a suicide bomber in a car. One Dingo armoured personnel carrier was heavily damaged. | 5 WIA |
| 04|29|09 | Kunduz area | Hostile | Ambush | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPG and small arms fire NW of Kunduz. One German trooper fell in combat.
Private First Class Sergej Motz, Light Infantry Battalion 292 |
1 KIA, 10 WIA |
| 05|02|09 | Fayzabad | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Fayzabad was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 05|05|09 | Kunduz province | Hostile | IED & Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with a roadside bomb and small arms fire 25 KM off the province capital. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 05|06-07|09 | Fayzabad Area | Hostile | Battle | German Special Forces Kommando Spezialkräfte conducted a clean and sweep operation 60 km SW of Fayzabad with the objective of arresting suspected Taliban Leader Abdul Razeq. Abdul Razeq was taken prisoner after a few hours chase through the mountains. One German Soldier was injured during this Operation. | 1 WIA |
| 05|07|09 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire 12 KM off the province capital. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 05|07-08|09 | Kunduz province | Hostile | Battle | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. German Troops returned fire which resulted in a Battle that lasted for hours. 7 Taliban were killed, 14 more were wounded and taken prisoner. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 05|15|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire west off Kunduz. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of gunfire. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 05|16|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs west off Kunduz. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of gunfire. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 05|25|09 | Fayzabad | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol South off Fayzabad resulted in no casualties. | - |
| 05|30|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with small arms fire NW off Kunduz. The attackers were repelled in an exchange of gunfire. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 05|31|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with small arms fire and RPGs W off Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 06|04|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | Large scale operation against Taliban in Charrah Darreh. 120 German soldiers were involved. Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with small arms fire and RPGs NW off Kunduz. 10 Taliban were killed. | - |
| 06|07|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with IED followed by small arms fire and RPGs south off Kunduz. One Taliban was killed and two other wounded. Two soldiers were wounded. One DINGO was damaged. | 2 WIA |
| 06|15|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | German and Afghan troops battled the Taliban in Kunduz. At least five Taliban ware killed and another four were wounded. Also several Afghan troopers were wounded or killed. | - |
| 06|23|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | German and Afghan troops battled the Taliban in Kunduz. During this Operation, three Germans were killed and three other were wounded in action when their vehicle slided down a bank and turned over. Three Taliban were also killed.
Fatalities |
3 KIA,3 WIA |
| 07|08|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A German unit was ambushed at night about 45 KM south of Kunduz. The attackers were repelled. One vehicle was damaged. | - |
| 07|09|09 | Fayzabad | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol about 42 KM south off Fayzabad resulted in no casualties. One vehicle was lost. | - |
| 07|14|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A German unit was ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. The attackers were repelled. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 07|15|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A German-Afghan patrol was ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. The attackers were repelled and forced to retreat. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 07|15|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | An attack on the German base in Kunduz with three rockets (one hitting the camp) resulted in no casualties. | - |
| 07|20|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | An engagement between German-Afghan troops and insurgents resulted in several casualties on both sides. | - |
| 07|20|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 07|25|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an Improvised Explosive Device on a German patrol 2 km NW of Kunduz resulted in no casualties. | - |
| 07|30|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 08|03|09 | Sheberghan | Non-Hostile | accident | 6 Soldiers were wounded when their Dingo was involved in an accident during a patrol. | 6 WIA |
| 08|07|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A German unit was ambushed about 4 km NW of Kunduz. The attackers were repelled. One Soldiers was wounded. | 1 WIA |
| 08|09|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed about 2 km SW of Kunduz. The attackers were repelled. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 08|10|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were attacked with RPGs and small arms fire south of Kunduz. No damage or casualties were reported. | - |
| 08|15|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire near of Kunduz. One Soldier was wounded. | 1 WIA |
| 08|16|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire north of Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 08|18|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were attacked with RPG and small arms fire in Chara Darrah during parol at morning. A Fuchs transporter was lost. No German casualties were reported. | - |
