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February 17: 2008 Kandahar bombing kills 100
people, the deadliest suicide bombing of the war.
February 26: a DanishLeopard 2 was hit by an
explosive device, damaging one track. No one was injured and the
tank returned to camp on its own for repairs.[1]
March
The U.S.
government suspended, on March 27, 2008, AEY Inc. of Miami, Florida, a company hired by the U.S.
military, for violating its contract. The company is accused of
supplying ammunition, which was corroded and made in China from
1962 through 1974, to the Afghan National Army and police.
United
States Army-documents showed that since 2004 the company
entered agreements with the U.S. government that totaled about $10
million. The papers also revealed the company received much larger
orders in 2007 with contracts totaling more than $200 million to
supply ammunition, assault rifles and other weapons. Army criminal
investigators were sent to look at the packages in January 2008.
The
House Oversight Committee announced plans to hold a hearing
into the matter on April 17, 2008,[2] at
which the 22-year-old international arms dealer Efraim Diveroli and
president of AEY Inc would face a congressional inquiry.[3][4] The
committee reported in June 2008.[5]
April
On April 27, Karzai escaped another attempt on his life: gunmen
opened fire during a military parade celebrating the 1992 victory of
the Mujahideen over
the People's
Democratic Party of Afghanistan communist government. The
firefight lasted about a quarter of an hour, with 3 dead and over
10 wounded.[6]
On April 29, 2,300 U.S. Marines assaulted the town of Garmsir in Helmand province, a region
of Afghanistan where the Taliban had a stronghold.[7]
June 10: Gora Prai airstrike in Pakistan
kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops.
June 13: Sarposa Prison attack. Taliban
attack the Sarposa Prison, freeing up to 1,000 prisoners.
July
July 5: A Danish Leopard 2A5 hit an IED in Helmand
Province, resulting in the driver's death. During the same
contact with Taliban forces, a second tank was caught in an
explosion but none of the crew were wounded. [9]
December 19: US vows to send 3,000 more troops to
Afghanistan.
On December 30, 2008, Pakistani security forces shut down the
supply line when they launched an offensive against Taliban
militants who dominate the Khyber Pass region.[10]
After three days of fighting, they declared the Khyber Pass
open.[11]
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