Timeline Monday 18 March 2002

Events on Monday 18 March 2002 2

• 2002 Operation Anaconda Major US-led battle in eastern Afghanistan Between 2 and 18 March 2002, US, Afghan and allied forces fought al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters entrenched in the Shahi-Kot Valley south of Gardez. It was the largest set-piece battle of the Afghan war to that point and the first big operation dominated by US ground troops. Eight American soldiers were killed and the militant positions were eventually overrun.
• 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted in their first year of eligibility.