| 08|20|09 | Faryab | Hostile | Hostile fire | A German-Afghan patrol was ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire 55 km east of Maymana. During the fight 3 Taliban were taking prisoner. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 08|22|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were attacked with RPG and small arms fire in Nawabad. One Dingo was lost due a RPG hit. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 08|29|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire north of Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 09|03|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire. German Troops returned fire, killing at least 3 Taliban. During the fight 4 German Soldiers were wounded and several vehicles were damaged, one lost. | 4 WIA |
| 09|04|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | air strike | Troops of PRT Kunduz called in an air strike to hit two NATO fuel tankers, which had been hijacked by Taliban insurgents. Up to 142 people died in the attack, including over 100 Afghan civilian victims.[2] No casualties among western troops were reported. Because of the high civilian death toll, the airstrike had serious political repercussions in Germany. | - |
| 09|05|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | SVBIED attack | An attack with an SVBIED on a German patrol 3 km NE off Kunduz resulted in 5 wounded German Soldiers. | 5 WIA |
| 09|09 - 10|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | German troops of the PRT Kunduz who supported Afghan Security troops were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire near of Kunduz and later near of Taloqan at night. One Fuchs was damaged. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 09|15|09 | Taloqan | Hostile | IED attack | An attack with an IED on a German patrol 3 km NW off Taloqan resulted only in damage of a Dingo. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 09|16|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | Troops of the PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire 12 km South of Kunduz. One Fuchs was damaged due a RPG hit. Eight (one seriously) German Soldiers were wounded during the battle that lasted for 2 hours. | 8 WIA |
| 10|05|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire 8 km west of Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 10|10|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms fire 9 km SW of Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 10|20|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | Troops of PRT Kunduz were ambushed with RPGs and small arms. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 11|03|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | German and Belgian troops were ambushed with RPGs and small arms 15KM W of Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 11|11|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | German and Afghan Troops were ambushed with small arms 5KM SW of Kunduz. One German Soldier was wounded during the fight. | 1 WIA |
| 11|20|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | German troops were ambushed with small arms 15KM W of Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 11|22|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Indirect fire | A German patrol was attacked with indirect mortar fire 10KM W of Kunduz. No casualties were reported. | - |
| 11|23|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A joint Afghan-German force battled insurgents 10KM W of Kunduz. Two Afghans but no German troops were wounded or killed during the fighting. | - |
| 12|04|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A German patrol was attacked with small arms by insurgents West of Kunduz. The German Troops returned fire and forced the attackers to retreat. No German troops were wounded or killed during the fighting. | - |
| 12|05|09 | Mazar-i-Sharif | Non-hostile | Accidental explosion | Three German troops were injured by an explosion in their camp. | 3 injured |
| 12|11|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile fire | A German patrol was attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents West of Kunduz. The attack was repelled. No German troops were wounded or killed during the fighting. | - |
| 12|14|09 | Eshkashem | Non-hostile | Accident | Five German troops were injured in an accident. They sustained carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a damaged heating device. | 5 injured |
| 12|14|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | German soldiers working on a bridge were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents north-west of Kunduz. Afghan policemen and German soldiers returned fire with small arms and Milan rockets. The attackers withdrew after several hours of fighting. No German troops or Afghan policemen were wounded or killed during the gunbattle. | - |
| 12|16|09 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | During a joint operation of German soldiers with Afghan and Belgian forces west of Kunduz, German troops were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents. Two German soldier were wounded during the fighting, as well as one member of the Afghan security forces. One of the German soldiers could rejoin the operation after medical treatment at the scene, the other one was seriously wounded by an RPG shrapnel and had to be taken to the field-hospital in Kunduz. The fighting lasted for several hours. | 2 WIA |
| 01|02|10 | Pol-e-Khomri | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol was attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents about 12 kilometres North-West of PRT Pol-e-Khomri. No German troops were harmed during the incident. | - |
| 01|19|10 | Nawabad | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with mortar fire by insurgents about 50 kilometres North-East of PRT Kunduz. No German troops were harmed during the incident. German forces investigated and found the mortar site. | - |
| 01|28|10 | Chahar Darreh District | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces, alongside Afghan and Belgian forces were repeatedly attacked with small arms by insurgents South-West of PRT Kunduz. The allied forces returned fire. No German troops or allies were harmed during the incident. A short time later that day, German infantry was attacked by insurgents with small arms and RPG's again and this time one German soldier was seriously wounded. He was taken to Mazar-I-Sharif for medical treatment. | 1 WIA |
| 01|30|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents 12 km west of PRT Kunduz. German forces returned fire and forced the attackers to retreat. No German troops were harmed during the incident. | |
