- Timeline of Afghanistan (February 2004)
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This is a
timeline of the history of Afghanistan in February 2004. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it."Sunday,
February 1 ,2004 "Afghan families began celebrating
Eid al-Adha . InKabul , former kingMohammad Zaher Shah and interim presidentHamid Karzai joined for prayers at the downtown palace.A report by the
International Organization for Migration revealed thathuman trafficking inAfghanistan had increased by an alarming amount."Monday,
February 2 ,2004 "U.S. president
George W. Bush submitted a 2005 budget proposal to the U.S. Congress which contained US$1.2 billion in assistance forAfghanistan focusing on education, health, infrastructure and assistance to theAfghan National Army . The budget did not contain funding estimates for U.S. military operations.The
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization requesting US$25.5 million to finance agricultural development projects over the next five years inAfghanistan 's four main poppy producing provinces --Badakhshan province ,Helmand province ,Kandahar province andNangarhar province ."Tuesday,
February 3 ,2004 "Interim Afghan president
Hamid Karzai appointedMohammad Yusuf as governor ofFarah province , andAzizullah Afzali as governor ofBaghdis province . Karzai also named new police chiefs in five northern and central provinces.Gul Nabi Ahmadzai was appointed chief of training for theAfghan National Army .Two rockets were fired on
Kabul ,Afghanistan . The first rocket struck a cemetery surrounded by houses and the second landed on a steep hillside nearby.Former Afghan king
Mohammad Zaher Shah was flown fromKabul toNew Delhi ,India for medical treatment. He was diagnosed with a minor blockage of his intestines and in stable condition.At a border crossing, renegade warlord
Bacha Khan Zadran and his brotherAmanullah Khan Zadran were handed over fromPakistan i to Afghan officials."Wednesday,
February 4 ,2004 "Interim Afghan president
Hamid Karzai firedMohammad Aref Sarwari , the head of national security.At an economic conference in
New Delhi ,India , Afghan deputy Agriculture MinisterMohammad Sharif met withIsrael i deputy minister of Industry and TradeMikhael Ratzon , requested assistance in technological innovations for agriculture and invite a team of Israeli experts to visit Afghanistan."Thursday,
February 5 ,2004 "Police arrested the owner of a taxi used in a
suicide bombing that killed a British soldier inKabul ,Afghanistan onJanuary 28 .Interim Afghan president
Hamid Karzai said that tribal leaders would decide the fate ofBacha Khan Zadran .Near
Orgo inBadakhshan province ,Afghanistan , an estimated 20 people were killed when fighting broke out between forces loyal to Orgo mayorMusadeq and a local militia commanderQari Ziauddin . Hundreds of civilians left their homes. Provincial officials sent hundreds of soldiers to the area to try to quell the conflict. A delegation was sent also fromKabul ."Friday,
February 6 ,2004 "The
India n companyMahindra Defence Systems announced that it would provided 80SUV s and 40jeep s to theAfghan National Army over the next six months."Saturday,
February 7 ,2004 "The
Afghan Disarmament, Demobilisation and Re-Integration Program , headed byMilos Krsmanovic , launched a disarmament program in northern Afghanistan aimed at disarming some 2,000 militiamen under the command of generalsAbdul Rashid Dostam andAtta Muhammad ."Sunday,
February 8 ,2004 "Over 200 Afghan delegates gathered in
Kabul for theInternational Conference on Counter-Narcotics in Afghanistan to discuss law enforcement, alternative livelihoods for poppy farmers and demand reduction. Keynote speakers included executive director of theUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Antonio Maria Costa , interim presidentHamid Karzai and theUnited Kingdom 's foreign office ministerBill Rammell ."Monday,
February 9 ,2004 "Under tight security,
NATO Secretary GeneralJaap de Hoop Scheffer visitedKabul and met with Afghan interim presidentHamid Karzai ."Tuesday,
February 10 ,2004 "In
Afghanistan , theKabul Primary Court sentenced to death two formerTaliban officials,Zia Ahmad andAbdul Nab , for the murder of aid-workerBettina Goislard November 16 ,2003 . The trial took three hours and the judgment took twenty minutes. No witnesses to the crime were present at the trial. The men planned to appeal the decision.A remote-controlled bomb exploded on a road near
Asadabad ,Afghanistan , as the vehicle ofKunar province governorSayed Fazel Akbar was passing. The vehicle sustained minor damage, but no one was injured."Wednesday,
February 11 ,2004 "In
Khost , MajorMohammed Isa Khan , the deputy intelligence director ofKhost province ,Afghanistan , was assassinated in his car by gunmanHafez Elal . Elal tried to escape but was chased down by bodyguards. To avoid capture, he detonated explosives strapped to his body.Taliban spokesmanMohammed Saiful Adel claimed responsibility.East of
Kabul ,Afghanistan ,United Kingdom British troops found a bomb made with a modified anti-tank mine."Thursday,
February 12 ,2004 "Addressing the National Defence College in
Islamabad ,Pakistan , presidentPervez Musharraf admitted [http://www.dawn.com/2004/02/13/top2.htm] that some anti-government activity inAfghanistan was coming from within the Pakistan border.A rocket landed on a residential hillside in the
Khair Khana district ofKabul ,Afghanistan , injuring two children.A rocket landed in the
Badam Bagh district ofKabul ,Afghanistan , causing no damage or casualties.After losing contact with its controllers, a German unmanned spy plane used by the
ISAF parachuted to the ground, landing on the roof of a home inKabul ,Afghanistan ."Friday,
February 13 ,2004 "One civilian and old soldier were killed and six people were wounded in an explosion at an
Afghan National Army military post nearKhost ,Afghanistan .Twenty-one rockets landed near the airport in
Khost ,Afghanistan .The unit of the 2nd infantry brigade of the
Macedonian Army arrived inAfghanistan to begin a six-month tour withISAF .An anti-tank mine exploded under a
Humvee northwest ofGhazni ,Afghanistan , killing one U.S. soldier of the 10th Mountain Division and wounding nine others.In
Kandahar ,Afghanistan , the first women's-only site opened forvoter registration ."Saturday,
February 14 ,2004 "Near
Bala Buluk inFarah province ,Afghanistan , four Afghans working for theUnited Nations de-mining agency were fatally shot in an ambush.U.S. special operations forces used helicopters to raid a village in
Helmand province ,Afghanistan and detained about 40 people. Two were identified asMulvi Abdul Ghafar andGul Agha , midlevelTaliban leaders."Sunday,
February 15 ,2004 "A Canadian soldier was shot in the face when his rifle went off in his sleeping quarters at
Camp Julien inKabul ,Afghanistan . He survived and was placed in critical condition.In
Gulbahar ,Afghanistan , former members of the Northern Alliance turned over eight multiple rocket launchers, four tanks and three Scud missiles to theAfghan National Army .With the support of an NGO, a driving school for women opened in
Herat ,Afghanistan .Dr.
