|
Date
|
Source
|
Location
|
Force
|
Weapon
|
Killed
|
Injured
|
Description
|
|
10/21/01
|
Pak News
|
Tahktapul
|
US Soldiers
|
Explosives
|
90
|
Unknown
|
Commando operations carried out in Kandahar - US
soldiers were ambushed by Afghan Mujahideen using
explosives.
|
|
11/4/01
|
Afghan
Islamic Press
|
Kabul
|
US Soldiers
|
Unknown
|
50
|
Unknown
|
2 US Helicopters shot down by Taliban
|
|
11/17/01
|
UPI
|
Kandahar
|
US
Special Forces
|
Unknown
|
25
|
Unknown
|
A U.S. administration official has said that between 25
and 40 U.S. Special Forces have been killed so far, mostly
in fighting around Kandahar
|
|
11/29/01
|
Frontier Post
|
Mazashariff
|
US Marines
|
Unknown
|
16
|
Unknown
|
Eyewitness accounts on the ground in Afghanistan as
well as at a Pakistani base
|
|
12/7/01
|
IWPR
|
Kandahar
|
US
Special Forces
|
Unknown
|
3
|
19
|
Friendly fire incident when B-52 bomb went astray in an
air-strike on Kandahar
|
|
12/17/01
|
Institute for
Islamic Research &
Study
|
Kandahar Airport
|
US Soldiers
|
Explosives
|
101
|
103
|
Explosives were detonated by remote, radio
control.
|
|
12/22/01
|
Afghan
Islamic Press
|
Nawar
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
50
|
0
|
American helicopter and attack aircraft shot down by
Taliban
|
|
1/4/02
|
CNN
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
1
|
0
|
Small arms fire by Mujahideen killed one US soldier.
This was the first casulaty reported by western press.
|
|
1/10/02
|
Institute for
Islamic Studies and Research
|
North of
Bagram Airbase
|
US Soldiers
|
ZSU-23 Anti-Aircraft cannons
|
10
|
0
|
C-130 Hercules transport plane shot down by Mujahideen
|
|
1/18/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Mewand
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
7
|
0
|
Helicopter shot down
|
|
1/21/02
|
BBC
|
Bagram Airbase
|
US Soldiers
|
Helicopter Crash
|
2
|
5
|
Military helicopter made a crash landing
|
|
1/23/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Mewand
|
US Soldiers
|
Truck Crash
|
4
|
0
|
A truck driver ‘accidently’ crashed into a US Army
vehicle
|
|
1/28/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Lewa
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
4
|
0
|
Ambushed by Mujahideen while on patrol duty
|
|
1/30/02
|
CNN
|
Kandahar airport
|
US Soldiers
|
Landing Accident
|
0
|
16
|
U.S. Army CH-47 "Chinook" transport
helicopter has "hard landing"
|
|
1/31/02
|
Daily Islam
|
Khost airport
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
25
|
0
|
CH-47 helicopter shot down by Mujahideen
|
|
2/1/02
|
BBC
|
Northwest of
Kandahar
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
0
|
1
|
Exchange with Taliban and Al-Qaida fighters
|
|
2/7/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Dubandi Mountains, Sharkar
|
US Soldiers
|
SAM-7 missile
|
7
|
0
|
US warplane shot down by Mujahideen
|
|
2/7/02
|
Islam News
|
Mewand
|
US Soldiers
|
Land Mine
|
6
|
6
|
Two US Bradley fighting vehicles were destroyed by land
mine booby trap
|
|
2/15/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kandahar Airport
|
US Soldiers
|
AK-47 assault rifles
|
0
|
2
|
US soldiers were injured when a unit of Mujahideen
attacked the bunkers located in the North and South of the
base
|
|
2/17/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Region in
Kandahar city
|
US Soldiers
|
Unknown
|
8
|
0
|
MC-130P transport plane that crashed in the remote
mountain region north of Kandahar after fired on by
Mujahideen
|
|
3/2/02
|
BBC
|
Shah-e-Kot
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
1
|
10
|
Exchange of fire on the ground with Taliban and Al-Qaida
fighters
|
|
3/3/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kandahar Air
Base
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
2
|
4
|
Afghan forces traveling in a three-vehicle convoy hit a
mine
|
|
3/4/02
|
NBC News
|
Eastern Afghanistan, Gardez, Shah-e-Kot
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
10
|
6
|
A U.S. Army helicopter shot down loaded with combat
troops
|
|
3/4/02
|
NBC News
|
Eastern Afghanistan, Gardez, Shah-e-Kot
|
US Soldiers
|
Mortar
|
1
|
0
|
Pickup hit by a mortar shell.
