Battle of Doan

Battle of Doan
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Operation Slipper
Date	9 September 2011
Location	Doan village, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan
Result	Coalition victory; Taliban withdrew; Village of Doan secured;
Belligerents
Australia; Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; United States	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
LT; LT	Unknown
Units involved
	2 RAR; Afghan National Army; 29th Infantry Division
Strength
60+ combined forces; Several Bushmasters; air support and QRF assets	Unknown number of insurgents
Casualties and losses
1 wounded; 1 Bushmaster destroyed	Unconfirmed number of fighters killed/or injured; 1 local arrested on suspicion.

The Battle of Doan was a ground battle in the War in Afghanistan fought in Doan Village on 9 September 2011 between forces of the Taliban and elements of the Afghan National Army accompanied by units of the Australian Army deployed under Operation Slipper. The Taliban fired harassing fire at an Australian and Afghan patrol near the village of Doan, in Oruzgan Province, an I.E.D causing the loss of one Australian vehicle, with one soldier wounded. One person was arrested, while casualties on the Taliban side are unknown.

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