| 31
December/1 January |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
| 30/31
December |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
| 28/29
December |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
| 27/28
December |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
|
26/27
December
US
DOD brief
|
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
| 25/26
December |
US
aircraft attacked a Taliban compound at Tori
Khel.
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties.
|
| 24/25
December |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
| 23/24
December |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
| 22/23
December |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties. |
| 21/22
December |
RAF
tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties.
The
Afghan Interim Authority took office in Kabul
on 22 December. Royal Marines from 40 Commando
commenced security assistance operations in
Kabul.
|
|
20/21
December
US
DOD brief
|
RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. |
| 19/20
December |
RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. |
|
18/19
December
US
DOD brief
|
RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Yemeni
troops took action against a suspected Al
Qaida base in Yemen.
|
|
17/18
December
US
DOD brief
|
RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
|
16/17 December
US
DOD brief
|
RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational
sorties.
USAF
C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to
large concentrations of displaced persons
in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets
were dropped at a number of locations and
airborne radio stations broadcast.
|
| 15/16
December |
USAF and USN/USMC
aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational
sorties.
Organised resistance
by Al Qaida forces in the Tora Bora region
was reported to have been quashed.
|
| 14/15
December |
USAF and USN/USMC
aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational
sorties.
|
| 13/14
December
|
USAF and USN/USMC
aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational
sorties.
A preliminary
planning conference was held at the UK Ministry
of Defence with potential troop-contributing
nations to help inform the decision process
for the deployment of any international security
force to Kabul.
|
|
12/13 December
US
DOD brief
|
USAF and USN/USMC
aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational
sorties.
|
|
11/12 December
US
DOD brief
|
USAF and USN/USMC
aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational
sorties.
The US Department
of Defense confirmed that a USAF B-1 aircraft
had been lost some 30 miles off Diego Garcia.
All four crew were safely rescued.
|
|
10/11 December
US
DOD brief
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. |
|
9/10 December
US
DOD brief
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. |
| 8/9
December
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. |
| 7/8
December
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 6/7
December
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. |
| 5/6
December
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in central Afghanistan.
Leaflets were
dropped at a number of locations and airborne
radio stations broadcast.
|
|
4/5 December
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
The US Department of Defense confirmed that
three US Servicemen had been killed by a stray
bomb from a B-52 during operations north of
Kandahar.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were
dropped at a number of locations and airborne
radio stations broadcast.
|
|
3/4 December
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid
to large concentrations of displaced persons
in north-east Afghanistan.
Leaflets were
dropped at a number of locations and airborne
radio stations broadcast.
|
|
2/3 December
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid
to large concentrations of displaced persons
in central Afghanistan.
Leaflets were
dropped at a number of locations and airborne
radio stations broadcast.
|
| 1/2
December |
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 30
November/1 December |
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
|
29/30 November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid
to large concentrations of displaced persons
in western Afghanistan.
Leaflets were
dropped at a number of locations and airborne
radio stations broadcast.
|
|
28/29 November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid
to large concentrations of displaced persons
in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were
dropped at a number of locations and airborne
radio stations broadcast.
|
|
27/28 November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
|
26/27 November
US
DOD brief
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 25/26
November
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
The Royal
Air Force flew the Northern Alliance delegation
from Bagram to Bonn to attend the UN-sponsored
conference on the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
|
| 24/25
November
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 23/24
November
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
Airborne radio stations
broadcast.
|
| 22/23
November
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
Airborne radio stations
broadcast.
|
| 21/22
November
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 20/21
November
US
DOD brief
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 19/20
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in western Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 18/19
November
US
DOD brief
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 17/18
November
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets attacked
included Taliban armoured vehicles south of
Gardiz in the south-east:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
Airborne radio stations
broadcast.
|
| 16/17
November
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 15/16
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
around Kabul and airborne radio stations broadcast.
|
| 14/15
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD brief on humanitarian aid
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
British
troops deployed to Bagram airfield near
Kabul to assess the state of the facilities
there, and its suitability for more general
use, such as the delivery of humanitarian
aid.
|
| 13/14
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
Eight detained aid
workers were picked up by US forces.
|
| 12/13
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Taliban retreated
from Kabul and lost control of Herat.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
The US DOD released
a photograph
of Taliban military vehicles attempting to
shelter in close proximity to a religious
site in Kabul.
