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

Day : June 4, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Near Tirin Kot	Uruzgan				8 ?		Late Fri US airstrikes kill 8 militants near Tirin Kot when Marines in the area were attacked, according to Bagram propaganda center’s Lt. Col. Tucker Mansager.	AP 6/5/04
Deh Rawud area	Uruzgan					ambush	The deputy mayor of Gereshk (in Helmand) is ambushed while riding in his home town of Deh Rawud. He is injured as are his 3 guards.	Guardian 6/5/04 at 1:31 PM

Day : June 5, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Interior Ministry bldg	Kabul						At 10 AM a huge explosion rocks Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, causing panic. An arms depot exploded.	Xinhua.net 6/5/04
Checkpoint in Day Chopan	Zabul				8		US troops and war planes attack militants in Day Chopan when ~200 Taliban attacked ANA soldiers. Heavy fighting and 8 militants killed. Second combat experience for the 22^nd MEU Marines unit which arrived in region in May 2004. Some 500-800 Taliban said to be in area led by famous one-legged commander Mullah Dadullah.	Guardian 6/5/04 at 1:31 PM; AFP 6/6/04; AFP 6/8/04at 2:30 PM ET

Day : June 6, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Gerdi Sari area of Khost	Khost						A UN convoy attacked on highway between Paktia and Khost after it was hit by an explosion	Reuters 6/6/04
Road between Gardez and Khost in Shwak district	Paktia						A 5-vehicle UN convoy of 15 foreign and Afghan election workers is ambushed when bomb goes off and then militants start firing. US air support called-in.	CNN.com 6/6/04 Jang.news 6/7/04

Day : June 7, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Deh Rawud	Uruzgan			1		IED	An IED explodes under a Humvee, killing one US soldier and injuring 2 others (who were airlifted to Kandahar Air Field Hospital). This brings to 128 the number of occupation soldiers, air force members, and intelligence operatives killed in Afghanistan since the US assault began on October 7, 2001	CNN.com 6/7/04 at 2:55 PM EDT; AP 6/8/04; AFP 6/7/04 at 12:53 PM ET
Kharwar, 50 miles south of Kabul	Logar		2				~24 Taliban in 2 pickup trucks attack local gov’t office, killing 2 policemen. Set fire to office and withdrew to the hills	AP 6/8/04; USA Today 6/7/04 at 1:10 PM

Day : June 8, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Day Chopan	Zabul				21-70		Fierce fighting between 22^nd MEU Marines and Dadullah’s Taliban. 2-5 Marines and 2 Afghan soldiers injured, but many Talibs killed – possibly 21 on Tusday lone, another 20 on Wed.. Dead include a Chechan and one “Mullah Janam.” Operation ends on June 9^th after it had begun on June 1^st – with 21-70 Talibs killed, mostly from US bombing	AFP 6/8/04 at 2:30 PM ET; AP 6/8/04 – Noor Khan; BBC News 6/9/04 at 13:55 GMT; Reuters 6/8/04 at 11:44 AM ET –Mirwais Afghan; jang.news 6/10/04; AFP 6/10/04 at 12:08 PM ET
Near Musa Qala	Helmand				2		Troops try to stop car which continues, open fire and kill 2 suspected Taliban (incl. one Mullah Malik).	AP 6/8/04 – Noor Khan

Day : June 7 - 9, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Ghat Ghar mountainous area, 20 miles west of Wana	South Waziristan, Pakistan		1		8-21		Four fortress-like houses are attacked by Pak troops. Battle ensues and 7-20 militants killed. Militants fire rockets at 2 checkpoints and kill one paramilitary soldier	CBCNews.com )Peshawar) 6/9/04; AP 6/10/04 at 07:00 AM

Day : June 10, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Bak district	Khost					IED	A roadside bomb explodes next to a patrol of US Humvees, damaging one vehicle.	AFP 6/10/04 at 12:08 PM ET;jang.news 6/11/04
22 miles south of Kunduz	Kunduz	11	1				At 1 AM, some 20 militants attack road workers camp, firing RPGs and assault rifles, killing 112 Chinese workers. An Afghan guard also killed and 4 other Chinese workers hurt. This attack occurs in area which western media proclaims is “safe” just as the area of Baghdis where 5 MSGF workers were killed. Taliban’s Hakimi claims responsibility.	Reuters at 7:00 AM ET – Mike Collett-White; AFP 6/12/04 at 3:16 PM ET

Day : June 11 – 13, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Shakai area	North Waziristan, Pakistan		2		6		Pak jets and helicopters bomb the area in preparation for a Pak ground force attack. Pak military also searched the Mantoi and Mandata areas for “foreign militants.” 6 militants killed as well as 2 Pak soldiers – bodies brought to Wana. Militants also fired rockets at Scouts Camp in Wana. 15 suspected foreign militants arrested in Shakai on Sat.	Dawn 6/13/04; Jang.news 6/14/04

Day : June 14, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Near Miranshah	North Waziristan, Pakistan		3			bomb	Militants detonate a bomb which kills 3 and injures 3 Pak soldiers on the main road from Wana to the border	Reuters 6/14/04 at 08:34 AM ET – Tahir Ikram
Hazar Boosth in the Day Chopan area	Zabul				4		6 men in pickup truck fail to stop at a checkpoint, troops fire, kill 4 and arrest 2, possibly Talibs.	AP 6/15/04 at 1:53 PM ET