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Blackhawk shot down over Kandahar province

Aug. 16: All seven Americans aboard the helicopter were killed, including two Navy SEALs. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (Nightly News)All seven Americans aboard the helicopter were killed, including two Navy SEALs. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (Nightly News)

Mayor of Kandahar killed

July 27: A suicide bombing killed the mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city. The mayor died when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban, as the mayor met with tribal elders. NBC's Kate Snow reports.  (Nightly News)A suicide bombing killed the mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city. The mayor died when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban, as the mayor met with tribal elders. NBC's Kate Snow reports. (Nightly News)

Coping in Kandahar

July 30: A crowd of angry Afghan citizens took to the streets in Kabul Friday shouting "death to America" after four Afghans were killed in an accident involving U.S. contractors. The rioting marked the end of the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.  (Nightly News)A crowd of angry Afghan citizens took to the streets in Kabul Friday shouting "death to America" after four Afghans were killed in an accident involving U.S. contractors. The rioting marked the end of the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)

U.S. troops battle Taliban in Kandahar

July 24: NBC's Jim Maceda reports from near Kandahar, Afghanistan. NBC's Jim Maceda reports from near Kandahar, Afghanistan. 

Deadly day for U.S. troops in Kandahar

July 14: General Petraeus' warning that things would probably get worse for U.S troops in Afghanistan this summer before they got better has proven true. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.  (Nightly News)General Petraeus' warning that things would probably get worse for U.S troops in Afghanistan this summer before they got better has proven true. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)

U.S. aims for hearts and minds in Kandahar

June 16: Hoping Kandahar will prove to be a turning point in the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has adopted a strategy: Win this city, and the rest of the country will follow. NBC's Richard Engel reports.  (Nightly News)Hoping Kandahar will prove to be a turning point in the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has adopted a strategy: Win this city, and the rest of the country will follow. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)

Blast rocks NATO base in Kandahar

May 26: Two people are injured after a car bomb explodes outside a NATO base in Kandahar. This attack is the latest in a string of bombings targeting NATO forces in Afghanistan. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. Two people are injured after a car bomb explodes outside a NATO base in Kandahar. This attack is the latest in a string of bombings targeting NATO forces in Afghanistan. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. 

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