operation diesel was a raid by 700 british troops from the royal marines 45 commando , 42 commando , and the 3 commando brigade 's reconnaissance force , as well as armoured infantry and close reconnaissance from 1st battalion princess of wales 's royal regiment ( 1 unk ) on a taliban drug factory and arms stronghold in the upper sangin valley in helmand province , afghanistan on february 7 , 2009 .

the kandahar massacre , more precisely identified Check as the panjwai massacre , occurred Coming_to_be in the early hours of 11 march 2012 , when united states army staff sergeant robert bales murdered Committing_crime sixteen civilians and wounded Bodily_harm six others in the panjwayi district of kandahar province , afghanistan .

the national assembly of afghanistan passed Motion_directional a resolution demanding Request a public trial in afghanistan , but then-u.s. secretary of defense leon panetta said Communication the soldier would be tried under u.s. military law .

the national assembly of afghanistan passed Motion_directional a resolution demanding Request a public trial in afghanistan , but then-u.s. secretary of defense leon panetta said Communication the soldier would be tried under u.s. military law .

on 15 march 2012 , an afghan parliamentary probe team made up of several members of the national assembly of afghanistan had speculated Coming_to_believe that up to 20 u.s. soldiers were involved Cause_to_be_included in the killings .

on 5 august 2010 , ten members of international assistance mission ( iam ) nuristan eye camp team were killed Killing in kuran wa unk district of badakhshan province in afghanistan .

both afghanistan and ireland were likely to be granted Receiving test status before the proposed Arranging 2018 icc test challenge Confronting_problem .

in june 2017 , the icc awarded both afghanistan and ireland full member status , making Action them eligible to play Participation test match Competition cricket .

rashid khan , man of the match Competition for afghanistan in the final fixture Competition , said Statement that winning Earnings_and_losses the intercontinental cup was `` good preparation GetReady for test cricket Competition for us '' .

in western media , coverage of the standoff Hostile_encounter focused Aiming on the possibility of a nuclear war between the two countries and the implications of the potential conflict on the american-led `` global war on terrorism '' in nearby afghanistan .