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  • 2001 Sayyd Alma Kalay airstrike
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  • The Sayyd Alma Kalayy airstrike was a major friendly fire incident via airstrike during the Invasion of Afghanistan. It happened on December 5, 2001 when a U.S. soldier responsible for calling in airstrikes accidentally misguided the Boeing B-52 bomber to strike a hill held by American Special Forces and dozens of their Afghan allies.
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instigator
  • United States
Date
  • 2001-12-05
Type
  • airstrike
Caption
  • A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
Title
  • Sayyd Alma Kalay airstrike
Injuries
  • 40
Fatalities
  • 3
Target
Conflict
  • the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Location
  • Sayyd Alma Kalay, near the Arghandab River, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan
abstract
  • The Sayyd Alma Kalayy airstrike was a major friendly fire incident via airstrike during the Invasion of Afghanistan. It happened on December 5, 2001 when a U.S. soldier responsible for calling in airstrikes accidentally misguided the Boeing B-52 bomber to strike a hill held by American Special Forces and dozens of their Afghan allies.