2001_Sayyd_Alma_Kalay_airstrike
2001 Sayyd Alma Kalay airstrike
Friendly fire incident during the Afghanistan war
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.