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Zera Letha, Ghawa Khana and other villages
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South Waziristan, Pakistan
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Pak forces expand the attack area, shelling these villages with artilletry, using 2 helicopter gunships firing guns. Pak authorities announce with media-in-mind, with great fanfare that they have surrounded a “high value target” probably Ayman Al-Zawahri. 12 US intelligence officers are with Pak troops. Fierce fighting takes place with ~400 militants. On same day, Taliban’s Abdul Samed told AP that both OBL and Zawahri left the area in January for a much safer place.
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AP 3/19/04 – E. Knickmeyer;jihadunspun 3/19/03 – B. Kennedy; AP 3/19/04 at 9:10 AM; AP 3/20/04 at 8:22 AM
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Barmal area
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Paktika
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3
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Talibs attack base at Lwara (which houses about 1,000 troops) with RPGs and machine guns. Battle ensues in which US forces call in helicopter gunships, in 4 hour battle, 3 Talibs killed.
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AP 3/20/04 at 5:20 AM – N. Khan;
AFP 3/20/04 at 3:01 AM ET
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Alawarei Mandi
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North Waziristan, Pakistan
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US helicopter gunship attacks a passenger car, injuring three (Shahi Khan, Gulbat Khan, Gul Jamat Khan). Area is 30 miles northeast of fierce fighting. The tribals were on the way home from the Lowara Mandi Bazaar.
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AP 3/20/04 at 5:20 AM – N. Khan;
Jang.news 3/21/04 – Behroz Khan; Dawn 3/21/04
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Char Chine village (Charcheno)
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Uruzgan
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6-7
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3
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A US airstrike on Friday night (with A-10s and a B-1B) kills 6-7 civilians – 3 women, 4 men – and injure 7 others. No doubt in retaliation for attack which killed 2 US soldiers of the 10th Mtn.. Further US airstrikes kill “3 more suspected militants.” Bagram’s Hilferty rejects (no surprise) details provided by HIS Afghan allies.
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Reuters 3/20/04; Reuters 3/20/04 at 1:32 PM ET – Mirwaus Afghan; Reuters 3/21/04 at 8:10 AM ET
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Area of Gyan, 20 kms east of US firebase at Orgun-E
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Paktikia
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A Taliban mine explodes in a US convoy at 9 PM, 3 vehicles destroyed
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AFP 3/20/04 at 3:01 AM ET
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Adam Warsak area
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South Waziristan, Pakistan
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25
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49
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31
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The operation by Pak forces resulted in 93 deaths (at least). The alleged ‘high value target’ was the Uzbek, Tahir Yuldashev, who along with most other fighters escaped in a mile-long tunnel from Kaloosha .on Tuesday night. At least 150 suspects captured (incl. 73 foreigners). Pak troops withdrew on March 28th and Islamic militants released 12 hostages.
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Jang news 3/21/04 – R. Yusufzai; Dawn 3/21/04 – I Khan; AP 3/22/04 at 6:50 AM; NYT 3/22/04 – C. Gall and D. Rohde; Dawn 3/22/04; Dawn 3/29/04 – Z. Ali; Spacewar.com/AFP 3/23/04; jang.news 3/29/04 – R. Yusufzai
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Lawara
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North Waziristan, Pakistan
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1
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US planes
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US warplanes attack/bomb Pak tribal area on night of 19/20th – injuring 3, damaging 5 houses and the Ilyas public school. Dropped at least 15 ‘precision’ bombs. Another person was killed in the North Waziristan area
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Jang.news 3/21/04 – B. Khan
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