Pak. Intelligence officials arrest an Egyptian, Abid bin Ibad, Al Qaeda suspect at 2 AM in Academy Town. FBI was involved too. FBI had listened in on his sat phone calls.
Jang.news 11/14/03
Manogi (Manoguy) district
Kunar
4
Remote-controlled bomb
Blows up vehicle filled with troops, killing 3, injuring four according to witnesses.
Jang.news 11/13/03
Day : November 14, 2003
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Bagram hospital
Kabul
1
Second Romanian dies of his wounds inflicted 3 days ago near Spin Boldak.
AFP 11/14/03 at 6:31 PM
near Asadabad
Kunar
1
IED
Explodes and injures fatally a US Special Forces soldier when vehicle was hit by the IED.
AFP 11/14/03 at 2:01 PM
airport of Jalalabad
Nangarhar
Taliban fire rockets at US base near airport, causing some damage but no casualties.
AP 11/14/03 - J. Hashimzada
Shaplung near Khost
Paktia
4
Taliban fire RPGs and AK-47s at gov't base resulting in a 1-hr. battle at 1 AM on Friday. 4 attackers killed.
Jang.news 11/15/03
Barmal area
Paktika
5
Rebels attacked US and army forces, battle ensued in which 5 rebels were killed according to Col. Hilferty of Bagram propaganda center.
USA Today 11/17/03
Mangaratay village in Barmal area
Paktika
5-6
US airstrike kills 6 civilians. Bagram says they were Al Qaeda, but local police commander insists they were civilians. Members of Ahmadzai-Wazir tribe riding in a pickup truck.
SpaceWar.com 11/17/03 citing the AFP; Dawn 11/16/03;jang news 11/17/03 and 11/18/03; Jihad Unspun 11/18/03
Day : November 15, 2003
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near U.S. base at Asadabad, in Manoguy district of the Pech Valley
Kunar
1 -3
IED
Exploded under patrol vehicle, killing one US Special Forces soldier and injuring another. Another report says 3 US soldiers killed and 3 persons wounded..
AFP 11/15/03 at 3:40 AM;
Jang.news 11/16/03;
Jihad Unspun 11/17/03;
AP 11/24/03 - P. Haven;
AFP 11/15/03 at 8:10 AM
Kunar
11
8
US air strikes
Bombing and 8-hr. firefight resulted in death of 8 mujahideen incl. a Hezb-i-Islami commander Maulvi Faqeer Ullah.
Jihad Unspun 11/17/03
Day : November 16, 2003
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shopping bazaar in Ghazni
Ghazni
1
Two men on a motorbike kill French aid worker for UNHCR, injure her driver, in Ghazni market at 12:30 PM. Two suspects were arrested.
AP 11/16/03 - J. Fowler;
AFP 11/16/03 at 5:32 PM;
AFP 11/17/03 at 11:10 AM
Day : November 17, 2003
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Sarabagh base, 5 kms. northeast of Khost
Paktia
rockets
Pre-dawn fired upon the base from mountain to the north. Helicopters called-in. 3-hr. firefight. Unconfirmed casualties at the base.
PakTribune 11/17/03 at 13:46 PST; Jihad Unspun 11/18/03
Faryab airport
Faryab
Taliban attacked with RPGs inflicting deaths and injuries upon Afghan troops, but numbers are disputed and unconfirmed.
Jihad Unspun 11/19/03
Day : November 18, 2003
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Refugee centers
Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar
UN pulled out 30 foreign staff members and closed refugee centers in these 4 provinces, after series of Taliban attacks upon UN personnel and offices.
Guardian 11/18/03 at 10:01 AM - P. Haven
Day : November 19, 2003
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Afghan Army post on highway near Sangeen (Sangin) , 40 kms. north of Lashkar Gah
Helmand
2-3
1
~40 Taliban in four vehicles attacked post, killing 3 troops and injuring 2 others. Battle raged afterwards in Chah Baber mountains of the Maiwand district. 2 Taliban suspects arrested.
AFP 11/19/03 at 6:10 AM;
AP 11/19/03 at 18:25 GMT;
Jihad Unspun 11/20/03
U.S. base at Asadabad
Kunar
107 mm. rockets
More than 5 rockets fired at the base
AFP 11/20/03 at 2:40 PM
Daman district, 100 kms. north of Kandahar
Zabul
1
Afghan soldier working for a US security firm on the K-K highway called USPI is killed.
AFP 11/20/03 at 8:36 AM
Day : November 20, 2003
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Shkin base
Paktika
US troops capture 4 suspected rebels involved in firing rockets at the Special Forces base.
AFP 11/21/03 at 3:40 AM
Day : November 21, 2003
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Parwan region
Parwan
A new U.S. PRT team set up in Parwan, to cover Parwan, Wardak and Logar. 12 aid workers have been killed in Afghanistan since March 2003.
