Coalition service members wounded in IED attack

Two Coalition service members were wounded in western Afghanistan and have been evacuated for medical treatment after their convoy was attacked by a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) early this morning in Herat. During this attack, two vehicles were also damaged. ANP and ANA

ANP, Coalition forces target al-Qaeda and Haqqani foreign fighter networks

Five militants were killed and 18 detained during ANP and Coalition operations aimed at dismantling the al-Qaeda and Haqqani foreign fighter networks in eastern Afghanistan, Saturday. In Zurmat District, Coalition forces detained a significant al-Qaeda associated militant, known to finance militant

Coalition forces provide medical care to severely injured 14-year-old boy

Coalition forces Friday provided medical care to a 14-year-old boy who had been severely injured by an improvised explosive device in Shaheed Hasas District, Oruzgan province. The boy is currently in stable condition. The boy was riding a donkey on a dirt road near his village when the donkey

ANSF, Coalition forces kill 5 militants in Oruzgan province

Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces Friday killed five militants in Shaheed District, Oruzgan province. ANSF and Coalition forces began searching a compound while conducting a foot patrol. As they entered the compound, militants engaged them with automatic weapons. ANSF and

Afghan civilian accidently killed in Qalat

One Afghan civilian was accidently killed when insurgents attacked a joint coalition and Afghan National Police patrol. The mounted patrol received direct fire from the insurgents in Qalat located in Zabul province, early Nov. 15. The Afghan National Police and coalition team returned fire, killing

Afghan, Coalition forces capture insurgent leader in Ghazni province

An elite Afghan National Police unit, assisted by Coalition forces, detained a key insurgent leader in an early morning raid in Espandi village, Ghazni province, Nov. 14. The combined forces conducted the raid after receiving credible information from local officials on the location of the

Coalition forces kill 10 Haqqani militants and foreign fighters in Paktya

Coalition forces killed 10 Haqqani militants and foreign fighters during an operation to disrupt the Haqqani improvised explosive device and foreign fighter network in Paktya (Paktia) province, Friday. In Zadran District, Coalition forces targeted several Haqqani leaders and foreign fighters, known

Coalition forces respond to scene where militants cause civilian casualties

Coalition forces today responded to a site in Gulistan District in western Afghanistan where militant mortar fire killed one civilian and wounded another. Coalition forces were conducting a patrol in Farah province and then responded to a bazaar where the mortar rounds landed. Coalition forces

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Coalition forces kill four al-Qaeda militants in Paktia

Coalition forces killed four al-Qaeda associated militants during an operation to thwart the foreign fighter network in Paktia province, Thursday. In Zurmat District, Coalition forces targeted an al-Qaeda associated militant known to assist local Taliban leaders with the movement of Arabs and other