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

Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths
Taliban or allies killed
53-54	24-26	10	13-24

Day : December 31, 2003

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
20 kms. northeast of Shkin	Paktika				3-14		A gun battle erupts between a US patrol and insurgents. 3 US soldiers wounded and 3 militants killed according to Col. Hilferty at Bagram propaganda center. The US patrol later makes contact with insurgents, calls-in AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and further fighting takes place.	AP 1/1/04 at 18:58 IST;

Day : January 2, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
drug laboratory 90 kms. northeast of Kunduz city	Kunduz					Air and ground attack	An A-10 Warthog aircraft fired upon the laboratory, destroying it. Later, US and troops searched the lab which contained 1.5 tons of opium and equipment. Several (11) persons arrested and one shot while fleeing.	AP 1/5/04 at 9:42 AM ET - N. Khan ;

Day : January 4, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
near Deh Rawud where US has a base	Uruzgan						US Special Forces troops raid a compound belonging to Haji Ghulam Nabi, a tribal leader with close ties to former Taliban. Small arms fire injures 'one suspect.' Report notes that Saturday, a US convoy in area had been attacked and 2 US soldiers were injured. Denied (of course) by Bagram.	AP 1/5/03 at 9:42 AM ET -N. Khan;

Day : January 5, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
UNHCR office in downtown Kandahar	Kandahar						At 9 PM, attackers hurled a grenade and fired Kalashnikovs at the UN facility. The attackers sped away in a car. No injuries.	AP 1/5/04 cited by Fox News.com; Al Jazeera.net 1/6/04 at 6:26 AM GMT;
north of Qalat	Zabul						Militants attack an aid agency, Christian relief group, Shelter for Life, and steal an agency pickup truck. Taliban claim responsibility. Kidnapped worker released on Tuesday after pleading he was just a poor driver.	AP 1/5/04 cited by Fox News.com; AP 1/5/04 - N. Khan in cnews.canoe.ca
Qalat			5				Fight breaks out between local police and bodyguards of Zabul Governor, resulting in death of commander of 27^th Brigade of Afghan Army, General Shah Alam, his 2 bodyguards, and 2 policemen.	Jihad Unspun 1/9/04

Day : January 6, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
city of Kandahar	Kandahar	16				bombs	At 8 AM GMT, a first small bomb explodes, followed by a much larger one hidden in an apple cart on a crowded street near an Afghan military barracks, creating devastation, killing at least 13 and injuring about 50. A suspect caught. A day later, Taliban officially apologize for the blast that killed 16, saying the intended target was the recently established US PRT unit. On Thurs., police arrested 6 people for the bomb blast.	AP 1/6/04 ; Al Jazeera 1/7/04 at 12:04 GMT; Telegraph 7/1/04 - H. Ghafour; Reuters 1/7/04 ;
Road in the west of province	Helmand	12					Tues. Night, unidentified gunmen fatally shot/execute 12 Shia Hazaras in an act of ethnic violence. Gunmen surrounded small hotel where they were staying. 6 more were missing and 2 managed to escape.	AP 1/7/04; AFP 1/8/04 at 11:10 AM; NYT 1/9/04 - C. Gall ;

Day : January 8, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
eastern part of city	Kandahar					Bomb about 300 yds from previous blast	Explodes on roof of building at edge of large military compound, injuring 2 troops on guard. One had to have his leg amputated.	AFP 1/8/04 at 11:10 AM;
Jalalabad	Nangarhar						US opens its eighth PRT team. Typically these teams number about 100 soldiers.	AFP 1/8/04 at 11:10 AM ;
base at Wana in South Waziristan	Pakistan		4				Pak army camp attacked with rockets on Thurs. Night, killing 4 and injuring 3-7 soldiers. Attack followed a search and raiding party by the Pak troops earlier that day in Kalusha, a village 12 kms. west of Wana , which destroyed homes. Tribal leaders later accused Pak. Regime of brutality, including shooting at civilians and children (see Ahmad A. Khan).	NYT 1/10/04; Telegraph 1/10/04 - A. Rashid; OneWorld South Asia 1/16/04 at 5:51 AM ET - Ahmad N. Khan ;

Day : January 10, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
near a gov't post	Kandahar		5				Clash between drug smugglers and troops, leaves 5 soldiers dead and 3 injured.	Jang.news 1/12/04
road used by Afghan troops	Helmand				4		4 Taliban killed while engaged in planting mines.	Jang.news 1/12/04;Guardian 1/12/04
	Afghanistan						Military spokesman of Afghan National Army admits that 3,000 soldiers have deserted the new army.	Jang.news 1/12/04

Day : January 11, 2004

location	province	Afghan civilian deaths	Afghan military deaths	U.S. military & allied deaths	Taliban or allies killed	weapon	commentary	Sources :
Mazar-e-Sharif	Balkh					bomb	Explodes at 8:10 PM in front of office of French NGO, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED), injuring two. Last Thurs., an IED was defused in Mazar. Over 36 people died in violence last week, incl. 15 civilians.	Guardian 1/12/04;IRIN 1/14/04 ;