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  • Bridging gaps for a better Afghanistan

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating completion of the largest construction project of the year, took place Dec. 30 in Deh Rawood district, Uruzgon Province. Over 250 people attended the opening of the Chutu Bridge, including local leaders, village elders and members of the coalition. The opening

  • Team promotes reconstruction, development in counterinsurgency environment

    The Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team took the first steps toward expanding provincial governance past the Qalat City limits. Three members of the PRT made up the first mobile district reconstruction team. The DRT is focused on reconstruction and development in the districts which lie beyond

  • TACPs provide vital link between pilots, ground troops

    Although they make up one of the Air Force's smallest career fields, their mission leaves a huge impact on the battlefield and can mean life or death for troops on the ground. Tactical air control party Airmen serve as liaisons between ground commanders and pilots in the sky to eliminate the enemy's

  • Coalition forces target terrorist network in Kabul

    Coalition forces killed eleven armed militants during an operation to disrupt the Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) terrorist network in Kabul province, Tuesday. The operation in Sorubi District, approximately 60 km northeast of Kabul City, targeted a HIG commander wanted for trafficking weapons and

  • New bridge opens in Uruzgon Province

    Afghan dignitaries and Gen. David McKiernan, Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan participated in a ceremony to open the recently completed Chutu bridge, today, in Deh Rawod district, located in Uruzgon Province, just over 100 km north of Kandahar. Local dignitaries participating in the ceremony

  • Coalition vehicle accident reportedly injures two Afghans

    Two Afghan civilians were reportedly injured as a result of a Coalition vehicle accident in Kabul today. The traffic accident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. As a result of the accident, a crowd gathered at the scene and blocked the road, throwing stones at Afghan National Police and Coalition

  • PRT combats water-borne illness in Afghan drinking water

    Diarrhea is one of the most common diseases in Afghanistan. An illness that can easily be cured in the US, can cause severe sickness and even death here. The doctors and medics of Zabul Provincial Reconstruction team are working to mitigate the severity of this problem by teaching local medical

  • JTACs keep pilots on target to minimize collateral damage

    Minimizing collateral damage is at the forefront of military leader's priorities in Afghanistan. Those leaders depend on the teamwork between pilots and Air Force joint terminal attack controllers to ensure innocent civilians and their property aren't put at unnecessary risk. By combining

  • Coalition forces target Haqqani network in Paktiya

    Coalition forces detained eight suspected Haqqani militants, including the two targeted individuals, during an operation to disrupt the Haqqani foreign fighter and roadside bomb network in Paktiya province, Monday. In Shamul District, approximately 135 km south of Kabul City, Coalition forces