3–14 January: U.S. aircraft bomb a suspected Taliban complex in eastern Afghanistan. Friday, January 4: Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman of San Antonio, Texas, was killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, the first U.S. soldier to die by hostile fire. A CIA operative was also wounded. Wednesday, January 9: Seven U.S. Marines are killed when their plane hits a mountain while landing in Pakistan. In the first three months of the campaign, 15 U.S. personnel have died. Thursday, January 10: U.S. forces engage in a firefight with unknown forces as a transport plane takes off in Kandahar.