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January

A supply route through Pakistan, by way of Chaman, was briefly shut down in early 2009. On January 10, tribesmen used vehicles to block the road to protest a raid by Pakistani counter-narcotics forces that left one villager dead. The protesters withdrew on January 14 after police promised to take their complaints to provincial authorities.^[1]
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs re-establishes its presence in Afghanistan, allowing for increased humanitarian assistance in subsequent years.^[2]

February

February 6–7, 2009, British and Afghan forces carried out Operation Diesel near Sangin, Helmand Province.

March

March 30, 2009: Operation Arctic Torch II.PRT, 1st Infantry division battles with 300 Afghan fighters in Doab, Nuristan Province.Two Americans WIA. Close air support allegedly kills100 AAF fighters.
May 4, 2009: The Granai airstrike kills 86-145 people, mostly children when American aircraft bombed a village in Farah Province.

August

On August 5/6, Rangers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment carried out a raid an enemy combatant's headquarters camp in the mountains of northwestern Khost Province, while moving to the objective, 7 to 9 man enemy element initiated a complex, near ambush on the Rangers, the rangers fought back with heavy weapons and close air support. The firefight resulted in the rangers killing 20 enemy fighters, destroying 2 enemy anti-aircraft guns and several other weapons, explosives and military supplies on the objective, resulting in the disruption of a major enemy headquarters and encampment; one ranger received the Silver star.^[3]

September

In September, the International Council on Security and Development released a map showing that the Taliban had a "permanent presence" in 80% of the country, with "permanent presence" defined by provinces that average one (or more) insurgent attack (lethal and non-lethal) per week.^[4]^[5]
On September 4, 2009, the Kunduz airstrike killed up to 179. American F-15E fighter jet struck two fuel tankers captured by Taliban insurgents; however, a large number of civilians were also killed in the attack.
On September 9, 2009, a Special Boat Service and Afghan forces unit, supported by the SFSG, conducted a mission to rescue Stephen Farrell; a journalist captured in Kunduz province by Taliban insurgents. The mission was successful, Farrell was rescued and a number of Taliban were killed however one member of the SFSG was killed as well as Farrell's Afghan interpreter and two civilians were killed in the crossfire.^[6]^[7]

October

In October 2009, there were 72 American deaths, 8 on October 28 alone. There have been 255 American deaths in 2009, a 43% increase of last year.

November

On November 6, 2009, Ambassador Eikenberry wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, “Sending additional forces will delay the day when Afghans will take over, and make it difficult, if not impossible, to bring our people home on a reasonable timetable. An increased U.S. and foreign role in security and governance will increase Afghan dependence, at least in the short-term.”^[8]

December

December 7 - Afghan President Karzai said it may be five years before his army is ready to take on the insurgents.^[9] Karzai also said that Afghanistan's security forces will need U.S. support for another 15 to 20 years.^[10]
The New York Times published parts of the evaluation “A Different Kind of War” as a preview on the U.S. Army’s official history of the war in Afghanistan in the period October 2001 - September 2005, due to be published by spring 2010. According to this study major planning to create long-term political, social and economic stability in Afghanistan was lacking.^[11]^[12]
The Taliban offered to give the U.S. "legal guarantees" that they will not allow Afghanistan to be used for attacks on other countries. There was no formal American response.^[13]
In mid-December the British Army and Afghan workers begin construction of the Route Trident road in Helmand Province.^[14]
On December 16–18, 2009, Coalition troops conducted Operation Septentrion, a 36-hour operation in the Uzbin Valley (east of Kabul).^[15]^[16]^[17] The force of 1100 troops included 800 members of the French Foreign Legion together with 200 US special forces and Afghan soldiers; during more than 90 minutes of combat^[15] several Americans were wounded,^[18] three of them seriously.^[19] Insurgents attacked with rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, and heavy machine gun fire; for the coalition forces, the French troops used shells, backed up by French Tigre and US Apache helicopters^[15] and jets.^[19] At least one Taliban fighter was killed and three injured.^[17]^[19] The purpose of Operation Septentrion was “reaffirming the sovereignty of Afghan security forces in the north of the Uzbeen Valley,” according to a French military spokesperson,^[19] and also to plant an Afghan flag in a key strategic village.^[15]^[17] (While 75% of the Uzbin Valley had been under coalition control, a corner of it had remained in Taliban hands.^[17]) The operation was led by Lieutenant-Colonel Herve Wallerand.^[19] Sixteen months previously, the Uzbin Valley ambush by the Taliban in the area of Sarobi had killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21.^[16]^[19]
On December 27, 2009 the Narang night raid killed 10 Afghan civilians mostly school children when at around 2:30 mid night US Special Forces raided Ghazi Khan Ghondi village of Narang District in Kunar province.

Deaths

In overall 2009, 520 NATO soldiers killed. 317 US soldiers, 108 UK soldiers and 95 Other NATO soldiers killed in 2009.

