Qualla: Battle of Alasay https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:32 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/t/w/1/w/battle-of-alasay-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Alasay https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay Battle of Alasay: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay/ Photo credit No machine-readable author provided. Rarelibra assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. By tradition, France's chasseurs alpins never say the word "yellow." When the 2nd Company of the 27th Chasseurs Alpins Battalion needed a callsign for Operation Dinner Out in March 2009, they chose Jonquille -- the daffodil, a flower whose color they would not name. It was a small quirk of regimental culture, carried into a valley in eastern Afghanistan that had been under guerrilla control for three years. The mission was blunt: take the Alasay Valley in Kapisa Province, build two outposts for the Afghan National Army, and hold them. What followed was ten days of fighting that tested whether mountain soldiers trained in the Alps could win a valley war in the Hindu Kush.

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]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/w/1/w/battle-of-alasay-wp/tw1w-battle-of-alasay-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Alasay: Three Years of Insurgent Rule https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay/ Photo credit No machine-readable author provided. Rarelibra assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. The Alasay Valley in Kapisa Province had slipped out of ISAF control in 2006. Insurgent groups operated freely in the steep terrain, and the coalition presence in the region was limited to two bases near the village of Nijrab and in Tagab. The French Groupement Tactique Interarme...

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]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/w/1/w/battle-of-alasay-wp/tw1w-battle-of-alasay-three-years-of-insurgent-rule.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Alasay: Before Dawn in the Valley https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay/ Photo credit No machine-readable author provided. Rarelibra assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. At 4:30 on the morning of March 14, 2009, the 4th Company lifted off from Nijrab in four CH-47 Chinook helicopters under callsign Vert -- Green. Their objective: the high ground commanding the southern approaches to the Alasay Valley. Vert 10 positioned directly above the planned...

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]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/w/1/w/battle-of-alasay-wp/tw1w-battle-of-alasay-before-dawn-in-the-valley.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Alasay: A Day of Close Fights https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay/ Photo credit No machine-readable author provided. Rarelibra assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. The response came quickly. At 7:17, Afghan Army elements drew fire, and Jonquille 40 answered with Milan anti-tank missiles. Within minutes, Dragunov sniper rounds were cracking past Jonquille 20. When Vert 30 came under sustained fire, U.S. Air Force aircraft struck by 8:00. Thr...

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]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/w/1/w/battle-of-alasay-wp/tw1w-battle-of-alasay-a-day-of-close-fights.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Alasay: The Evening Assault https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay/ Photo credit No machine-readable author provided. Rarelibra assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. As afternoon gave way to evening, the fighting intensified. Between 3:00 and 3:30, insurgents attempted to infiltrate between Vert 20 and Vert 30 but were driven back by small-arms fire and air support. A brief calm settled -- broken by the sight of women evacuating the sector, a...

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]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/w/1/w/battle-of-alasay-wp/tw1w-battle-of-alasay-the-evening-assault.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Alasay: Outposts and Olive Branches https://qualla.com/battle-of-alasay/ Photo credit No machine-readable author provided. Rarelibra assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. By March 15, construction of the first outpost had begun. Afghan Army reinforcements arrived on BMP infantry fighting vehicles, and the alpine troops who had held the high ground for over thirty hours began their withdrawal on foot to Tagab. By March 17, the Alasay outpost was co...

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