ðə pɹˈiːviəsli pˈiːsfəl pɹˈɑːvɪns ænd ɪts ɹˈiːdʒənəl kˈæpɪɾəl sˈɪɾi, kˈɑːɹdɪmən, bɪkˌeɪm ɐ fˈoʊkəs ʌvðə fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi wɛn mjˈuːdʒɐhˌɪdiːn fˈoːɹsᵻz stˈeɪdʒ ɐn ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ, bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːnflɪkt wɪð ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈoːɹsᵻz, bɹˈɪɾɪʃ jˌuːˈɛn kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz, ænd nˈæʃənəl məlˈɪʃə fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌʌndɚ ðə kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv ɹˈiːdʒənəl ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ˈændɹeɪ zˈækɪɹˌɑːv ænd ðɪ ˈænsɚɹ ˈælɹˈæɪd fˈoːɹsᵻz.
The previously peaceful province and its regional capital city, Khardiman, became a focus of the fighting in the country when Mujahideen forces stage an uprising, bringing them into conflict with American forces, British UN Coalition forces, and National Militia forces under the control of regional governor Andrei Zakirov and the Anser Al-Ra’id forces.