The Qala-i-Jangi uprising was a prisoner revolt at the Qala-i-Jangi fortress in northern Afghanistan in late November 2001, during which Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners — who had been captured by the Northern Alliance — overwhelmed their CIA and military interrogators. Central Intelligence Agency officer Mike Spann was killed in the uprising, becoming the first American killed in combat in Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks. The American al-Qaeda figure John Walker Lindh had just been captured at the same site and was present at the start of the uprising.[1][2][3]
Qala-i-Jangi uprising
The late-November 2001 prisoner uprising at a fortress in northern Afghanistan during which CIA officer Mike Spann was killed; the event during which the American al-Qaeda figure John Walker Lindh was captured; among the first major firefights of the post-9/11 Afghan campaign.
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- ↑ Dalton Fischer Podcast, 2025-08-31 — 3:36:36 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ Dalton Fischer Podcast, 2025-08-31 — 3:37:09 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ Dalton Fischer Podcast, 2025-08-31 — 3:38:09 on YouTube · Transcript
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