Gunmen on motorcycle attack and seriously wound local gov’t head of refugees, Hamid Agha, who later dies, also injure 2-3 of his bodyguards
AP 6/15/04 at 1:53 PM ET;
BBC News 6/15/04 at 18:03 GMT
Day : June 16, 2004
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Kunduz city
Kunduz
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IED
An IED explodes in Wed AM near to a NATO (German) SUV, part of PRT team, as it passed through busy market area in Kunduz, killing Afghan driver, 2 Afghan children, an old man. Bomb targets local PRT team, comprising 200 German soldiers.
AP 6/16/04 at 1:45 PM ET – S. Graham;
AP 6?16/04 at 6:30 AM – Amir Shah; Chic Trib 6/17/04 at 9:40 AM ET – Kim Barker; DW-World.de 6/17/04
70 militants carry out a coordinated attack of Ladha Fort hitting it with rockets. Injures 10 soldiers, 2 Uzbek militants killed and 1 Pak soldier. Later, 3 more militants killed when they attack Shiringo, 35 kms west of Wana
AP 6/16/04 at 1:45 PM ET;
NYT 6/17/04 – D. Rohde;
AP 6/16/04 at 03:37 PM – Riaz Khan
Faizabad
Badakhshan
IED
An IED goes off near AFGHANAID, a British NGO, injuring an Afghan guard
AP 6/16/04 at 1:45 PM ET – S. Graham; AP 6/16/04 at 6:30 AM – Amir Shah
Al Jazeera
QATAR
Broadcasts a video showing Al Qaeda members undergoing training recently at a camp in Afghanistan or in the border region. Broadcast coincides with Karzai’s visit in Washington
NYT 6/17/04 – D. Rohde
Day : June 17, 2004
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North of Kabul
Parwan
A 4-vehicle convoy came under fire as it was headed to projects through “some of country’s most peaceful areas” !!!
CNews 6/17/04;
AP 6/17/04 at 5:07 PM ET – S. Graham
Angoor Adda area, 60 kms west of Wana
South Waziristan, Pakistan
Pak military helicopter gunships and transport helicopters, jet fighters move into area as a new Pak military offensive gets under way in a region believed to harbor foreign militants. Fighting in the area had ended on Sunday with a death toll of 72 (incl 17 Pak troops). Attacked small town.
BBC News 6/17/04 at 15:03 GMT
Near Wana
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Missile strike
A missile kills Taliban commander, Nek Mohammad, 26, who had used his sat phone which allowed tracking him. See CSM essay for a chronology of the Wana fighting between March v16 – June 17, 2004
Asia Times 2204 – S.S. Shahzad; CSM 6/25/04 – Ben Arnnoldy; CSM 6/25/04 – Owais Tohid and Scott Baldauf
North of Qalat
Zabul
1
mine
Late Thurs vehicle hits mine, 50 kms north of Qalat. Interpreter killed and 2 US and 2 New Zealand Special Forces injured. In March 2004, NZ sent some 50 elite Special Air Forces troops to Afghanistan for a 6-month tour of duty.
Reuters 6/18/04 at 10:35 AM ET – D. Brunnstrom
Day : June 18, 2004
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Mizan district Zabul
4
Militants take over district headquarters, killing 4 gov’t soldiers in the PM. On following Sat AM, US attack helicopters pound area and militants fade away.
Reuters 6/19/04 at 3:22 PM ET
Near US Special Forces base at Tirin Kot
Uruzgan
5
US forces kill 5 Talibs who attacked base in early Friday AM
4 captured Taliban are BEHEADED ( YES!) BY US-trained Afghan soldiers. Even HRW comes out against this. Afghan commander of 27th Division confirms veracity.
Reuters 6/22/04;
AP 6/23/04 – Amir Shah;
AL Jazeera.net 6/22/04 at 7:21 GMT
Arghandab district
Kandahar
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Militants on motorcycles open fire upon election workers in a UN vehicle, killing policeman and injuring election workers
Reuters 6/21/04 at 10:20 AM ET
Day : June 22, 2004
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US Camp Salerno base
Khost
rockets
Hit by 7 rockets, hit two warehouses, injuring 2 soldiers and 3 interpreters. US helicopters called-in.