2009 Khyber Pass offensive

2009 Khyber-pass offensive
	Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date	1 September - 30 November 2009; (2 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Khyber Pass, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Result	Pakistani victory NATO routes were secured; Taliban forces were eliminated from the area;
Belligerents
Pakistan	Lashkar-e-Islam
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Abid Mumtaz; P/A Tariq Hayat	Mangal Bagh
Units involved
20th Mountaineering Brigade; 57th Army Combat Brigade	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers killed	151+ Killed

The 2009 Khyber Pass offensive was an offensive military campaign by Pakistani Army against Islamic militants from Lashkar-e-Islam in and near the Khyber Pass. The offensive was launched after a series of suicide bombings, including one at a police station where 17 cadets were killed. After two months, Pakistan Army defeated the militants and cleared the area from the militants.

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