In April2003 the Taliban captured the Deh i-Chopan district of the province, but Afghan government troops retook control. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In the Shajoi region of Zabulprovince, Afghanistan, a police checkpoint near a camp for Indian and Afghan highway workers were attacked by armed men on motorcycles.
In Zabulprovince, Afghanistan, U.S. bombing raids killed an estimated 20 suspected Taliban fighters.
In Paktikaprovince, Afghanistan, U.S. military planes, called in by U.S. ground troops patrolling the border, opened fire on what were believed to be attackers fleeing towards the border, two Pakistani guards and wounding a third.
ZABULPROVINCE, Afghanistan - Coalition soldiers conducting a local patrol in support of Operation Mountain Viper in the vicinity of the firebase at Deh Chopan, in Zabulprovince, were engaged by an attempted ambush yesterday.
PaktikaProvince, Afghanistan - A coalition soldier was wounded during a fire fight in the vicinity of the coalition firebase at Shkin, in Paktikaprovince yesterday.
ZabulProvince, Afghanistan -- Coalition forces continuing their offensive operation near Deh Chopan as part of Operation Mountain Viper were engaged by an unknown-sized element in the vicinity of Deh Chopan, according to U.S. Central Command officials.