FROM THE ARCHIVES

One Year Ago — October 4, 2010

Simmering U.S.-Pakistan Tension

A Pakistani truck driver sits beside a truck destroyed after a convoy of some 25 trucks carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan was attacked by suspected Islamic militants. (Photo credit: T. Mughal / EPA)

One year ago today, I reported that Pakistan’s shutting of a key supply line for coalition troops in Afghanistan and the apparent ease with which militants were attacking the stranded convoys strained an already uncomfortable relationship between Washington and Islamabad.

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Two Years Ago — October 4, 2009

Deadly Day for U.S. in Afghanistan

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8 U.S. troops die in Afghanistan (NBC Nightly News, Oct. 4, 2009) — The fierce encounter resulted in the heaviest U.S. loss of life in a single battle since 2008. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports. (02:55)

Two years ago today, on October 4, 2009, I reported that hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades nearly overran a U.S. outpost near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and capturing more than 20 Afghan security forces in the deadliest assault against U.S. troops in more than a year.

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Three Years Ago — October 4, 2008

Kim Jong Il Appears in Public Amid Speculation About His Health

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (Photo credit: AFP)

Three years ago today, on October 4, 2008, I reported the killing of a senior al-Qaida in Iraq bombing mastermind, the withdrawal of Polish forces from Iraq, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s first public appearance in more than a month amid speculation about his health.