|
|
3/4/02
|
NBC News
|
Eastern Afghanistan, Gardez, Shah-e-Kot
|
Afghan Soldiers
|
Mortar
|
3
|
0
|
Pickup hit by a mortar shell.
|
|
3/5/02
|
CNN
|
Shah-e-Kot Mountains in
eastern Afghanistan
|
United States
|
Surface to Air Missiles, Machine guns
|
8
|
40
|
Two transport helicopters shot down and then engaged
the most intense ground combat of Operation Anaconda
|
|
3/5/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kandahar Airport
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
3
|
0
|
Unknown assailants attacked Kandahar Airport
|
|
3/5/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Balochistan-Afghanistan border
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
1
|
0
|
A US Navy F-14 ‘Tomcat’ fighter jet shot down
over the Balochistan-Afghanistan border by hostile fire.
Of the two pilots, one was killed whilst the other managed
to eject.
|
|
3/5/02
|
Russian News Agency, Strana.ru
|
Shah-iKot mountains
|
US Soldiers
|
Unknown
|
100
|
200
|
Four US Apache AH-64D attack helicopters shot down
during Operation Anaconda, ground attacks by Mujahideen
|
|
3/6/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
9
|
40
|
Two US helicopters shot down
|
|
3/6/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
66
|
0
|
Four US helicopters shot down
|
|
3/6/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
6
|
12
|
American troops were cut off after losing their
way in the snow covered mountainous region and we then
attacked by Mujahideen.
|
|
3/6/02
|
Daily Islam
|
Logar
|
Alliance Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
17
|
40
|
Five hundred well equipped Mujahideen attacked Karzai's
troops controlling the area
|
|
3/6/02
|
BBC
|
Ammunition dump in Kabul
|
German Soldiers
|
Explosion
|
5
|
7
|
Five soldiers serving as international peacekeepers are
killed while destroying anti-aircraft missiles at an
ammunition dump.
|
|
3/7/02
|
BBC
|
Shah-i-Kot
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missile
|
8
|
0
|
PO Roberts, 32, fell from a MH-47 Chinook helicopter
that had been hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, seven
others killed when helicopter was shot down
|
|
3/9/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Logar
|
US Soldiers, Security Forces
|
Missiles
|
13
|
0
|
Unknown assailants attacked US troops and security
servicemen on guard duty.
|
|
3/9/02
|
Daily Islam
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
40
|
0
|
C-130 aircraft carrying 40 US soldiers shot down
|
|
3/10/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Logar
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
8
|
0
|
Mujahideen ambush a convoy of US and Afghan allied
troops that resulted in the confirmed deaths of eight US
soldiers, including a US Major.
|
|
3/10/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kandahar
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
3
|
0
|
Mujahideen attacked an ammunition dump where fire broke
out
|
|
3/10/02
|
BBC
|
Shah-i-Kot
|
US Soldiers
|
|
14
|
40
|
Ambushed by Mijahideen
|
|
3/12/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Tehsil Sarbi
|
US Soldiers
|
|
6
|
0
|
A motorcycle troop of Mujahideen ambushed a US convoy
in Tehsil Sarbi
|
|
3/12/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
15
|
0
|
Six US Helicopters shot down
|
|
3/12/02
|
Islam News
|
Gardez
|
Coalition Forces
|
Surface to Air Missiles
|
35
|
0
|
Six US Helicopters shot down
|
|
3/13/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Logar
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
5
|
0
|
Mujahideen attacked a vehicle carrying American
soldiers
|
|
3/19/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Gardez
|
Alliance Soldiers
|
Sacrifice Bomber
|
8
|
0
|
Sacrifice bombing operation after infiltrating US
training facility
|
|
3/22/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kandahar
|
US Soldiers
|
Anti-tank Ordenace
|
8
|
0
|
Tank exploded by anti-tank landmine near Kandahar
airport
|
|
4/8/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kabul
|
US Soldiers
|
Surface to Air Missile
|
7
|
0
|
US helicopter on route from Jalalabad to Kabul shot
down by Mijahideen forces.
