Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
July 31: A Polish Land Forces Mi-24V Hind attack helicopter was destroyed, on route to Ghazni from Kabul it was hit by heavy machine gun fire and forced to make a hard landing. [136] July 20: A British Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado fighter jet crashed at Kandahar air base during takeoff at 7:20 a.m. The two pilots were injured after ejecting from ...
Several Taliban were reportedly killed in US airstrikes as the attack began. [30] That evening some 600 American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division [12] were airlifted to the north of the town in 19 helicopters. [1] Chinook and Blackhawk troop carriers escorted by Apache attack helicopters were involved in the assault. [12]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
As the joint American/Afghan force pushed through the difficult terrain under fire, they reportedly called in airstrikes from AC-130 gunships, F-16 fighter jets, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, and drones. Due to conditions early in the raid, the second assault force was diverted to a backup landing zone.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Three other insurgents died when they attempted to carry out suicide attacks on Afghan police buildings in another part of the city. [1] A gun battle around Abdul Haq Square continued into the early evening. [2] Afghan security forces regained control of the nine-story building, with assistance from helicopters of the Afghan and US armies. [1]
At least 10 Taliban fighters were killed and five others wounded in a major attack on the group’s ministry of interior in Kabul on Saturday as tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated ...
On 3 August 1995, a Taliban air force MiG-21 aircraft forced the Russian aircraft to land at Kandahar. [1] [4] Negotiations between the Russian government and the Taliban to free the men stalled for over a year and efforts by U.S. senator Hank Brown to mediate between the two parties broke down over a prisoner exchange. [2]