Timeline of U.S. attack on Afghanistan in January 2002
<< December January
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.
January 9, 2001
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.
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- See also : 2001 U.S. Attack on Afghanistan
