August 23, 2002 The Czech Defense Ministry announced that some of the Czech troops currently stationed in Kuwait will be deployed in Afghanistan at the request of allies. August 9, 2002 A powerful car bomb exploded at a construction company's warehouse in Jalalabad, killing 25 people and injuring 80 others. August 7, 2002 At least 15 people were killed when suspected al-Qaida gunmen attacked an army base in the southern outskirts of Kabul.