| 02|05|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces clashed with insurgents West off Kunduz. At least 1 insurgent was killed and another wounded. One civilian was killed. | - |
| 02|05|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents 9 km north-west of PRT Kunduz. No German troops were harmed during the incident. A short time later, the German soldiers were attacked again and forced the attackers to retreat in a 30 minute gunbattle. One attacker was presumably wounded. About 4 hours later, the Germans were once again attacked, this time 2 kilometres east of the first gunbattle. Reinforcements from PRT Kunduz were called in and moved to PHQ Chahar Darreh after the PHQ had been attacked with RPG's a couple of minutes earlier. No German soldiers or vehicles were wounded or damaged. | - |
| 02|09|10 | Kunduz | Friendly Fire Incident | Friendly Fire | A German patrol was shot at by ANA forces in a friendly fire incident. The Afghans mistook the German soldiers for enemy combatants. No German troops were harmed during the incident. | - |
| 02|12|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol was attacked with small arms by insurgents about 14 km south of PRT Kunduz. Some smaller engagements followed in which the attackers used RPG's and small arms. No German troops were harmed during the incidents. | - |
| 02|17|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German reconnaissance forces were attacked with small arms by insurgents about 50 km north of PRT Kunduz. German troops returned fire. Several attackers were presumably killed. One "Fennek" vehicle was damaged. | - |
| 02|17|10 | Kunduz / Isa Khel | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol was attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents about 5 km west of PRT Kunduz. German troops returned fire. Three German soldiers were lightly wounded during the incident. | 3 WIA |
| 02|18|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | The German PRT Kunduz was attacked with a rocket which was fired from the Chahar Darreh area. The Rocket exploded near the airport and about one kilometre away from the PRT's camp. There were neither casualties nor damage reported. | - |
| 02|23|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | ANP forces and German forces inside a police station in the Chahar Darreh district were shot at by attackers. In a second incident German forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's about seven kilometres south-west of PRT Kunduz. In both cases planes were called in for a show-of-force overflight. There were neither casualties nor damage reported. | - |
| 02|25|10 | Kunduz / near Nahr-i Sufi | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces, who were requested as support for Afghan and U.S. forces, were attacked with small arms and RPG's by an unknown number of insurgents. The incident occurred about eight kilometres west of PRT Kunduz. No German casualties nor damage to vehicles were reported. It seems that an ANA vehicle hit an IED but there is no information concerning Afghan casualties. | - |
| 03|05|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents about five kilometres south-west of PRT Kunduz. The German troops returned fire and called in close air support. One soldier was wounded in combat and received medical treatment in the field by a mobile medical team. | 1 WIA |
| 03|08|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms by insurgents about fifty kilometres south-west of PRT Kunduz. No German soldiers were harmed in the incident. | - |
| 03|09|10 | Baghlan | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms by insurgents north of Baghlan. No German soldiers were harmed in the incident. | - |
| 03|10|10 | Baghlan | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German CH-53 helicopter was attacked with small arms by insurgents in the Baghlan area and suffered hits. The helicopter continued its mission. No German soldiers were harmed in the incident. | - |
| 03|11|10 | Sar-E-Pol | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German CH-53 helicopter was attacked with small arms by insurgents in the Sar-E-Pol area and suffered hits. The helicopter continued its mission. No German soldiers were harmed in the incident. | - |
| 03|12|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Mine | A mine detonated near a German patrol about 14 kilometres west of PRT Kunduz. One tire of an Fuchs APC was damaged but no German soldiers were harmed in the incident. The soldiers could continue their patrol. | - |
| 03|12|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket attack | An attack on the German base in Kunduz with several rockets resulted in no casualties. The rockets didn´t hit the camp and exploded outside the base. | - |
| 03|15|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol was repeatedly attacked with small arms and RPG´s by insurgents about six kilometres west of PRT Kunduz. The troops returned fire and reinforcements joined the fighting. Later on, close air support was called in for a "Show Off Force" overflight. Mortars were used as well. No German soldiers were harmed in the fighting but three Fuchs APC´s were damaged. | - |
| 03|17|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms and RPG´s by insurgents about ten kilometres south-west of PRT Kunduz. The troops returned fire. No German soldiers were harmed in the fighting and no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 03|20|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked in the Kunduz area. There were no casualties reported. Afghan forces provided reinforcement. The German forces continued their mission. | - |
| 03|24|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A civilian Mi-8 helicopter, with two German soldiers from PRT Kunduz and other ISAF personnel aboard, was attacked and suffered hits about 27 kilometres northeast of PRT Kunduz. The helicopter was forced to perform an emergency landing. Nobody was injured in the incident. | - |
| 04|02|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Battle | 3 German soldiers were killed in action and 8 others wounded (4 of them severely wounded) when they were ambushed and attacked by a large number of insurgents 6 kilometres west of Kunduz. One "Dingo" vehicle was heavily damaged and had to be destroyed.
