2 : ▁British ▁Special ▁forces ▁killed ▁Mul lah ▁B ish mul lah ; ▁a ▁key ▁Tal ib an ▁leader ▁at ▁a ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁level ▁in ▁Now ▁Z ad , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Mul lah ▁Sad iqu al lah ▁in ▁late ▁June , ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁suffered ▁a ▁significant ▁blow ▁to ▁their ▁log istics ▁and ▁facil itation ▁chain ▁in ▁northern ▁Hel m and . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 3 : ▁Battle ▁of ▁W an at . ▁Tal ib an ▁f igh ters ▁attack ▁a ▁NAT O ▁base , ▁killing ▁nine ▁American ▁soldiers . ▁A ▁miss ile ▁strike ▁from ▁a ▁British ▁aircraft ▁killed ▁Abd ul ▁R asa q , ▁a ▁Tal ib an ▁leader ▁who ▁led ▁f igh ters ▁around ▁Mus a ▁Q ala . ▁ ▁August ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 9 : ▁The ▁Tal ib an ▁kill ▁ 1 0 ▁French ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁U z bin ▁valley ▁amb ush . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 2 : ▁The ▁Az iz abad ▁a irst rike ▁k ills ▁between ▁ 7 8 ▁and ▁ 9 2 ▁civ ili ans ▁mostly ▁ ▁in ▁Her at ▁province ▁during ▁a ▁US - led ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Az iz abad . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 7 : ▁Operation ▁E agle ' s ▁Sum mit ▁begins ▁in ▁Hel m and ▁Province . ▁ ▁September ▁ ▁September : ▁United ▁States - P ak istan ▁sk irm ishes . ▁ ▁September ▁ 3 : ▁An go or ▁Ada ▁ra id ▁by ▁US ▁special ▁forces ▁into ▁Pakistan .