|
|
4/9/02
|
BBC
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Grenade
|
1
|
7
|
Grenade attack near a US military post
|
|
4/10/02
|
BBC
|
Kabul
|
British Soldier
|
Small Arms Fire
|
1
|
0
|
Gun went off accidently
|
|
4/10/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Jalalabad
|
US Solder
|
Landmine Offensive
|
1
|
Unknown
|
Landmine attack aimed at killing the Afghan interim
government Defence Minister, General Faheem at the Qalashi
roundabout
|
|
4/10/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Jalalabad
|
Alliance Soldiers
|
Landmine Offensive
|
7
|
85
|
Landmine attack aimed at killing the Afghan interim
government Defence Minister, General Faheem at the Qalashi
roundabout
|
|
4/11/02
|
Special Report/BBC
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Unknown
|
7
|
Unknown
|
Lead to 'safe' road to the village when they were
ambushed by Mujahideen
|
|
4/11/02
|
Islam News
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Sacrifice Bomber
|
9
|
Unknown
|
Suicide bombing mission at US check point
|
|
4/14/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kandahar Airport
|
US Soldier
|
Explosives
|
1
|
1
|
An explosion at Kandahar Airport destroying a military
vehicle
|
|
4/14/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Regional Airport
|
US Soldier
|
Small Arms Fire
|
1
|
0
|
Unknown assailants opened fire on an American military
vehicle
|
|
4/15/02
|
Guardian Unlimited
|
US Base,
Kandahar Airport
|
US Soldiers
|
Explosion
|
4
|
Unknown
|
An explosion occurred while US soldiers were disposing
of ordnance
|
|
4/16/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
US Base,
Khost Airport
|
US Soldiers
|
Remote Controlled Rockets
|
5
|
Unknown
|
Mujahideen attacked the US Base at Khost Airport using
remote controlled rockets, killing five American soldiers
and injuring others, some critically.
|
|
4/18/02
|
Canada.com
|
Kandahar
|
Canadian Soldiers
|
250-kilogram laser-guided bomb
|
4
|
8
|
Four Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Batallion, Princess
Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group killed by
US friendly fire near Kandahar, with another eight
soldiers seriously wounded.
|
|
4/18/02
|
Globe & Mail
|
Kandahar
|
US Soldiers
|
Explosives
|
4
|
1
|
Accident occurs while blowing up unexploded ordnances
near Kandahar.
|
|
4/20/02
|
Daily Islam
|
Kandahar Airport
|
US Soldiers
|
Sacrifice Bomber
|
14
|
Unknown
|
Bomber was dressed as a Special Unit Guard of pro-US
Governor of Kandahar, ignited explosives he was wearing.
|
|
4/20/02
|
The Daily
Jang
|
Kandahar
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
0
|
1
|
A group of armed men fired at Americans at a crowed
center in Kandahar, injuring one US soldier
|
|
4/22/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Kabul
|
French Soldier
|
Machine Gun
|
0
|
1
|
French troops were on regular guard duty when unknown
attackers, apparently fully equipped, fired over 80 rounds
of machine gun fire
|
|
5/7/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Sahara Garden
Airport
|
British Soldiers
|
Missiles
|
0
|
4
|
Unknown assailants fired four missiles at an airport in
Khost, severely injuring at least four people. The newly
built airport in Khost is being used as a training centre
for British troops.