Fatalities |
3 KIA, 8 WIA |
| 04|09|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 4 kilometres north of PRT Kunduz. There were no casualties reported. One German "Wolf" vehicle was damaged. | - |
| 04|09|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket And Mortar Attack | The German PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets and mortars. Six impacts were reported. There were no casualties. | - |
| 04|11|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket Attack | The German PRT Kunduz was attacked with 4 rockets but thea all went down outside the camp. There were no casualties reported. | - |
| 04|15|10 | Route to Baghlan | Hostile | IED Blast / Mortar Attack | Four German soldiers were killed and five wounded during a series of attacks in Kunduz province. One patrol vehicle hit an IED and an ambulance vehicle suffered a direct hit from a mortar round. The wounded were flown to the base in Mazar-e Sharif for medical treatment.
Fatalities |
4 KIA, 5 WIA |
| 05|03|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German soldiers were attacked by insurgents about 10 kilometres west of PRT Kunduz with RPG´s and small arms fire. The troops returned fire. No German soldiers or vehicles were harmed in the incident. | - |
| 05|15|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German infantry was attacked by insurgents about 12 kilometres west of PRT Kunduz with RPG´s and small arms fire. The troops were conducting an IED clearing mission. There were several engagements and an ANP Headquarter in the area was also attacked. No German soldiers or vehicles were harmed in the incidents. | - |
| 05|19|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked by an unknown number of insurgents west of PRT Kunduz. No German soldiers or vehicles were harmed in the incidents. | - |
| 05|20|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED north Kunduz. One German soldiers was lightly wounded and one DINGO vehicle damaged in the incident. | 1 WIA |
| 05|20|10 | Feyzabad | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked by an unknown number of insurgents about 8 kilometres south of Feyzabad with small arms fire and RPG´s. No German soldiers or vehicles were harmed in the incidents. | - |
| 05|25|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked by an unknown number of insurgents 5 kilometres west of PRT Kunduz and returned fire. The fighting lasted several hours. Coalition forces provided air support including "Show of Force" overflights and CAS with four 500 pound bombs (GBU 38). No German soldiers or vehicles were harmed in the incidents. | - |
| 06|08|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked by an unknown number of insurgents about 9 kilometres southwest of Kunduz. No German soldiers or vehicles were harmed in the firefight. | - |
| 06|09|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with two IED´s and an RPG about 9 kilometres southwest of Kunduz. One German soldiers was lightly wounded. No vehicles were damaged in the incident. | 1 WIA |
| 06|13|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 11 kilometres west of Kunduz. Two German soldiers were wounded, one severely. One vehicle was damaged in the incident. | 2 WIA |
| 06|19|10 | Feyzabad | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 60 kilometres south of PRT Feyzabad. Three German soldiers and one Afghan interpreter were wounded. One soldier sustained severe injuries. One DINGO vehicle was heavily damaged in the incident. | 3 WIA |
| 06|19|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents about 20 km west of Kunduz. No German troops were harmed during the incident. | - |
| 06|20|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack / Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with an IED about 8 kilometres northwest of PRT Kunduz. One DINGO vehicle was damaged in the incident. When German troops tried to recover the damaged vehicle two hours later, they were attacked with another IED blast, small arms fire and RPG´s. German forces returned fire and called in Close-Air-Support. In this second incident, two German soldiers were wounded by the IED blast. | 2 WIA |
| 06|22|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 13 kilometres west of Kunduz. No German soldiers were injured. One FUCHS vehicle was lightly damaged in the incident but remained operationally. | - |
| 07|01|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with RPG's by insurgents about 40 km northwest of PRT Kunduz. No German troops were harmed during the incident and no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 07|02|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German and American ISAF-forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents about 10 km northwest of PRT Kunduz. No German or American troops were harmed during the incident and no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 07|03|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket Attack | German and Afghan forces were attacked with two rockets by insurgents about 50 km southwest of PRT Kunduz during a joint patrol. No troops were harmed during the incident and no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 07|04|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket Attack | The German camp was attacked with a rocket by insurgents, which detonated outside the camp. No one was injured. | - |
| 07|10|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 12 km west of PRT Kunduz. When reinforcements arrived a second IED detonated and the tropps were attacked with small arms fire, too. Two German soldiers were lightly wounded during the incidents and two vehicles damaged. The recently deployed PzH2000 in Kunduz fired its first rounds in anger providing support for the troops in contact. | 2 WIA |
| 07|14|10 | Baghlan-e-Jadid | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German and Afghan forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents. No German or Afghan soldiers were harmed during the incident but one FENNEK reconnaissance vehicle was damaged by an RPG. All soldiers and vehicles returned to base. | - |
