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  • ANP and Coalition forces target foreign fighter network in Khost

    Afghan and Coalition forces detained eight suspected militants, including the targeted Haqqani militant and Taliban financier, during operations in Khost and Kandahar provinces, Friday. Afghan National Police and Coalition forces detained three militants in the first operation, including the wanted

  • Laghman Province operation follow-up

    On Wednesday morning Coalition forces killed 32 armed insurgents including one female, detained one suspected militant, and destroyed a cache of weapons, explosives and roadside bomb materials during an operation to disrupt the Taliban's roadside bomb network in Alishang District, located in Laghman

  • Afghan media learn about close air support

    The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, together with the Bagram Media Operations Center, hosted its first Afghan media day Jan. 5. Fourteen journalists and cameramen from various Afghan news agencies received an up-close look at close air support in Afghanistan, complete with tours of the F-15E Strike

  • ANA and Coalition forces target car bombing networks in Khost and Kandahar

    Afghan National Army and Coalition forces detained five suspected militants, including the targeted Haqqani commander, during operations to disrupt the Haqqani and Taliban terrorist operations in Khost and Kandahar provinces, Wednesday. ANA and Coalition forces netted four militants in the first

  • Afghan, Coalition forces disrupt IED cell in Farah

    Afghan National Army Commandos with Coalition forces in support returned fire killing six militants during a raid on a compound in Kakhi Safyed district, Farah province, earlier today. The militants killed included a leader known for supplying weapons to militant forces and conducting attacks on

  • Coalition forces shutdown roadside bomb network in Laghman Province

    Coalition forces killed 32 armed insurgents including one female, detained one suspected militant, and destroyed two large caches of weapons, explosives and roadside bomb materials during an operation to disrupt the Taliban's roadside bomb network in Laghman Province, Tuesday. In Alishang District,

  • Field Surgical Team gives gift of hope

    It has been said, it is better to give than to receive. Nothing could be more true this holiday season as the 2nd Forward Surgical Team gave two Afghan girls a second chance at life. The girls were burned in a cooking fire in their home in late December. Desperate for help and unable to get the care

  • Afghan Security Guards receive specialized training

    Members of the Afghan Security Guard recently underwent specialized training from U.S. Army Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Fenty in northeastern Afghanistan. Soldiers from Alpha Company, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division taught the ASG tactics,

  • Combined operations target road side bomb networks in Khost and Zabul

    Afghan National Police and Coalition forces detained four suspected militants during operations targeting the Haqqani and Taliban terrorist networks in Khost and Zabul provinces, Monday. ANP and Coalition forces conducted a combined operation in the Nadir Shah Kot District, approximately 145 km

  • Governor of Farah meets with Marine Corps leaders

    Key leaders of the Farah province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met with senior leaders of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan Jan. 3, 2009, to discuss the alliance's progress and security advancements in the southwestern province. Col. Duffy W. White, commander of