While trying to break away from the enemy, a dingo fell into a booby trap at around 2:50 p.m. Four paratroopers were wounded (three of them seriously), including Sergeant Major Nils Bruns and Corporal Martin Augustyniak.

It was only after eight hours of fighting that the reserve company was able to relieve the paratroopers, who then returned to the Kunduz field camp, which they reached around 9:50 p.m. During the course of the engagement, the Bundeswehr soldiers fired over 25,000 shots.

[9][10][11][12] Civilian pickup trucks carrying soldiers from the Afghan army were mistakenly shot at by a Marder armored personnel carrier from the reserve company.

[13] Mario Kunert, Philipp Oliver Pordzik, Ralf Rönckendorf, Maik Mutschke, Robert Hartert and Martin Kadir Augustyniak were awarded the Bundeswehr Cross of Honor for their efforts.

[14] Nils Bruns, Ulrike Hödel and Gerhard Haben received the Bundeswehr Cross of Honor in gold in a special version for their outstanding achievements.

[15] The American soldiers Robert McDonough, Steven Husted, Jason LaCrosse, Nelson Visaya, Jason Brown, Sean Johnson, Eric Wells, Travis Brown, William Ebel, Antonio Gattis, Steven Shumaker, Matthew Baker, Todd Marchese and Gregory Martinez were recognized for their outstanding service.

[19] Former German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière said after the engagement: “Kunduz, for us this is the place where the Bundeswehr fought for the first time and had to learn to fight.