References

↑ Pakistan reopens NATO supply route, AP wire story, New York Times, October 14, 2009
↑ Afghanistan beyond 2014: Aid and the Transformation Decade - Lydia Poole, 2014
↑ "Ranger receives Silver Star for combat actions". army.mil. 9 December 2009.
↑ Taliban Control Spreads in Afghanistan
↑ Roggio, Bill. "ICOS rating on Taliban control in Afghanistan is meaningless" www.longwarjournal.org. September 11, 2009
↑ "British soldier killed during rescue of kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan". The Guardian. 9 September 2009.
↑ Pierce, Andrew (9 Sep 2009). "Army anger as soldier killed saving journalist who ignored Taliban warning". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
↑ Schmitt, Eric (2010-01-25). "U.S. Envoy’s Cables Show Deep Concerns on Afghan Strategy". NYTimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
↑ "Karzai: Afghan Army Will Need Help Until 2024". Huffingtonpost.com. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
↑ Barnes, Julian E.; Perry, Tony (2009-12-09). "Afghanistan will need U.S. help for 15 to 20 years, Karzai says – Los Angeles Times". Latimes.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
↑ "Army History Finds Early Missteps in Afghanistan"
↑ "'A Different Kind of War
↑ "Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan". Atimes.com. 2009-12-17. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
↑ "Road to Hearts & Minds". New Civil Engineer. 8 July 2010. p. 18.
1 2 3 4 Karim Talbi (2009-12-18). "Afghanistan: démonstration de force de la Légion, cinq Américains blessés". AFP. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
1 2 "French troops spearhead assault in Afghanistan". BBC News. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
1 2 3 4 "French Afghan assault concludes". BBC News. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
↑ "French troops lead Afghan attack on Taliban". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2009-12-17. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "French Foreign Legion launches Afghan assault". ABC News. Australia. AFP. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

2001 –2006	2001 Dasht-i-Leili massacre Battle of Tarinkot Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif Siege of Kunduz Uprising in Herat Fall of Kabul Battle of Shawali Kowt Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay Battle of Qala-i-Jangi Fall of Kandahar Battle of Tora Bora 2002 Guantanamo Bay 2002 Kabul bombing 2003 2004 2005 Bagram torture and prisoner abuse Salt Pit 2006
2007	Shinwar shooting Hyderabad airstrike Nangar Khel incident Helmand Province airstrikes 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan
2008	Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike Azizabad airstrike Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack Kidnapping of David Rohde Sarposa prison attack of 2008 2008 Kandahar bombing Spin Boldak bombing
2009	Granai airstrike Kunduz airstrike Narang night raid February 2009 Kabul raids 2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack 2009 Kandahar bombing 2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing Camp Chapman attack
2010	Khataba raid February 2010 Kabul attack Uruzgan helicopter attack Sangin airstrike Maywand District murders Tarok Kolache Nadahan wedding bombing May 2010 Kabul bombing 2010 Badakhshan massacre
2011	Mano Gai airstrike Pakistani border attack Bin Laden raid Sarposa Prison tunneling escape Helmand Province incident 2011 Logar province bombing 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings 2011 Nimruz province bombing 2011 Zabul province bombing 2011 Chinook shootdown in Afghanistan
2012	Urination video Kapisa airstrike Quran burning protests April 2012 Afghanistan attacks Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre Kandahar massacre September 2012 Camp Bastion raid Body pictures
2013	June 2013 Kabul bombings 2013 Afghan presidential palace attack 2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat 2013 Indian embassy attack
2014	Herat Indian Consulate Attack 2014 Paktika car bombing 2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack Atiqullah Raufi assassination December 2014 Kabul bombings
2015	2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack 2015 Kabul Parliament attack Khost suicide bombing Jalalabad suicide bombing August 2015 Kabul attacks 10 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack 22 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack Ghazni prison escape Battle of Kunduz Kunduz hospital airstrike Kandahar Airport attack 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul
2016	February 2016 Kabul bombing Nangarhar Offensive (2016) 2016 Jalalabad suicide bombing Operation Omari Kabul NDS building Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing Wardak Province bombing Kabul Hazara protest bombing Kabul Northgate Hotel bombing Jani Khel offensive Kabul American University siege Kabul Defense Ministry bombing Battle of Tarinkot (2016) Battle of Kunduz (2016) Battle of Boz Qandahari Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate attack Bagram Airfield bombing Kabul Shia mosque bombing
2017	10 January 2017 Afghanistan bombings February 2017 Afghanistan's Supreme Court in Kabul attack 2017 Sangin airstrike March 2017 Kabul attack 2017 Nangarhar airstrike 2017 Camp Shaheen attack May 2017 Kabul attack June 2017 Kabul attack 2017 Herat bombing June 2017 Kabul mosque attack 2017 Lashkargah bombing Iraqi embassy attack Herat mosque attack

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Human Rights First; Undue Process: An Examination of Detention and Trials of Bagram Detainees in Afghanistan in April 2009 (2009)

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