Battle of Kunduz (2015)

Battle of Kunduz
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
	; Situation on 27 September, after the Taliban had pushed ANA forces back to the airport. Controlled by the Afghan National Security Forces Controlled by Taliban forces and allies
Date	24 April 2015 – 27 September 2015
Location	Kunduz, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan36°43′43″N 68°52′05″E / 36.728611°N 68.868056°E
Result	Taliban victory Taliban captures Kunduz on 27 September; Government forces launch a counter-offensive;
Belligerents
Afghanistan Supported by:; NATO United States; United Kingdom; France; Germany;	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Ashraf Ghani; Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai; Sher Mohammad Karimi; John F. Campbell	Akhtar Mansoor; Sirajuddin Haqqani; ; Mawlawi Salaam;
Strength
5,000–7,000+	1,500 (~500 in initial seizure of Kunduz)
Casualties and losses
Undisclosed	80–200 killed (Afghan government claim; denied by Taliban)
	Killed or Wounded: 848+ civilians (U.N. report); 100,000 displaced (over entire offensive)
	Kunduz within Afghanistan

The Battle of Kunduz took place from April to October 2015 for control of the city of Kunduz, located in northern Afghanistan, with Taliban fighters attempting to seize the city and displace Afghan security forces. On 28 September 2015, the Taliban forces suddenly overran the city, with government forces retreating outside the city. The capture marked the first time since 2001 that the Taliban had taken control of a major city in Afghanistan. The Afghan government claimed to have largely recaptured Kunduz by 1 October 2015 in a counterattack, although local sources in the city disputed the claim made by government officials.

Twelve hospital staff of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and ten patients, including three children, were killed on October 3 by a prolonged series of US airstrikes on Kunduz Trauma Centre, an emergency trauma hospital run by the agency. Thirty-seven people were injured including nineteen staff members.