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.
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.
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.