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2007, UK v. Taliban, Afghanistan

This article is about a British military operation in Afghanistan. other operations of that name, see [Operation Volcano (Israeli raid)](/source/Operation_Volcano_(Israeli_raid)) and [2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt](/source/2000_Cambodian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat_attempt).

v t e Helmand Province campaign Lejay Eagle Fury Lashkar Gah 2006 Taliban offensive Mountain Thrust 1st Sangin Mountain Fury Nawzad Achilles Musa Qala I Volcano Kryptonite Silver Pickaxe-Handle Hammer Nasrat Musa Qala II Garmsir Eagle's Summit Red Dagger Shahi Tandar Diesel Mar Lewe Panther's Claw Strike of the Sword Dahaneh Cobra's Anger Moshtarak Tor Shezada Battle of Sangin Camp Bastion January 2017 Lashkargah Sangin June 2017 Lashkargah Camp Shorabak Grishk

v t e War in Afghanistan History Timeline 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Battles and operations v t e Invasion Crescent Wind Rhino Mazar-i-Sharif Kunduz Herat Kabul Tarinkot Trent Kandahar Qala-i-Jangi Shawali Kowt Sayyd Alma Kalay Tora Bora v t e Helmand Province campaign Lejay Eagle Fury Lashkar Gah 2006 Taliban offensive Mountain Thrust 1st Sangin Mountain Fury Nawzad Achilles Musa Qala I Volcano Kryptonite Silver Pickaxe-Handle Hammer Nasrat Musa Qala II Garmsir Eagle's Summit Red Dagger Shahi Tandar Diesel Mar Lewe Panther's Claw Strike of the Sword Dahaneh Cobra's Anger Moshtarak Tor Shezada Battle of Sangin Camp Bastion January 2017 Lashkargah Sangin June 2017 Lashkargah Camp Shorabak Grishk v t e Kandahar Province 2001 Kandahar bombing Fall of Kandahar Tarnak Farm Mongoose Medusa Avalanche 2006 Taliban offensive Kaika Panjwaii Falcon Summit Hoover Luger Kamin Shah Wali Kot 2008 Kandahar Spin Boldak Sarposa Arghandab Wech Baghtu 2009 Kandahar Nadahan Hamkari Dragon Strike Baawar Battle of Kandahar Kandahar massacre 2017 Kandahar 2020 Kandahar v t e Eastern Afghanistan Hazar Qadam Anaconda (Takur Ghar) Warrior Sweep Jacana Haven Denial Mountain Resolve Korangal valley (Red Wings) Jaji border incident Bagram (2007) South Korean hostages Nangar Khel Aranas Wanat Ebrahimkhel Alasay Bari Alai Ganjal Kamdesh Narang Khataba 2010 Badakhshan massacre Bad Pakh Bulldog Bite Barawala Kalay Valley Do Ab Asadabad Bagram (2014) Jalalabad (2015) Bagram (2015) Nangarhar Jalalabad (2016) Janikhel Bagram (2016) Mohmand Valley Tora Bora Jalalabad (January 2018) Jalalabad (July 2018) Jalalabad (September 2018) Charikar Jalalabad (2019) Bagram (2019) May 2020 v t e Kabul Province 2002 2008 Serena Hotel 2008 Indian embassy Uzbin 2009 raids NATO HQ 2009 Indian embassy Bakhtar January 2010 February 2010 May 2010 2011 Inter-Continental Hotel September 2011 December 2011 April 2012 June 2013 Palace January 2014 2014 Serena Hotel December 2014 Park Palace Parliament 7 August 2015 10 August 2015 22 August 2015 Spanish Embassy April 2016 Canadian Embassy July 2016 American University September 2016 January 2017 March 2017 May 2017 October 2017 mosque 28 December 2017 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Ambulance March 2018 22 April 2018 30 April 2018 September 2018 2019 mosque 1 July 2019 28 July 2019 7 August 2019 17 August 2019 2 and 5 September 2019 17 September 2019 6 March 2020 Gurdwara May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 University December 2020 2021 school Fall of Kabul (2021) 2021 hospital v t e Kunduz Province Airlift Siege Harekate Yolo Karez Oqab 2009 airstrike Sahda Ehlm Gala-e Gorg Halmazag 2015 battle Hospital airstrike Hostage crisis 2016 battle Boz Qandahari Kunduz madrassa 2020 Major operations Mountain Viper Asbury Park 2006 Taliban offensive Perth Chora Firebase Anaconda Shewan Balamorghab Sabzak Derapet Doan Kunduz (2015) Omari Tarinkot Kunduz (2016) Boz Qandahari Darzab (2017) Farah Darzab (2018) Kunar (2019–2020) Ghazni 2021 Taliban offensive Zaranj Kunduz Herat Kandahar Lashkargah Kabul Airstrikes Sayyd Alma Kalay Uruzgan wedding Hyderabad Gora Prai Haska Meyna/Deh Bala Azizabad Wech Baghtu Granai Kunduz (2009) Uruzgan helicopter Sangin (2010) Mano Gai Baraki Barak Kapisa Kunar Kunduz hospital Sangin (2017) Nangarhar Kunduz madrassa Major insurgent attacks 2002 Kabul 2007 Attempted assassination of Dick Cheney S Korean hostage Baghlan sugar factory 2008 Kandahar Spin Boldak Khost Kabul Indian embassy Kabul hotel 2009 Kabul raids Kabul NATO Kandahar Kabul Indian embassy Kabul UN guesthouse Camp Chapman 2010 Kabul (Jan) Kabul (Feb) Kabul (May) Nadahan 2011 Logar Kabul hotel Nimruz Zabul Kabul (Sep) Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif 2012 Raids Camp Bastion FOB Salerno Attack 2013 Farah Kabul court Kabul palace Jalalabad Herat 2014 Kabul restaurant Kabul hotel Herat Indian consulate Bagram 1st Paktika 2nd Paktika Kabul school 2015 Jalalabad Kabul hotel Kabul Parliament Khost Kabul police Kabul Airport Kabul NATO Ghazni Kandahar Kabul Spanish embassy Bagram 2016 Jalalabad Kabul NDS Kunduz-Takhar highway Kabul Canadian embassy Wardak Kabul Hazara protest Kabul University Kabul Defense Ministry Mazar-i-Sharif Bagram 2017 Bombings (Jan) Kabul hospital Camp Shaheen Kabul (May) Herat (Jun) June Lashkargah Herat (Aug) Gardez & Ghazni Kabul & Ghor Kabul Shi'ite 2018 Kabul hotel Jalalabad (Save the Children) Kabul ambulance Kabul (Mar) Kabul (22 Apr) Kabul (30 Apr) Jalalabad (Jul) Baghlan Kabul (Sep) Jalalabad (Sep) 2019 Maidan Shar Camp Shorabak Kabul mosque Kabul Defense Ministry Ghazni Kabul office Farah Kabul police Kabul wedding Kabul (Sep) Charikar & Kabul Qalat Jalalabad Haska Meyna Bagram 2020 Kabul (6 Mar) Kabul gurdwara May June July August Jalalabad September October November Kabul University December 2021 Jan-Aug Kabul school Spin Boldak Massacres Dasht-i-Leili Shinwar Nangar Narang Maywand Khataba Badakhshan Kandahar FOB Delhi Other U.S. urination incident Quran burning protests Insurgents' bodies U.S.–Afghan agreement United States–Taliban deal U.S. withdrawal 2011–2016 2020–2021 Peace process 2021 Kabul airlift

