Timeline of Afghan history

August 23, 2002

• The Czech Defense Ministry announced that some of the Czech troops currently stationed in Kuwait will be deployed in Afghanistan at the request of allies.

August 9, 2002

• A powerful car bomb exploded at a construction company's warehouse in Jalalabad, killing 25 people and injuring 80 others.

August 7, 2002

• At least 15 people were killed when suspected al-Qaida gunmen attacked an army base in the southern outskirts of Kabul.