▁ 7 5 th ▁R anger ▁Regiment ▁assault ed ▁enemy ▁combat ants ▁in ▁N ang ar har ▁Province ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁six - hour ▁direct ▁fire ▁eng agement ▁elimin ated ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁enemy ▁combat ants , ▁one ▁r anger ▁was ▁wounded , ▁whilst ▁two ▁more ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star , ▁addition ally , ▁two ▁R angers ▁received ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Med als ▁with ▁valor ▁and ▁two ▁R angers ▁received ▁the ▁J oint ▁Service ▁Comm end ation ▁Medal . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁A ▁Tal ib an ▁suic ide ▁bom ber ▁k ills ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁Afghan ▁National ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Tang i ▁Tar akh il ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Kab ul . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁Tal ib an ▁ins ur gency ▁ ▁Gun men ▁assass inate ▁A ti qu l lah ▁Ra wo of i , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Afghan istan , ▁in ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Kab ul . ▁ ▁Tw enty - one ▁people ▁die ▁in ▁attacks ▁across ▁Afghan istan ▁including ▁two ▁American ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁United ▁States ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁pra ises ▁U . S . ▁troops ▁and ▁reflect s ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁Afghan istan ▁during ▁his ▁annual ▁Christmas ▁message ▁from ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁International ▁Security ▁Ass istance ▁Force ▁formally ▁ends ▁its ▁combat ▁mission ▁and ▁the ▁Afghan ▁war