Mike Company of 42 Commando Royal Marines conducting room clearance during Operation Volcano.

**Operation Volcano** was a British operation to clear a village that the [Taliban](/source/Taliban) were using as a command and control node, consisting of 25 compounds, near the [Kajaki hydroelectric dam](/source/Kajaki_Dam) in February 2007.[1] The British troops came from [42 Commando](/source/42_Commando), [Royal Marines](/source/Royal_Marines) and [59 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers](/source/24_Commando_Royal_Engineers#59_Commando_Squadron_Royal_Engineers), a squadron drawn from the [Royal Engineers](/source/Royal_Engineers) but commando trained. During the operation, the marines received fire from Taliban forces further in the compounds and from the village of Chinah. They were killed by British aircraft and the Royal Marine's [mortars](/source/Mortar_(weapon)). Operation Volcano was part of the March–May 2007 [Operation Achilles](/source/Operation_Achilles).

Some parts of this operation are described in the documentary [Ross Kemp in Afghanistan](/source/Ross_Kemp_in_Afghanistan), which aired in 2008.

## See also

- [War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)](/source/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021))

- [Operation Herrick](/source/Operation_Herrick)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** UK MOD: [Marines clear Taliban from key Afghan dam](http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/MarinesClearTalibanFromKeyAfghanDamvideo.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070208082407/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/MarinesClearTalibanFromKeyAfghanDamvideo.htm) 2007-02-08 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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