August
- August 19: The Taliban kill 10 French soldiers in the Uzbin valley ambush.
- August 22: The Azizabad airstrike kills between 78 and 92 civilians mostly in Herat province during an US-led attack on the village of Azizabad.
- August 27: Operation Eagle's Summit begins in Helmand Province.
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Famous quotes containing the word august:
“To go by the asters
and breathe
the sweetness that hovers
in August about the tall milkweeds,
without a direct look ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“If August passes
flowerless,
and the frosts come,
will I have learned to rejoice enough
in the sober wonder of
green healthy leaves?”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy them.”
—J. August Strindberg (1849–1912)