| 07|15|10 | Nawabad | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A joint German and Afghan patrol was attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents south of PRT Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire. CAS was called in. No German or Afghan soldiers were harmed during the incident. Later that day, a German patrol was attacked with indirect fire near Nawabad, about 17 kilometres west of PRT Kunduz. No German soldiers or vehicles were harmed. The patrol continued its mission. | - |
| 07|16|10 | Baghlan-e-Jadid | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms and RPG's by insurgents in the Baghlan-e-Jadid area, about 70 km south of PRT Kunduz. The attack occurred while the German soldiers were trying to recover a stuck DINGO vehicle. CAS was called in. The vehicle later was left behind and had to be destroyed by an air strike. A stuck FUCHS vehicle was successfully recovered. No German forces were harmed in the incident. Some vehicles were lightly damaged. | - |
| 07|18|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 10 km NW of PRT Kunduz. No German forces were harmed | - |
| 07|19|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | A joint German and Afghan patrol was attacked with an IED about 12 km SW of PRT Kunduz. A Fuchs was damaged and 4 German Soldiers were lightly wounded. | 4 WIA |
| 07|20|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 10 km SW of PRT Kunduz. No German forces were harmed | - |
| 07|22|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED Attack / Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with IED´s and small arms fire in two separate incidents in the Kunduz area. One incident occurred about 12 km west, the other about 7 km west of PRT Kunduz. No German forces were harmed. | - |
| 07|29|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms fire 6 km West of PRT Kunduz. No German forces were harmed | - |
| 07|29|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German Transall C-160 came under small arms and RPG fire while taking off Kunduz airfield. No German forces were harmed | - |
| 07|31|10 | Pol-e-Khomri | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A joint ANA and Bundeswehr patrol was attacked with small arms fire by insurgents about 12 km North of Pol-e-Khomri. The fighting lasted several hours. One German soldier was lightly injured while trying to reach a covered position. | 1 WIA |
| 08|06|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces on patrol were attacked in two separate incidents with small arms fire and RPG´s 12 km West and 8 km Northwest of PRT Kunduz. No German forces were harmed. | - |
| 08|07|10 | Meymaneh / Mazar-e Sharif | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German CH-53 helicopter came under small arms fire while flying from PRT Meymaneh to Mazar-e Sharif. No German forces were harmed. The crew continued its mission. | - |
| 08|14|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | Joint German and Afghan forces were attacked with small arms fire and RPG´s 8 km Northwest of PRT Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire. No German or Afghan forces were harmed. News reports state that up to four attackers were killed in the fighting. | - |
| 08|16|10 | Qal'ah–ye Zal | Hostile | Hostile Fire | After German forces investigated an IED attack in which four Afghan children were injured about 50 km Northwest of Kunduz, they were attacked with small arms fire and RPG´s 37 km Northwest of PRT Kunduz while heading home. The soldiers returned fire. No German soldiers were harmed and no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 08|16|10 | Pul-e Khumri | Hostile | IED attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 4 km Northwest of PRT Pul-e Khumri. No German soldiers were harmed but one DINGO vehicle was damaged and had to be recovered. | - |
| 08|21|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked twice with small arms fire while on patrol about 13 km West of PRT Kunduz. No German soldiers were harmed. No vehicles were damaged. | - |
| 08|22|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 10 km West of PRT Kunduz. No German soldiers were harmed but two DINGO vehicles were damaged. The vehicles were successfully recovered. | - |
| 08|24|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces on patrol with US forces in the area West of PRT Kunduz were attacked with RPG´s and indirect fire by insurgents. The German troops returned fire, setting the compound from which they were fired on ablaze. No German soldiers were harmed. No vehicles were damaged. The German soldiers continued their mission. | - |
| 08|25|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket Attack | The German camp in Kunduz was attacked with three rockets by insurgents. One detonated inside the base, two on the outside. There were no casualties or damaged vehicles. | - |
| 08|27|10 | Feyzabad | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German FUCHS vehicle (Armored Transport Vehicle) was attacked with small arms fire while returning to base from Feyzabad Airport. There were no casualties and the vehicle was only lightly damaged. | - |
| 08|30|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | German forces were attacked with an IED about 9 km North-West of PRT Kunduz while on patrol with Afghan security forces. No German soldiers were harmed but one DINGO vehicle was lightly damaged. The soldiers continued their mission. | - |
| 08|31|10 | Qal'ah–ye Zal | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol was attacked with small arms fire and RPG´s about 40 km North-West of PRT Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire and evaded the attackers. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|01|10 | Qal'ah–ye Zal | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol providing protection for a CIMIC patrol and EOD personnel was attacked by 6 - 8 insurgents with small arms fire and RPG´s about 40 km North-West of PRT Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire and forced the attackers to evade. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|01|10 | Chahar Darreh | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked by insurgents with small arms fire and RPG´s about 10 km North-West of PRT Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|02|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket Attack | The German PRT Kunduz was attacked with rockets by insurgents but they detonated outside the camp. There were no casualties or damaged vehicles. | - |
