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  • ANSF, Coalition forces kill 10 militants in Helmand

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces Thursday killed 10 militants near Highway 1 in Nahr Surkh District, Helmand province. ANSF and Coalition forces were conducting a security patrol when they were attacked by militants with small-arms and machine-gun fire. ANSF and Coalition forces

  • Coalition forces provide medical care to woman and child

    Afghan and Coalition forces killed four armed militants, detained eight suspected militants and provided medical care to an Afghan woman and child, wounded by militants, during operations to disrupt activities in Kapisa and Khost provinces, Thursday. In Tagab District, Coalition forces provided

  • Predator damaged in Afghanistan

    An Air Force MQ-1 Predator was damaged at approximately 10:15 a.m. at a base in southern Afghanistan, November 20.      The aircraft is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. The MQ-1's primary mission is conducting armed reconnaissance.      A safety investigation board will

  • ANSF, Coalition forces capture insurgent leader in Khost province

    KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces detained Hakim Jan, a key insurgent leader in an early morning raid in Seyyed Khel village, Khost province, Nov. 19. Jan is responsible for the deaths of ANSF members and improvised-explosive device attacks on Coalition

  • ANSF, Coalition forces treat more than 100 people in Helmand province

    KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces medical personnel provided treatment for 114 Afghan villagers in Nar Surkh district, Helmand province, Nov. 18. The medical professionals provided treatment for men, women and children for multiple ailments, including aches

  • Afghan and Coalition forces target Haqqani network in Khost

    Afghan and Coalition forces detained one suspected militant during a combined operation targeting the Haqqani terrorist network in Khost, Tuesday. The combined force searched a compound in Khost district, targeting a militant known to be in direct contact with senior Haqqani leaders who finance and

  • Coalition forces kill 5 militants, destroy weapons cache in Farah

    Coalition forces killed five militants today and destroyed a weapons cache in Farah province. The militants were tracked to a remote location about 75 kilometers northwest of Farah city where they were observed loading weapons into a vehicle from a weapons cache. Coalition aircraft used precision

  • Airman fuels the fight, breaks Bagram record

    Fuel the fight - that's what Staff Sgt. Michael Baker does everyday as a fuels specialist for the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. Two months in to his four-month deployment, Sergeant Baker has broken three fuels records - most gallons pumped in one week, most gallons pumped in one

  • ANSF, Coalition forces kill 38 militants in Helmand province

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces Saturday night killed 38 militants in the Nahr Surkh District, Helmand province. ANSF and Coalition forces were conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol when they positively identified armed militants operating in the area. The combined forces

  • Commandos, Coalition forces kill four insurgents and destroy drug facility

    Afghan National Army Commandos of the 205th Commando Kandak and Coalition forces destroyed an insurgent drug processing and distribution facility after engaging enemies in the Spin Buldak district, Kandahar province, Nov. 15. The combined forces discovered the remote, isolated drug processing and