- Timeline of Afghanistan (June 2004)
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timeline of the history of Afghanistan in June 2004. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it."Tuesday,
June 1 , 2004"Haji Ajab Shah , the chief of policeJalalabad ,Afghanistan , was killed and three of his staff injured after a bomb exploded underneath his chair."Wednesday,
June 2 , 2004"Afghans
Fasil Ahmad andBesmillah , BelgianHelene de Beir , NorwegianEgil Tynaes , and DutchmanWillem Kwint , all workers forDoctors Without Borders killed in an ambush nearKhair Khana inBadghis Province . They were the first ever fatalities for the group. MullahAbdul Hakim Latifi , a spokesman for theTaliban , took responsibility for the attack.Sami Yousafzai , an Afghan journalist employed by "Newsweek " was freed fromPakistan after being detained sinceApril 21 .U.S. and Afghan troops backed by U.S. warplanes fought rebels in the mountains in the
Miana Shien district ofKandahar province , killing 13 rebels and arresting eight. Two U.S. troops and oneAfghan National Army soldier were wounded.The
United States Congress unanimously approved a $25 billion dollar emergency request fromGeorge W. Bush to fund military operations inIraq andAfghanistan ."Thursday,
June 3 , 2004"Doctors Without Borders suspended its work inAfghanistan .UNHCR suspended all travel inBadghis Province ,Afghanistan ."Friday,
June 4 , 2004"North of Spin Boldak,
Afghanistan , militants exchanged fire with U.S.-led forces. There were no reports of injuries, but five militants were detained."Saturday,
June 5 , 2004"In
Paktia Province ,Afghanistan , a convoy of Afghan and foreign staff preparing for the elections was ambushed. There were no injuries."Sunday,
June 6 , 2004"U.S. warplanes pounded dozens of insurgents hiding in caves near
Tirin Kot ,Afghanistan .In
Qalay-e Naw ,Badghis Province ,Afghanistan , a grenade was tossed over the wall of the compound housing the Italian relief groupAlisei . A vehicle and a water tank were damaged, but no one was injured."Monday,
June 7 , 2004"A U.S. soldier was killed and two others wounded after their vehicle hit a landmine in southeastern
Afghanistan . They were taken toKandahar airfield hospital where the one soldier died."Tuesday,
June 8 , 2004"U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces completed a week-long operation in the
Daychopan District ofZabul Province ,Afghanistan . Through the course of the operation, 73 rebel fighters were killed and 13 captured. Six Afghan government forces and four coalition soldiers were wounded, and none killed.Afghan interim president
Hamid Karzai began a week-long visit to theUnited States . His first appearance was atFort Drum, New York ."Wednesday,
June 9 , 2004"Eleven Chinese aid workers from
Jiangxi province were killed in their compound by a score of armed men inKunduz ,Afghanistan , and another six were wounded.Taliban spokesmanAbdul Latif Hakimi stated the Taliban were not involved.U.S.-led coalition troops swept portions of
Uruzgan Province ,Afghanistan , capturing a score of insurgents and killing eight.Afghan interim president
Hamid Karzai attends theG-8 Summit inSea Island, Georgia ."Thursday,
June 10 , 2004"In
Kunduz Province ,Afghanistan , police chiefMutaleb Beg announced that two suspects were detained in connection with the previous day's massacre of Chinese aid workers.In the
Bak District ofKhost Province ,Afghanistan , a U.S. encountered three roadside bombs; one discharged. There were no casualties."Friday,
June 11 , 2004"In southeast
Afghanistan , eleven rockets were fired at aU.N. convoy carrying government officials.During his visit to the U.S., Afghan interim president
Hamid Karzai scrubbed his planned weekend visit to the Afghani community in California and began his visit to Washington by representing Afghanistan at the state funeral of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. This marked the first time an Afghani head of state or government had ever attended a funeral of anAmerican president ."Saturday,
June 12 , 2004"In
Shorabak ,Kandahar Province ,Afghanistan , sixty rebels clashed with fiftyAfghan National Army troops for over three hours. The rebels seized the outpost building and set it on fire."Sunday,
June 13 , 2004"Afghan interim president
Hamid Karzai appeared onNBC 's "Meet the Press " and onCNN 's "Late Edition "."Monday,
