Siege of Sangin

Siege of Sangin
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the Helmand province campaign
A British patrol in Sangin.
Date 27 June 2006 – 5 April 2007 Location Helmand Province, Afghanistan Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Coalition:  United Kingdom  Canada  United States  Denmark  Estonia  Netherlands	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Stuart Tootal	Tor Jan Haji Nika
Strength
120-150 soldiers (DC garrison) 1,000 relief forces	Unknown
Casualties and losses
9 killed[1]	"Dozens to several hundred" killed[2]

The siege of Sangin was a military engagement which occurred between June 2006 and April 2007, between Taliban insurgents and the British Army during the war in Afghanistan. During the engagement, the district centre of Sangin District in Helmand Province was occupied by British forces and was completely surrounded by Taliban fighters. At one point fighting became intensive, causing General David J. Richards, the then-NATO commander in Afghanistan, to declare that Helmand province had seen the fiercest fighting involving British troops since the Korean War.^[3] The siege became emblematic of the difficulty of the mission being carried out by British soldiers in Afghanistan, who nicknamed it "Sangingrad" (in reference to the Battle of Stalingrad).^[4]