|
|
5/8/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Khost Airport
|
British Soldiers
|
Missile
|
7
|
Unknown
|
Two missiles were fired on Khost's older airport and
two missiles fired on the newly built Khost Airport which
houses Coalition forces.
|
|
5/8/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
US Base
|
US Soldiers
|
BM-12 Rocket
|
11
|
Unknown
|
A series of rockets fired from a BM-12 multiple rocket
launcher scored direct hits on buildings housing US troops
at the airport base.
|
|
5/20/02
|
BBC
|
Paktia
|
US Special Forces
|
Unknown
|
1
|
0
|
Fired on by a group of unknown assailants while on
patrol
|
|
5/21/02
|
Wana
|
Paktia
|
US Soldiers
|
Unknown
|
3
|
Unknown
|
Maiwa Khan, a student and his associates were attacked
by a patrolling party of US forces engaged in a hunt for
the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters in the area.
|
|
5/22/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Paktia
|
US Marines
|
Hand grenades and AK-47
|
4
|
3
|
US troops were carrying out an operation upon a
religious institution suspecting Al-Qaida and
Taliban fighters were hiding there. Upon completion of the
operation at the institute, the US troops were returning
back when they were attacked by a lone youth, Hafiz Mewaan
Jaan
|
|
5/24/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Khost
|
US Soldiers
|
Unknown
|
2
|
10
|
Road accident when U.S. military convoy of 600 soldiers
where enroute to Khost to resolve the dispute between
rival warlords, Abdul Hakeem Tanwal and Bacha Khan
|
|
6/1/02
|
CNN
|
Khomar Kalay
|
Afghan Allies
|
AK-47's
|
3
|
2
|
A friendly fire incident, when US troops mistook a
group of allies for Al-Qaida fighters and opened fire
|
|
6/4/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Band Taimur
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
5
|
Unknown
|
U.S. troops were set up by by local tribesmen who
reported the supposed presence of Arab Mujahideen so that
they would attack and inflict heavy casualties upon their
rivals.
|
|
6/11/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
US Military
Base
|
US Soldier
|
Missile
|
1
|
Unknown
|
Unknown attackers fired a missile on the military base
at Zhawar that struck an ammunition dump. The dump caught
fire and spread, detonating other ordnance and causing a
massive explosion. Confirmed by eyewitness
|
|
6/11/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
US Military
Base
|
British Soldiers
|
Missile
|
3
|
Unknown
|
Unknown attackers fired a missile on the military base
at Zhawar that struck an ammunition dump. The dump caught
fire and spread, detonating other ordnance and causing a
massive explosion. Confirmed by eyewitness
|
|
6/11/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
US Military
Base
|
Afghan Soldiers
|
Missile
|
2
|
Unknown
|
Unknown attackers fired a missile on the military base
at Zhawar that struck an ammunition dump. The dump caught
fire and spread, detonating other ordnance and causing a
massive explosion. Confirmed by eyewitness
|
|
6/12/02
|
MSNBC
|
Airfield at
Gardez
|
US Special Forces
|
Plane crash
|
3
|
7
|
MC-130 Air Force Special Operations aircraft crashed
into mountains shortly after take off at night. Cause of
crash unknown
|
|
6/19/02
|
IslamOnline, Mashreq (Urdu Daily)
|
Birmil area
|
US Special Forces
|
Unknown
|
40
|
Unknown
|
Coalition forces enroute to carry out an inspection and
survey mission, six US military vehicles destroyed
|
|
6/19/02
|
IslamOnline, Mashreq (Urdu Daily)
|
Birmil area
|
Afghan Soldiers
|
Unknown
|
10
|
Unknown
|
Coalition forces enroute to carry out an inspection and
survey mission, six US military vehicles destroyed
|
|
6/21/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Wazir Spadigabad
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
2
|
0
|
US and Afghan coalition troops tried to arrest two
tribesmen and in retaliation, tribesmen opened fire
|
|
6/21/02
|
Azzam Publications
|
Gardez
|
US Soldiers
|
Small Arms Fire
|
5
|
3
|
US soldiers were ambushed by unknown assailants while
on guard duty
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
972
|
682
|
|
