August
Monday, August 5: U.S. Special forces kill two people after coming under fire near Asadabad.
Tuesday, August 6: U.S. troops kill four people in a car after a passenger with a gun attempted to open fire on them.
Wednesday, August 7: At least 15 people were killed when suspected al-Qaeda gunmen attacked an army base in the southern outskirts of Kabul.
Friday, August 9: A powerful car bomb exploded at a construction company's warehouse in Jalalabad, killing 25 people and injuring 80 others.
- A U.S. soldier is shot by sniper near Lwara.
Sunday, August 18: Two U.S. Special forces soldiers are wounded by gunfire in Uruzgan Province.
August 18–26: During Operation Mountain Sweep, 2,000 U.S. and Afghan troops detain 10 suspects. They come under fire twice but sustain no casualties.
Friday, August 23: The Czech Defense Ministry announced that some of the Czech troops currently stationed in Kuwait will be deployed in Afghanistan at the request of allies.
Wednesday, August 28: U.S. Special forces kill an armed man who displayed "hostile intent" near Lwara.
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Famous quotes containing the word august:
“O my dear Candide! You knew Paquette, that pretty attendant of our august baroness; I tasted in her arms the delights of paradise, which produced these torments of hell by which you see me devoured; she was infected and may have died of it.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)
“There’s no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn’t invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for World War II½. Can we count on Saddam Hussein to come along every year and resolve our defense-policy debates? Given the history of the Middle East, it’s possible.”
—P.J. (Patrick Jake)
“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)