9 members of Afghanistan’s nat’l football team abscond, believed fleeing to brighter futures in Germany. Game at Verona was A’s team first appearance in Europe in 20 years.
AP 4/13/04 ;
BBC 4/13/04 at 15:53 GMT
Day : April 13, 2004
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Mizan district
Zabul
11
Taliban ambush and kill deputy chief of Mizan district, Yar Mohammed, and 9 of his soldiers. One attacker is killed.
Reuters 4/14/04; VOA 4/15/04; BBC 4/15/04 at 09:08 GMT; Dawn 4/16/04; Newsobserver.com citing AP 4/15/05 – Noor Khan
Day : April 14, 2004
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Birmal district
Paktika
2-7
Five disguised Taliban stop a vehicle and ask if people support the Karzai regime. Upon saying yes, the occupants are executed. Birmal is not controlled by Karzai forces.
AFP 4/14/04 ;
Reuters 4/14/04;
BBC 4/15/04 at 09:08 GMT
US military base
Kandahar
1
3
A bomb explodes outside the base, killing General Salim Khan, a senior police officer and his 2 bodyguards. Bomb was planted in a cart. A civilian also killed.
Day : April 14/15, 2004
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Checkpoint near Orgun-E
Paktika
US forces fire upon a car at a road block, injuring 4-5 civilians.
Newsobserver.com 4/15/04 at 6:04 AM EDT; Reuters 4/16/04 ; AlJazeera.net 4/16/04 at 15:33 MT
Day : April 16, 2004
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Security checkpoint at Del Aram road
Nimroz
8
Taliban in 3 station wagons attack and kill 8 Afghan soldiers late on Friday night.
Reuters 4/17/04 at 11:59 AM ET; Shia News 4/18./04
Shah Joy area
Zabul
Taliban kidnap 5 school teachers in the Shah Joy district
RFE/RL 4/19/04
Day : April 18, 2004
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Mazar-i-Sharif
Balkh
3
Attacker stabs to-death 3 policemen
Dawn 4/19.04 citing AFP
Day : April 20-21, 2004
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Around Kabul
Kabul
In 24 hrs three bombs are found and defused - two close to the Intercontinental Hotel
Canadian Press 4/21/04
Day : April 21, 2004
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Spin Boldak
Kandahar
1
1
bomb
Bomb explodes outside office where officials are meeting, incl. Kandahar governor Khaled Pashtun, kills Afghan soldier and a young girl, injures 2 others.
Reuters 4/21/04;
VOA 4/22/04
Day : April 21, 2004
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Tangi mountains
Zabul
2
US forces in firefight with Taliban. 2 Talibs killed and 2 arrested. In Kabul, 18 persons
AP 4/22/04 at 3:33 AM EDT – P. Haven; BBC 4/22/04 at 09:47 GMT – A. North
Bazaar in Kandahar city
Kandahar
1
bomb
Bomb goes off in the evening damaging store and killing suicide attacker
AP 4/22/04 at 3:33 AM EDT – P. Haven; VOA 4/22/04
Day : April 22, 2004
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Afghanistan
In an interview with Pashto Service of Radio Teheran, Mullah Dadullah said his fighters control 26 rural districts in southern and southwestern Afghanistan. Dadullah also stressed how western media have not reported on “ground reality” in Afghanistan – a very good point which this data base seeks to correct !
Jang.news 4/23/04
Near Sperah, 25 mi southwest of US base at Khost
Khost
1
1
A US Army Ranger patrol is ambushed, killing one US Ranger (Pat Tillman), injuring 3 others and killing an Afghan soldier.
AP 4/23/04
Kandahar city
Kandahar
IED
A IED hidden in a 44-gallon yellow drum used as a traffic control explodes as a UN convoy with election workers passes by. The UN later temporarily suspended operations.
UN News Centre 4/26/04
Qalat
Zabul
A new PRT unit is opened
US Embassy in Kabul 4/22/04
Day : April 23, 2004
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An int’l aid NGO compound in the Panjwai district
Kandahar
Armed men burst into compound of the Central Asia Development group, and torch 8 vehicles