|
| 11/12
November |
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Taliban defeated
at Mazar-e-Sharif.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
|
| 10/11
November |
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 9/10
November |
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 8/9
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged fourteen targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 7/8
November
US
DOD brief
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
Airborne radio stations
broadcast.
|
| 6/7
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Pictures were released
of a terrorist training camp at Piwar Kandar
which had been destroyed
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 5/6
November
US
DOD brief
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
Airborne radio stations
broadcast.
|
| 4/5
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged five targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Airborne radio stations
broadcast.
|
| 3/4
November |
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
|
| 2/3
November |
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged several targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in Afghanistan.
|
| 1/2
November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged nine targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
A
US helicopter crashed inside Afghanistan
due to bad weather, but the crew were safely
rescued. A US Predator Unmanned Air Vehicle
was also reported missing.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Airborne radio stations
broadcast.
|
| 31
October / 1 November
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged eight targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 30/31
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft struck twenty targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Pictures were released
of a terrorist training camp near Kandahar
which had been progressively destroyed in
the course of the campaign.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in central Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 29/30
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked thirteen targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 28/29
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged six targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 27/28
October |
US
aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
|
| 26/27
October |
US
aircraft engaged several targets. RAF
tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included:
|
| 25/26
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked ten targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 24/25
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked nine targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in north-west Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 23/24
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft struck five targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
|
| 22/23
October
US
DOD brief
UK
MOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft engaged eleven targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
|
| 21/22
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked eight targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
A laser-guided bomb dropped by an FA-18 Hornet
is believed to have malfunctioned and landed
in an open area near an old people's home in
Herat.
Targets included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 20/21
October
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked six targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Two bombs dropped by a USN F-14 regrettably
fell in a residential area north-west of Kabul;
the weapon guidance system is believed to have
malfunctioned.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 19/20
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
US
Special Operation Command troops conducted ground
operations at an airfield in southern Afghanistan
and another location. USAF and USN/USMC
aircraft engaged 15 targets. RAF tanker
aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support
to US aircraft, and RAF surveillance aircraft
flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in north-west Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations.
|
| 18/19
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked eighteen targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF
reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew
operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
The US Department
of Defense confirmed that two US Service personnel
had suffered fatal injuries in a helicopter
accident in Pakistan.
|
| 17/18
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft, including F-15E and AC-130
aircraft, engaged some dozen targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF
reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew
operational sorties.
Targets included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations and airborne radio
stations broadcast.
|
| 16/17
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked twelve targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF
reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew
operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
|
| 15/16
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft, and USN Tomahawk missiles,
attacked twelve targets. RAF tanker aircraft
provided air-to-air refuelling support to US
carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. The
USAF commenced use of the AC-130 gunship.
Targets included:
A
laser-guided bomb regrettably hit a warehouse
storing ICRC humanitarian
aid supplies. It would appear the warehouse
was in a facility otherwise used by the Taliban
for the storage of military equipment.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
|
| 14/15
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
US
forces engaged seven targets. RAF tanker
aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support
to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped
at a number of locations throughout Afghanistan.
|
| 13
October
US
DOD map
|
US
and UK forces attacked seventeen targets.
Royal Navy Tomahawk missiles were fired, and
RAF aircraft flew combat support missions.
One
US bomb regrettably fell in a residential area.
Targets included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
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| 11
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft attacked six targets.
RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling
support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF
reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew
operational sorties.
Targets included:
A brief operational
pause was observed on 12 October.
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| 10/11
October
US
DOD brief
UK
MOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft, plus USN Tomahawk missiles,
attacked seven targets. RAF tanker aircraft
provided air-to-air refuelling support to US
carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
|
| 9/10
October
US
DOD press release
US
DOD map
|
US
aircraft attacked six targets. RAF tanker
aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support
to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance
and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets hit included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
|
| 8/9
October
US
DOD brief
US
DOD map
|
USAF
and USN/USMC aircraft and USN Tomahawk missiles
attacked 13 targets.
Targets hit included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in southern Afghanistan.
|
| 7/8
October
US
DOD brief
UK
MOD brief
US
DOD map
|
US
and UK forces commenced military action against
Al Qaida and Taliban targets within Afghanistan.
USAF and USN/USMC aircraft bombed and USN warships
fired Tomahawk missiles at 30 targets.
Royal
Navy submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles
were fired at a terrorist site.
Targets hit included:
USAF C-17 transports
dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations
of displaced persons in southern Afghanistan.
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