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  • Coalition forces maintain pressure on terrorist network in Paktika

    Coalition forces killed two armed militants and detained five suspected militants during an operation targeting the Taliban terrorist network in Paktika province, Friday Coalition forces searched a compound in Ziruk (Zerok) District, located approximately 150 km south of Kabul, targeting a local

  • Afghan, Coalition forces provide medical care in southern Afghanistan

    Afghan and Coalition forces medical personnel Tuesday treated 120 Afghan civilians at a clinic in Nahr Surkh District, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan. Medics treated the local villagers, mostly women and children, for a variety of minor illnesses, burns, cuts and abrasions at a nearby

  • ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt IED activities in western Afghanistan

    Afghan National Security Forces, assisted by Coalition forces, killed two militants and detained two others Friday in Shindand District, Heart province, in far western Afghanistan. During the early morning raid, Afghan National Army Commandos targeted a safe house used by a suspected improvised

  • ANSF, Coalition forces respond to attack, kill 10 militants in Helmand

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces killed 10 militants Wednesday in Nar Surkh District, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan, after the militants attacked a Coalition base with rocket-propelled grenades and machine-gun fire. The combined forces positively identified the

  • Coalition forces target terrorist network in Kapisa and detain four

    Coalition forces detained four suspected militants during an operation to disrupt the Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) terrorist network in Kapisa province, Thursday. The operation in Tagab District, located about 50 km northeast of Kabul, targeted a HIG commander known to facilitate the movement of

  • ANSF, Coalition forces attacked, respond by killing 4 militants in Helmand

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces killed four militants Thursday in Nar Surkh District, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan. The combined forces were conducting a combat security patrol when militants attacked from a wooded area, using small-arms and machine-gun fire. ANSF

  • Article 32 investigation ends

    The Article 32 investigation into alleged detainee mistreatment ended yesterday at Forward Operating Base Salerno. Capt. Roger T. Hill and 1st Sgt. Tommy L. Scott, both of 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, gave unsworn statements prior to closing remarks by the government and their legal

  • ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt militant activities in western Afghanistan

    Afghan National Security Forces, assisted by Coalition forces, detained three suspected militants Wednesday in Shindand District, Heart province, in the far western part of Afghanistan. Afghan National Army Commandos used the early morning operation to target an area suspected of being the