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August 31, 2004

• In Nangahar province, Afghanistan, security forces arrested two men, Afghan Hesmatullah and Pakistani Shahzada Gul, distributing Taliban leaflets calling for a holy war against U.S.-led coalition forces and the government.
• Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah traveled to India to discuss a US$400 million Indian aid package for Afghanistan. He met with Natwar Singh and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior officials.
• NATO peacekeepers seized dozens of rockets, mortar shells and hand grenades from a truck which was trying to enter Kabul, Afghanistan.
• In Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghan intelligence agents arrested a bus driver with several guns and ammunition in his vehicle.

August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Afghanistan geography stubs | Provinces of Afghanistan ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... A leaflet in botany is a part of a compound leaf. ... See also Jewish History Jihad Mujahideen Crusade Knights Templars Knights Hospitaliers Jedi ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... Dr. Abdullah (born 1961) in Kandahar is the current Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. ... Natwar Singh (born May 16, 1931) is an Indian politician and the external affairs minister of India in the Manmohan Singh cabinet since May 23, 2004. ... Manmohan Singh (ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ in Gurmukhi script मनमोहन सिंह in Devnagari Punjabi) (born September 26, 1932, Gah, West Punjab (now in Pakistan)) is the fourteenth prime minister of India. ... The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. ... A fragmentation hand grenade A hand grenade is a hand-held bomb, made to be thrown by a soldier. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ...

August 30, 2004

• NATO troops detained a man on the grounds of Kabul Airport and found traces of explosives on his hands. They then turned him over to local authorities.
• The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan e-mailed U.S. citizens in Kabul, informing them to limit their movements, take strict security measures and avoid "potential target areas" such as government offices, military bases and upscale restaurants frequented primarily by foreigners.
• Eight people in Waradesh in Pech district in Kunar province, Afghanistan were killed and an Afghan aid worker injured when U.S. planes bombed the village.

August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ...

August 29, 2004

• Georgia's 16th mountain battalion, commanded by Captain Shavleg Tabatadze, traveled to Germany for a two-week training before they embark on a 100-day mission in Afghanistan.
• At least nine children and one adult were killed when a bomb exploded in a school in Paktia province, Afghanistan.
• At least nine people were killed and dozens injured when a bomb hidden in a car exploded in front of the DynCorp office in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Mullah Hakim Latifi claimed responsibility.
• In Afghanistan, a Dutch AH-64 Apache on regular patrol over Kabul crashed, slightly injuring one crewman.
• In Kandahar, Afghan security forces arrested five men suspected of planning an ambush on U.S. troops., an Afghan official said.
• Iran opened its first bank, Arjan, in Afghanistan.

August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paktia province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ... DynCorp is a U.S.-based private military contractor (PMC). ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... The Boeing IDS AH-64 Apache is the US Armys principal attack helicopter, the successor to the AH-1 Cobra. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... For the hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada; see Kandahar, Saskatchewan. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ...

August 28, 2004

• In Zabul province, Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan National Army soldiers captured 22 Taliban suspects.
• Ten people, including nine children, were killed after a bomb exploded at a religious school in Paktia province, Afghanistan.

August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Afghanistan geography stubs | Provinces of Afghanistan ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... President Karzai reviews the first soldiers of the Afghan National Army. ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... Paktia province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...

August 27, 2004

• Pashtun warlord Amanullah was brought by Afghan authorities from Herat to Kabul and held under arrest.

August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, ethnic Afghan, or Pathan (by non-Pashtuns in Pakistan and India)) are an ethno-linguistic group of people, living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan, the NWFP Province and Karachi in Pakistan, and small communities in India. ... Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan (June 1, 1892 - April 25, 1960) was the ruler of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. ... Herāt (Persian هرات) is a city in western Afghanistan, in the valley of the Hari Rud river in the province also known as Herat, and was traditionally known for wine. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ...

August 23, 2004

• Afghan interim president Hamid Karzai began a two-day visit in Pakistan, meeting first with Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf.
• Members of the Afghan National Army raided rebel hideouts near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• Twelve Afghan presidential candidates called for interim president Hamid Karzai to resign and to withdraw from the October 9 election. They argued that as an incumbent, he has an unfair advantage.

August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hamid Karzai, (Pushtu: حامد کرزي Dari: حامد کرزی) (born December 24, 1957) is the current and first democratically elected President of Afghanistan (since December 7, 2004). ... General Pervez Musharraf (born August 11, 1943, Delhi, India) became de facto Head of Government (using the title Chief Executive and assuming extensive powers) of Pakistan on October 12, 1999 following a bloodless coup détat. ... President Karzai reviews the first soldiers of the Afghan National Army. ... Hamid Karzai, (Pushtu: حامد کرزي Dari: حامد کرزی) (born December 24, 1957) is the current and first democratically elected President of Afghanistan (since December 7, 2004). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ...

August 21, 2004

• Three people were killed and two others critically wounded when their pickup truck tried to run a checkpoint in Ghazni province. An infant in the vehicle was unhurt.

August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ghazni province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...

August 19, 2004

• A bomb exploded in a U.N.-run voter registration building in Farah, Afghanistan. Several security personnel were injured.

August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. ... Farah Pahlavi ...

August 18, 2004

• 18-year-old Friba Razayee became the first woman ever to compete for Afghanistan at the Olympic Games. She competed in judo against Spain's Cecila Blanco.

August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 Jūdō) is a martial art, a sport and a philosophy which originated in Japan. ...

