▁suic ide ▁car ▁bom ber ▁det on ates ▁at ▁a ▁police ▁check point ▁in ▁Gh az ni ▁Province , ▁killing ▁three ▁police ▁officers . ▁ ▁January ▁ 8 ▁– ▁A ▁book ▁released ▁by ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Def ense ▁Secretary ▁Robert ▁G ates ▁critic izes ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁his ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁January ▁ 9 ▁– ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁announ ces ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁Tal ib an ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁j ails , ▁despite ▁American ▁ob jections ▁that ▁they ▁pose ▁a ▁security ▁threat . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁A ▁four - year - old ▁Afghan ▁boy ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁U . S . ▁troops . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁Tw enty - one ▁people ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁suic ide ▁bomb ing ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁Kab ul ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁A ▁suic ide ▁bom ber ▁attacks ▁an ▁army ▁bus ▁in ▁Kab ul , ▁killing ▁two ▁soldiers ▁and ▁two ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁February ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁A ▁car ▁bomb ▁det on ates ▁in ▁Kab ul , ▁killing ▁two ▁contract ors ▁working ▁with ▁IS AF . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁ ▁Corpor al ▁Camer on ▁B air d ▁becomes ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁Australian ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁a ▁Victoria ▁Cross , ▁which ▁was ▁received ▁for ▁actions ▁taken ▁in ▁combat ▁in ▁U ru z gan ▁Province ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 ,