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The attack targeted a Haqqani network leader that was travelling in a vehicle. The two victims were nearby pedestrians. [9] March 25, 2011 – A RAF Reaper drone remotely controlled from a US Airforce base in Nevada killed four civilians - two women and two children - as well as injuring two others in Naw Zad district of Helmand Province. [10] [11]
The Helmand province campaign was a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban insurgents and other local groups in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Their objective was to control a province that was known to be a Taliban stronghold, and a center of opium production. [7]
The Maywand District murders were the thrill killings of at least three Afghan civilians perpetrated by a group of U.S. Army soldiers from January to May 2010, during the War in Afghanistan. The soldiers, who referred to themselves as the "Kill Team", [ 1 ] [ 2 ] were members of the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company , 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry ...
February 2003 – At least 17 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in coalition bombing raids in a mountainous region Helmand province. [5] [11] February 2003 – Reuters reported that according to locals, 8 civilians were killed in the Baghran Valley area of Helmand province when a U.S. bomber and gunship attacked the area. [5]
A U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division with a dead insurgent's hand on his shoulder. On April 18, 2012, the Los Angeles Times released photos of U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of dead insurgents, [1] [2] after a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division gave the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to "a breakdown in security, discipline and professionalism" [3 ...
March 12, 2008 – The British government says its troops were responsible for an airstrike that killed two women and two children around Helmand. At least 10 others were injured. [5] [6] March 13, 2008 – Two women and two children were killed in Pakistan by cross border shelling fired by US forces in Afghanistan. [7]
The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and ...
May 1, 2007 – About 50 civilians, including women and children were killed by US and NATO bombings in Herat province of western Afghanistan during the preceding week. [17] [18] May 9, 2007 – Between 21 and 38 civilians, including women and children were killed by a US Air Raid in the village of Soro, in the Sangin district of Helmand Province.