The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (also incorrectly referred to as the Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif) took place between November 25 and December 1, 2001, in Northern Afghanistan. It began with the uprising of foreign Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress, and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the War in Afghanistan. Northern Alliance fighters, assisted by British and American Special Forces, took seven days to finally quell the re...
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The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (also incorrectly referred to as the Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif) took place between November 25 and December 1, 2001, in Northern Afghanistan. It began with the uprising of foreign Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress, and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the War in Afghanistan. Northern Alliance fighters, assisted by British and American Special Forces, took seven days to finally quell the revolt, leaving only 86 prisoners alive out of an original 300–500.
CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann was the sole US fatality and was the first American killed in combat during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Among the survivors were two American citizens fighting with the Taliban, Yaser Esam Hamdi and John Walker Lindh, who was interrogated by Spann.
On November 24, with their military situation in Northern Afghanistan becoming critical, many Taliban commanders agreed to surrender to Northern Alliance General Abdul Rashid Dostum....
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