Operation Kaika

Operation Kaika
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Date	June 23 – 24, 2006
Location	Near Kandahar, Afghanistan
Result	US victory. Taliban retreat; Heavy Afghan police casualties
Belligerents
Coalition:; United States; Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Captain Sheffield F. Ford III	Unknown
Strength
17; 48	8 insurgents (AWD); 200 insurgents (US Mil.)
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 3 killed	120 killed

Operation Kaika was a joint operation between American Special Forces and Afghan National Army soldiers, to establish a control base as part of the larger Operation Mountain Thrust, and clear Taliban fighters from three villages about 12 miles southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan in June 2006.^[1]^[4]

The battle took an unexpected twist when Afghan forces "laid siege" to the American-supported troops, "convinced they had the Americans cornered", the militants spearheaded three large assaults over the course of three days.^[1] It became "one of the most sustained battles" of the war.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d IBD Editorials, Capt. Ford's Drive to Victory in Afghanistan Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, January 18, 2008
^ ^a ^b CBS, 60 Minutes
^ "(ENEMY ACTION) DIRECT FIRE RPT (Small Arms) CJSOTF-A : 2 CF KIA 1 CF WIA -- War Log Explorer".
^ ^a ^b Netzer, Jaime. Veterans of Foreign Wars, "Two Afghanistan Battles Demonstrate American Gallantry in Action"

[ibd-1] IBD Editorials, Capt. Ford's Drive to Victory in Afghanistan Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, January 18, 2008

[CBS,_60_Minutes-2] CBS, 60 Minutes

[AWD-3] "(ENEMY ACTION) DIRECT FIRE RPT (Small Arms) CJSOTF-A : 2 CF KIA 1 CF WIA -- War Log Explorer".

[vet-4] Netzer, Jaime. Veterans of Foreign Wars, "Two Afghanistan Battles Demonstrate American Gallantry in Action"

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