▁Operation ▁Red ▁D agger ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 9 : ▁US ▁v ows ▁to ▁send ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁more ▁troops ▁to ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Pak ist ani ▁security ▁forces ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁supply ▁line ▁when ▁they ▁launched ▁an ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Tal ib an ▁milit ants ▁who ▁domin ate ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁region . ▁After ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁fighting , ▁they ▁declared ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁open . ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁- ▁Senior ▁Air man ▁Jonathan ▁Antonio ▁V ega ▁Y el ner ▁a ka ▁" W ing nut ". ▁Kil led ▁in ▁action ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁the ▁Tag ▁Ab ▁valley ▁of ▁Kap isa ▁province . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Tim elines ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁( 2 0 0 1 – present ) ▁Category : Year s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁Afghan istan ▁Afghan istan ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁in ▁Afghan istan <0x0A> </s> ▁Edward ▁Le ader ▁( 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁hur d ler . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 1 1 0 ▁metres ▁hur d les ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9