August 17, 2004

• U.S. warplanes bombed the forces of Amanullah near Herat, Afghanistan. Khan's forces were engaged in fighting the militia backing Herat province governor Ismail Khan. Amanullah agreed to a cease-fire.
• United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan reported to the United Nations Security Council that more than 9.9 million people had registered to vote in Afghanistan, a number that exceeded the estimated total of eligible voters for the whole country.

August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan (June 1, 1892 - April 25, 1960) was the ruler of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. ... Herāt (Persian هرات) is a city in western Afghanistan, in the valley of the Hari Rud river in the province also known as Herat, and was traditionally known for wine. ... Herat is a province of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces it makes up the western region of the country. ... Ismail Khan (b. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... Order: 7th Secretary-General Term of Office: January 1, 1997–present Predecessor: Boutros Boutros-Ghali Successor: incumbent Born: April 8, 1938 Place of birth: Kumasi, Ghana Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanian diplomat and the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ...

August 12, 2004

• A U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk crashed in Khost province, Afghanistan, killing at least one soldier and injuring fourteen. Four personnel were seriously injured and evacuated to the hospital at Bargam Air Base.

August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium-lift utility or assault helicopter used by over 20 nations. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ...

August 11, 2004

• Mullah Janan, a Taliban military commander, was killed while leading an ambush on a U.S.-Afghan military convoy in Laghman province, Afghanistan.
• U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Kabul, Afghanistan.

August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... Donald Rumsfeld Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is the current Secretary of Defense of the United States, since January 20, 2001, under President George W. Bush. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ...

August 10, 2004

• Afghan election officials released the list of approved presidentual candidates for the October 7 election; the list of seventeen included Hamid Karzai, Yunus Qanooni, Mohammed Fahim and Abdullah Abdullah.

August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... Hamid Karzai, (Pushtu: حامد کرزي Dari: حامد کرزی) (born December 24, 1957) is the current and first democratically elected President of Afghanistan (since December 7, 2004). ... Mohammad Qasim Fahim (محمد قسيم فهيم) was the defense minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002. ... Dr. Abdullah (born 1961) in Kandahar is the current Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. ...

August 7, 2004

• Two U.S. soldiers and their Afghan interpreter were killed when their Humvee struck a landmine positioned along their route in Ghazni province. A third soldier was wounded.

August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... This article refers to the Military HMMWV, not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors General Characteristics (Humvee) Manufacturer: AM General Length: 4. ... U.S. Army soldier removes fuse from a Russian-made mine to clear a mine field outside of Fallujah, Iraq. ... Ghazni province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...

August 6, 2004

• A convoy of ten U.S. vehicles east of Daychopan, Zabul province, Afghanistan was ambushed by about ten rebels who fired rocket propelled grenades. One Humvee was struck, injuring five soldiers.
• Rebels set off a roadside IED near Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, injuring three U.S. soldiers.
• In response to the killings of two relief workers on August 4, the UNHCR announced it was scaling operations down in southeastern Afghanistan.
• In Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, rebels ambushed a convoy of Afghan election workers, killing two.

August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... Categories: Afghanistan geography stubs | Provinces of Afghanistan ... A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) is a man-portable, shoulder-launched weapon capable of firing an explosive device longer distances than an otherwise unassisted soldier could throw. ... This article refers to the Military HMMWV, not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors General Characteristics (Humvee) Manufacturer: AM General Length: 4. ... Explosive devices, as used by terrorists, guerrillas or commando forces, are formally known as Improvised Explosive Devices or IEDs. ... Categories: Afghanistan geography stubs | Provinces of Afghanistan ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ...

August 5, 2004

• As part of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with hands bound and feet chained to a metal ring in the floor, an Afghan detainee pleaded for his freedom before the first U.S. military review tribunal partially opened to observers.
• In Kabul, Afghanistan, authorities charged Reza Khan of murder, rape and highway robbery involving four foreign journalists on November 19, 2001.

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Cuba with location of Guantanamo Bay indicated. ... Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... Reza Khan was charged on August 5, 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan of murder, rape and robbery involving four journalists on November 19, 2001. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

August 4, 2004

• Two Afghans, a field officer and his driver, working for Malteser Germany, a Catholic relief agency, were killed by gunmen in Zormat. As a result of the attack, Malteser suspended its operations in Afghanistan.
• Afghan Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim endorsed the presidential candidacy of Hamid Karzai.
• At an undisclosed school in Parwan province, Afghanistan, about 100 boy soldiers enroll in the Afghan New Beginnings Program.

August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohammad Qasim Fahim (محمد قسيم فهيم) was the defense minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002. ... Hamid Karzai, (Pushtu: حامد کرزي Dari: حامد کرزی) (born December 24, 1957) is the current and first democratically elected President of Afghanistan (since December 7, 2004). ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ... The Afghan New Beginnings Program aims to demobilize and reintegrate thousands of child combatants in Afghanistan. ...

August 1, 2004

• A three-day battle began between Afghan National Army and U.S. troops and militants near Zhawara, Khost province, Afghanistan. Coalition ground forces were assisted by U.S. B-1 Lancer, A-10 Thunderbolt II and helicopter gunships. Between 10 and 70 rebels were killed; at least one Afghan soldier was killed.
• Several people were killed in a gunfight between rebels and Afghan forces in Gurbuz district, Khost province.
• In Kandahar province, Afghanistan, rebels threw grenades at the office of a demining group.
• In Logar province, Afghanistan, a bomb hit a vehicle carrying a mayor and a judge, killing three of the judge's children.