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Kandahar
Helmand
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| Oct.7 |
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  US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
| Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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| Oct.9 |
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 Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat attacked US forces destroyed or damaged 85% of first set of targets. First civilian deaths were confirmed
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| Oct.19 |
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 100 US Rangers clash with Taleban| Elite US ground forces fighting in southern Afghanistan. Helicopter gunships also involved | |
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Afghans flee bombed Kandahar 3,500 Afghans poured into the border town of Chaman with no food and no belongings
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| Oct.29 |
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U.S. jets struck Kandahar U.S., Britain dispute campaign critics. Warplanes struck Taliban positions facing the Northern Alliance
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| Oct.30 |
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Allies pound Kandahar| Aircraft also pounded Taleban north of Kabul. A 'modest number' of allied ground troops are inside Afghanistan | |
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| Oct.31 |
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Attacks rattle Kandahar A large explosions were heard and flashes could be seen as C-130 transport aircraft flying low
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| Nov.1 |
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US bombed power plant
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| Nov.8 |
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Heavy bombing on Kandahar Continuous sound of explosions as warplanes made pass after pass. A gunfight was in progress in Mazar-e Sharif
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| Nov.14 |
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Jalalabad seized| Taliban still control some Kandahar neighborhoods | |
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| Nov.16 |
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Taliban evacuate Kandahar Mullah Omar, has agreed to leave Kandahar within 24 hours after a week of battlefield setbacks
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| Nov.17 |
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Taliban still in control of Kandahar Mullah Omar had shuffled the top administrative posts and is holding talks with the Norzai tribe to divide rule
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Taleban vow to defend Kandahar
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| Nov.21 |
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Taliban vow to fight on in Kandahar Taliban spokesman declared they will keep defend Islam and have no communication with bin Laden or al Qaeda
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| Nov.23 |
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Alliance ready to push south Northern Alliance's troops battle for Marjeh and Nadali, two towns just north of Kandahar
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| Nov.25 |
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Marines on ground near Kandahar U.S. Marines touched down in helicopters south of Kandahar. The number should swell to between 1,200 and 1,500
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| Nov.27 |
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 U.S. strikes leadership compound Attack from the air strikes 2 Taliban facilities southeast of Kandahar
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| Nov.29 |
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U.S. keeps pressure on Kandahar Warplanes pounded the city. Pashtun opposition leader denied that anti-Taliban forces were moving into Kandahar
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| Nov.30 |
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Airstrikes slam Kandahar Threat of a ground offensive is looming. Taliban had arrested 3 or 4 people suspected of targeting sites
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Marines dig in near Kandahar
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| Dec.2 |
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Marines prepares for Kandahar Marines and opposition were preparing for a final assault on the remaining Taliban stronghold with support of helicopters
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| Dec.5 |
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3 US soldiers killed by B-52 bomb Also 5 anti-Taleban fighters killed and 19 U.S. soldiers wounded when the smart bomb was dropped north of Kandahar
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| Dec.6 |
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Kandahar fell| The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting | |
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| Dec.7 |
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Confusion over Omar fate Some reports say Mullah was being held in Kandahar, other that he has been seen with family on the Pakistan border
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| Dec.8 |
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Assault continues on Tora Bora Tribal leaders report Omar no longer in Kandahar. There were tensions over the political control of the city
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Factions discuss Kandahar leadership Rival factions met in secret north of Kandahar to try to end a conflict over who would control the city
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South Asia 
Main Event: US begins military strike