Zinat Karzai , the wife of Afghan interim presidentHamid Karzai , registered to vote. She received her voting card fromAmina-i-Fidrawi high school inKabul ."Monday,
February 16 ,2004 "After being open for one day, a driving school in
Herat ,Afghanistan was shut down by local authorities."Tuesday,
February 17 ,2004 "In
Kandahar province ,Afghanistan , men loyal to two senior government officials exchanged gunfire in a bazaar wounding four people.Afghan official
Abdul Karim Umrani died in his bedroom fromcarbon monoxide poisoning at the consulate inKhorugh ,Tajikistan . Another official of the consulate,Saidrahim Mahmadrahim , was in serious condition."Wednesday,
February 18 ,2004 "Taliban leaderMullah Dadullah warned Afghans not to vote in the election scheduled for June.European Union External Relations CommissionerChris Patten visitedKabul ,Afghanistan ."Thursday,
February 19 ,2004 "Former Afghan king
Mohammed Zahir Shah was released from a hospital inNew Delhi ,India after two weeks of receiving medical treatment for an intestinal problem. He remained in New Delhi, however, for further observation.The
United States opened aprovincial reconstruction team involving some 100 soldiers inAsadabad ,Afghanistan .In
Afghanistan , high ranking delegateMahbooba Hoqooqmal , deputy of theAfghan Ministry of Women Affairs Dr.Suraya Soobhrang , and delegates of theAfghan Ministry of Justice and theAfghanistan Independent Human Right Commission visitedHerat province to investigate a series of women's accidents. It was reported that more than 180 women had burned themselves during the year and only one-third of them survived.A high commission to prevent children smuggling was set up by the
Afghan Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ."Sunday,
February 22 ,2004 "Before takeoff, a
Louis Berger Group helicopter was attacked by gunfire inThaloqan village inKandahar province ,Afghanistan , killing theAustralia n pilot and seriously injuring a U.S. woman.Taliban spokesmen took responsibility.Pakistan i Interior MinisterFaisal Saleh Hayat confirmed that Pakistani paramilitary troops had been deployed along the borders of Paktia andPaktika province s,Afghanistan , with the intent of catching leading commanders of the Afghan resistance, includingOsama bin Laden .The
Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission announced it was investigating 85 kidnapping cases involving children."Monday,
February 23 ,2004 "In
Thaloqan village inKandahar province ,Afghanistan , U.S. forces from the 10th Mountain Division assisted hundreds of local police in a search for the gunman who killed anAustralia n pilot the previous day. Thirty suspected Taliban members were rounded up."Wednesday,
February 25 ,2004 "Five Afghan employees of
Serai Development Foundation were killed and two injured in an ambush northeast ofKabul ."Thursday,
February 26 ,2004 "United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld spoke in front of a graduating class of 48 Afghan policemen inKandahar ."Friday,
February 27 ,2004 "Two hundred-five
South Korea n medics and military engineers leftSeoul forAfghanistan to replace existing troops, and to help with reconstruction projects for six months.Afghanistan agreed to accept offers of assistance fromNATO , theWorld Bank , and theInternational Civil Aviation Organization to repair and update theKabul International Airport at an estimated to cost of US$50 million. The project will include mine removal, electrical and communications upgrades, terminal renovations and air traffic control facility improvements."Saturday,
February 28 ,2004 "The
United States andPakistan denied anIran ian radio report thatOsama bin Laden had been captured "a long time ago" in Pakistan's border region withAfghanistan .At a roadblock in
Zeri Noor , just outside of Wana,Pakistan , Pakistani troops killed 11 Afghan men in aminibus that did not stop at the checkpoint. Sixteen Afghans were arrested. Pakistan officials claimed that someone from the minibus fired shots first."See also"
Timeline of the War in Afghanistan:
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