Afghans, Throws

This is a timeline of the War in Afghanistan in March 2004. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it. more...

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Monday, March 1, 2004

During public ceremonies in Kabul, Afghanistan, of Shia Muslims commemorating the slaying of their leader Imam al-Husayn, an Afghan National Army cadet shouted abusive language and spat at a banner, prompting the Shia Muslims to throw stones at the soldiers. The cadets then fired into the crowd, killing one and injuring sixteen.

Tuesday, March 2, 2004

A voluntary repatriation program for Afghan refugees run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees resumed after a four month hiatus following the murder of a staff member in November.

In Zabul Province, Afghan forces arrested four Taliban suspects, including commander Mullah Nahim.

750 policemen from five Afghan provinces began a three-week training course at the Gardez Police Academy to assist in administering a fair election.

In the tribal South Waziristan region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, over a dozen rockets were launched on Pakistani bunkers and checkpoints. The Pakistani troops were engaged in a hunt for Al Qaeda members.

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

At a ceremony held in the Chinese embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan Sun Yuxi and Afghan Irrigation, Water Resources and Environment Minister Mohammad Yusuf Nooristani signed a contract detailing China's assistance in a major irrigation re-build project near the capital. The project was supposed to be finished in early 2006.

In a remote border region near Afghanistan, Pakistani authorities detained at least 15 Ahmadzai Wazir tribal leaders for failing to turn over suspected al-Qaida fugitives. The leaders had agreed to help trace foreigners suspected of terrorism but did not live up to the deal.

Thursday, March 4, 2004

Rebels attacked a border post in Maruf district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, killing seven members of the Afghan National Army.

Near Khost, Afghanistan, fourteen suspected militants were captured during a U.S. air assault on a compound.

Friday, March 5, 2004

U.S.-led forces killed nine rebels in a gun battle in near Orgun, Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan.

In the Shah Joy district in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, a Turkish engineer and a local security guard were murdered; a second Turkish worker and another local security guard were kidnapped. The Turkish men were working on a project to resurface the Kabul-Kandahar highway.

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