June 14 , 2004"Afghan interim president
Hamid Karzai held a press conferences withU.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld beside a 9-11 memorial plaque on a section ofThe Pentagon 's western wall."Tuesday,
June 15 , 2004"Afghan interim president
Hamid Karzai addressed theU.S. Congress in the House Chamber. Karzai also met withU.S. President George W. Bush .In
Kabul ,Afghanistan , a group of 100 protesters led byMahfooz Nedaye andSayed Abdul Hadi called for the resignation ofHamid Karzai on the grounds that his term of office had expired under the terms of the Bonn Agreement.In
Kandahar ,Afghanistan ,Hamid Agha , the local chief of refugees affairs wasassassin ated by gunmen onmotorcycle s. Three of his bodyguards were also wounded."Wednesday,
June 16 , 2004"In
Kunduz Province ,Afghanistan , aNATO convey was bombed, killing a driver and three bystanders.In the
HSBC -sponsored ACC Trophy at theKilat Club atKuala Lumpur ,Malaysia ,Afghanistan recorded its first win in an internationalcricket competition by defeatingBahrain by eight wickets."Thursday,
June 17 , 2004"Four suspects linked to the previous day's
NATO convoy bombing were detained inKunduz Province by Afghan officials.In an afternoon-long siege, hundreds of troops of
Abdul Salaam Khan attackedChaghcharan , the capital ofGhor Province ,Afghanistan .Two
New Zealand Special Air Service soldiers were wounded in a pre-dawn gunbattle in centralAfghanistan .The two U.S. soldiers were wounded when their vehicle struck a landmine north of
Qalat ,Zabul Province ,Afghanistan ."Friday,
June 18 , 2004"In central
Afghanistan , an Afghan interpreter was killed by militant gunfire, while two U.S. soldiers and twoNew Zealand soldiers were wounded.Rebels fired at least two rockets at the office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees inKandahar ,Afghanistan .Scores of rebels attacked a government office in
Mizan ,Zabul Province ,Afghanistan , killing twoAfghan National Army soldiers and wounding three during the two-hour exchange. Five attackers also died."Sunday,
June 20 , 2004"Three rocket-propelled
grenade s were fired at an electoral office nearKabul ,Afghanistan ."Monday,
June 21 , 2004"In the
Surkh Sang area ofArghandab District ofZabul Province ,Afghanistan , rebelskidnap ped andbehead ed an Afghan interpreter, prompting U.S.-led coalition forces andAfghan National Army soldiers to clash with the rebels, killing four of them.Naimatullah Khan , corps commander of southeastern Zabul province, initially stated that the Afghan soldiers avenged the interpreter's murder by beheaded the four rebels, but later retracted the statement. Three rebels were arrested."Tuesday,
June 22 , 2004"Seven rocket-propelled
grenade s were fired at a U.S. military base inKhost ,Afghanistan , slightly wounding two soldiers and three Afghan interpreters."Wednesday,
June 23 , 2004"Near
Spin Boldak ,Afghanistan , five members of theAfghan National Army were killed and two others were seriously wounded when their vehicle hit a landmine."Thursday,
June 24 , 2004"In
Kunar Province ,Afghanistan , two U.S. Marines were killed and another was wounded."Friday,
June 25 , 2004"In
Uruzgan Province ,Afghanistan rebelskidnap ped sixteen passengers of a bus and then killed them."Saturday,
June 26 , 2004"In
Afghanistan , a bomb planted in aminibus carrying workers to voter registration sites fromJalalabad to theShinwar District exploded, killing two AfghaniU.N. election workers, and injuring three.Taliban spokesmanAbdul Latif Hakimi claimed responsibility. The driver left the vehicle just before the explosion. He was caught by police shortly thereafter."Tuesday,
June 29 , 2004"Afghan National Army troops inChar Cheno District ,Uruzgan Province ,Afghanistan , killed three rebel fighters.In
Uruzgan Province ,Afghanistan , rebels stopped four trucks bound for a U.S. base, set them on fire, and abducted twelve men operating the vehicles."Wednesday,
June 30 , 2004"Bombs hidden in fruit carts exploded at two separate security checkpoints in
Jalalabad ,Afghanistan , killing four and injuring 23.U.S. and
Afghan National Army troops traded gunfire with rebels nearDaychopan district ,Afghanistan , killing five and capturing seven. One Afghan soldier was wounded."See also"
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