Timeline of Afghanistan (January 2002)

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This is a timeline of the history of Afghanistan in January 2002. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it.

[edit] Friday, January 4, 2002

Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman of San Antonio, Texas, was killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, the first U.S. soldier to die by hostile fire. A CIA operative was also wounded.

[edit] Wednesday, January 9, 2002

Seven U.S. Marines are killed when their plane hits a mountain while landing in Pakistan. In the first three months of the campaign, 15 U.S. personnel have died.