| 09|02|10 | Qal'ah–ye Zal | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German soldiers were attacked with small arms fire and RPG´s about 40 km North-West of PRT Kunduz while on a reconnaissance mission. The soldiers returned fire and forced. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|05|10 | Chahar Darreh | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked by insurgents with small arms fire and RPG´s about 7 km North-West of PRT Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire. The following firefight lasted several hours. CAS was called in but only provided overwatch. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|06|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces providing protection for a CIMIC patrol were attacked by insurgents with small arms fire about 8 km SW of PRT Kunduz, while having talks with the local population. The soldiers returned fire. The following firefight lasted several hours. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|10|10 | Feyzabad | Hostile | Rocket Attack | The German PRT in Feyzabad was attacked with rockets by insurgents. One exploded inside the camp. There was minor damage caused to camp infrastructure but no casualties. | - |
| 09|14|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED attack | German soldiers were attacked with an IED about 11 km North-West of PRT Kunduz. One German soldier was lightly wounded and was brought to the medical centre at PRT Kunduz for further medical treatment. Reports state, that while investigating the scene of the attack, German ISAF forces were fired upon with small arms, RPG´s and mortars. The soldiers returned fire and continued their mission. No soldiers were harmed in this second attack. | 1 WIA |
| 09|16 - 18|10 | Baghlan Province | Hostile | Hostile Fire | On September 16 elements of the ANP and supporting ISAF forces were attacked about 6 kilometres of PRT Pol e Khomri. Two ISAF soldiers were wounded (not Germans) and the German QRF was called in for support. Out of this incident a two day operation evolved which saw reinforcements from PRT Kunduz being called in. On September the 18th German ISAF forces were attacked about 23 kilometres N of PRT Pol e Khomri. Two DINGO vehicles were lightly damaged. No German soldiers were wounded in the whole operation, which ended on September 18. | |
| 09|18|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Rocket Attack | The German PRT in Kunduz was attacked with 7 rockets by insurgents. One exploded near the airfield but the PRT itself was not hit. There are no casualties and no damage to camp infrastructure is being reported. | - |
| 09|18|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked by insurgents with small arms fire about 11 km NW of PRT Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire. | - |
| 09|20|10 | Pol-e Khumri | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces and other ISAF troops were attacked with mortar fire and small arms fire near the village of Shahabuddin. The following firefight lasted for over two and a half hours. German forces used mortars as fire support. No German soldiers were harmed, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|21|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German Special Forces Kommando Spezialkräfte detained Maulawi Roshan, a senior Taliban commander in Kunduz province. He was detained without incident and taken by Afghan authorities for processing and questioning. | - |
| 09|22|10 | Pol-e Khumri | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with rockets and small arms fire near the village of Shahabuddin. The soldiers returned fire. There were no casualties among ISAF troops. | - |
| 09|25|10 | Pol-e Khumri | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with mortar fire near the village of Shahabuddin, about 77 km southwest of Kunduz. No German soldiers were harmed, no vehicles damaged. | - |
| 09|30|10 | Mazar e Sharif | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German Transall C-160 cargo plane was attacked with small arms fire while approaching Mazar e Sharif airfield. No German soldiers were harmed. The plane was examined after landing and no damage was reported. | - |
| 09|30|10 | Pol-e Khumri | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms fire about 14 km north of PRT Pol-e Khumri. No German soldiers were harmed, but vehicles were lightly damaged. | - |
| 10|01|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms fire and RPG´s about 10 km west of PRT Kunduz. German forces returned fire. The PZH 2000 artillery fired smoke grenades and flare ammunition in support of the troops. No German soldiers were harmed, no vehicles were damaged. | - |
| 10|06|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms fire about 38 km north-west of PRT Kunduz. The incident occurred, while German soldiers had talks with the local population near the village of Chahar Gol. Several short firefights followed, after which the German ISAF Troops continued their mission. No German soldiers were harmed, no vehicles were damaged. | - |
| 10|07|10 | Baghlan Province | Hostile | Suicide Bomber Attack | German ISAF forces were attacked by a suicide bomber North of PRT Pol-e-Khomri, near Aka- Khel. One German soldier was killed and 6 German soldiers were wounded.Of the 6 soldiers wounded, two were seriously injured. While securing the site of the suicide attack, the German forces were attacked with mortar fire and small arms fire. German forces returned fire. The fighting continued for hours during which 8 more German soldiers were. Three wounded soldiers had to be treated at Mazar-e Sharif field hospital.
