▁soldier ▁gun man ▁– ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁Afghan ▁soldiers ▁– ▁at ▁Kab ul ' s ▁Marsh al ▁F ah im ▁National ▁Def ense ▁University . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁A ▁road side ▁bomb ▁det on ates ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁police ▁car ▁in ▁Lag h man ▁Province , ▁killing ▁three ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁inj uring ▁another ▁four . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁A ▁rec ount ▁of ▁votes ▁begins ▁after ▁cont enders ▁Abd ul lah ▁Abd ul lah ▁and ▁Ash raf ▁Gh ani ▁reach ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁Ker ry . ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Tal ib an ▁ins urg ents ▁attack ▁the ▁National ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Security ▁building ▁in ▁J al al abad ▁resulting ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁death s . ▁ ▁September ▁ ▁September ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Iran ian ▁air ▁traffic ▁control ▁requires ▁a ▁plane ▁char tered ▁by ▁US - led ▁coal ition ▁forces ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁land ▁over ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁flight ▁plan . ▁The ▁flight ▁then ▁res umed ▁without ▁further ▁inc idents . ▁ ▁September ▁ 8 ▁– ▁A ▁suic ide ▁bomb ▁attack ▁k ills ▁the ▁police ▁chief ▁of ▁southern ▁K and ah ar ▁Province . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁Two ▁teams ▁of ▁Mar ines ▁ra iders ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Marine ▁Ra ider ▁Battalion ▁were ▁inserted ▁on ▁a ▁landing ▁zone ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁engaged ▁by ▁ins urg ents , ▁a ▁US ▁Navy ▁corps man ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star ▁for ▁his