A day-to-Day Chronicle of Afghanistan's Guerrilla and Civil War, June 2003 – Present



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Day : March 31, 2004

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Near border

Khost










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A US patrol hit by sniper fire, injuring 1 soldier. A militant killed after had grenade attack on another US convoy in the area.

Jang.news 4/4/04;

Dawn 4/4/04





Day : April 1, 2004

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Area near Wana

South Waziristan, Pakistan
















Pak. helicopters drop leaflets in both Urdu and Pashto languages, but did not dare do so on the ground.

AP 4/1/04 at 5:40 AM – Ahsanullah Wazir

Day : April 3, 2004

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20 kms from Miran Shah

North Waziristan, Pakistan




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Pak troops and tribesmen exchange gunfire, as militants in Mazarkhel fired upon by passing Pak troops on their way to the Shawal mountainous area. Pak helicopter gunships soon arrived. A Pak military convoy had been ambushed in the area in March, killing a major and soldier.

Dawn 4/4/04

East of Qalat

Zabul




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An IED explodes near Afghan Army convoy, killing 1 soldier and seriously injuring another.

Jang.news 4/5/04



Day : April 5, 2004

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Road near Deh Rawud

Uruzgan










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2 Taliban killed while trying to lay a road mine which explodes

Dawn 4/7/04

Afghan military convoy

Farah




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Armed men attack Afghan Army in night of 5/6th convoy and kill colonel and wound a soldier

Jang.news 4/7/04



Day : April 6, 2004

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NGO-funded school

Parwan
















Taliban blow up school on night of 6/7th . Later, an Abdul Hadi, former Taliban commander, is arrested in Kabul.

Kuwait News Agency 4/7/04; Australian 4/7/04



Day : April 7, 2004

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Near Gereshk

Helmand




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A joint US-Afghan patrol is attacked, 5 killed (incl. 4 Afghan soldiers and 1 militant). A US soldier injured and an Afghan one too. In nearby Sangeen, 2 Taliban killed when they attacked an Afghan militia checkpoint. Nearby, an Afghan army vehicle hits a mine in Uruzgan, killing one and injuring another.

AP 4/8/04

Road in Chenartu close to Tirin Kot

Uruzgan




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3 gov’t officials incl. a senior regional intelligence chief, Hamidullah (Ahmadullah?), are kidnapped and taken to remote area of Shah Wali Kot – scene of much previous fighting and bombing. Possibly organized by former high-ranking Taliban chief, Abdul Razaq. The 3 were later executed.

News24.com 4/10/o4 at 20:48; AP 4/12/04 at 8:50 AM – Amir Shah; Reuters 4/12/04 at 5:22 AM ET – Mirwais Afghan



Day : April 8, 2004

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Near Kabul

Kabul
















Two Dutch Apache helicopters fired upon. Holland sent 6 Apaches and 135 more troops to assist Afghan occupation – it already had 650 troops in Kabul. The Apaches arrived in Kabul on March 30th aboard 3 Russian Antonov 124s.

Reuters 4/9/04 at 1:35 PM ET

Jang. News 4/13/04



Border region

Khost
















An elite 60-man US Army unit (501st Parachute Infantry) is attacked twice during April 8-9 while on a 4-day patrol. An IED and RPG used. Airstrikes called-in. The 501st deployed in Afghanistan in October 2003

CNN.com 4/13/04 at 4:29 AM EDT



Day : April 9, 2004

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Area near Spera

Khost
















A large new US-Afghan military operation began involving 700 troops (incl. ~100 @US) backed by helicopters seeking to block escape routes from Pakistan. Caves in the area were used during the anti-Soviet war. Pakistani troops reported moving into the mountainous, rugged Shawal region.

AP 4/12/04 at 7:23 AM ET – A. Shah;

Asia Times 5/1/04 article provides valuable information on the Shawal region



Day : April 10, 2004

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Border districts

Paktika
















Taliban seize 3 border districts according to Taliban spokesman, Abdul Latif Hakimi.

Reuters 4/12/04 at 5:22 AM ET – Mirwais Afghan



Day : April 11, 2004

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City of Gardez

Paktia
















2 unmanned drones crash close to US-Afghan inauguration ceremony of a new Italian-funded courthouse in Gardez. The planes crash during a speech by American “pro-consul” in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khaliad.

AP 4/11/04 – Amir Shah




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