Fatality |
1 KIA, 14 WIA |
| 10|10|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED | German forces were attacked with an IED around 7km East of PRT Kunduz. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles were damaged. | - |
| 10|11|10 | Baghlan Province | Accident | Traffic Accident | Six German soldiers were lightly injured in a traffic accident in the Pol-e-Khomri area. | 6 injured |
| 10|17|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German soldiers were attacked about 10 km West of Kunduz. The soldiers returned fire with mortars, MARDER IFV´s and their Milan rockets as well as they had the PzH2000 firing in support from Kunduz. Air support was called in which used its cannons to fight enemy positions. The fighting lasted several hours. One German soldier was wounded in the engagement and had to be airlifted to the medical centre at PRT Kunduz and was then brought to Mazar-e Sharif trauma center. He had to be flown to Germany via Med Evac Airbus A310 MRT for further medical treatment on October 18th. | 1 WIA |
| 10|26|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German CH 53 helicopter was attacked with RPG´s near Dash-e-Archi in Kunduz province. No German soldiers were wounded. | - |
| 10|26|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED | German forces were attacked with an IED around 11km West of PRT Kunduz. The partly dismounted troops were searching for hidden explosive devices when one IED went off under a "FUCHS" (TPz) vehicle. Two German soldiers were lightly wounded, one "FUCHS" vehicle was lightly damaged. | 2 WIA |
| 10|31|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED | German forces were fired upon during an operation about 4km West of PRT Kunduz. Later on in that operation two German soldiers were lightly wounded and two vehicles lightly damaged when the German forces were attacked with two IED´s about 7km West of PRT Kunduz. The troops continued their operation and were repeatedly attacked by insurgents. Artillery support was called in. A third attack with an IED resulted in a third lightly damaged vehicle. | 2 WIA |
| 11|03|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces are engaged in an offensive operation in the area West of PRT Kunduz since October 31st. This operation is conducted with the ANA and other ISAF forces. Today one German soldier was lightly wounded in an engagement with enemy forces, but the trooper could remain with his unit. | 1 WIA |
| 11|10|10 | Imam Sahib District / North of Kunduz | Hostile | Hostile Fire | A German patrol was attacked in Imam Sahib district with mortar fire and small arms. Mortar fire damaged one DINGO vehicle. The German unit returned fire but could not prevent the approximately 50 attackers from getting near the damaged DINGO and set it ablaze. The ammunition inside the DINGO exploded as a result. No German soldier was wounded. | - |
| 11|18|10 | Pol-i Khomri | Hostile | Hostile Fire | German forces were attacked with small arms fire 38km North of Pol-i Khomri. No German soldiers were wounded, no vehicles were damaged. | - |
| 11|21|10 | Kunduz | Hostile | IED | German forces were attacked with an IED around 6km North of PRT Kunduz. Three German soldiers were wounded, and one Fennek Light armored reconnaissance vehicle was damaged but successfully recovered. | 3 WIA |
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See also
References
- ^ http://www.rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/Toeten-gehoert-zum-Auftrag_aid_860016.html
- ^ Matthias Gebauer (6 August 2010). "Germany to Pay $500,000 for Civilian Bombing Victims". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
