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  • Coalition forces act in self-defense in death of Afghan civilian

    Coalition forces acted in self-defense after a civilian vehicle, driving erratically, inserted itself into a military convoy in western Afghanistan, Nov. 12. One Afghan was killed and another Afghan was wounded. The wounded person was taken to a local Coalition base for treatment. Coalition forces

  • Commando Kandaks capture IED cell commander in Khowst province

    Last night, Afghan National Security forces, assisted by their Coalition partners, captured IED expert Badshah Khel in Sabari district, Khowst province. After receiving credible information from local Afghan officials, Afghan National Army Commandos conducted an early morning raid on Badshah Khel's

  • One U.S. service member, ten Afghan civilians die in Eastern Afghanistan

    A suicide bomber today entered a meat market area of Bati Kot District, near Nangarhar province, and detonated the bomb, killing one U.S. service member, ten Afghan civilians and wounding 58 civilians. The Afghan National Police have secured the scene, and are providing assistance for casualties.

  • Airmen respond to buried threat

    When the Soviet Union pulled out of Afghanistan, they left thousands of mines and other explosive remnants of the war behind. At Bagram Air Field, with constant civil engineering projects to expand the flightline and other facilities, it's a daily occurrence to find small explosives in the soft

  • Coalition forces target Ghazni Taliban network

    Coalition forces killed three militants and detained five suspected militants during operations targeting Taliban and Haqqani terrorist networks in Ghazni and Khost province, Tuesday. The operation, in Andar District, targeted a known Taliban sub-commander with ties to former Taliban commander

  • Veteran’s day naturalization ceremony

    This Veterans Day was like no other for 77 service members who took the oath of allegiance and officially became U.S. citizens while deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The U.S. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, William Wood attended the naturalization ceremony as the guest

  • ANSF, Coalition forces detain Taliban leader in Khowst province

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces detained a Taliban leader in Wurzi, Khowst province Nov. 9. ANSF and Coalition forces detained Laeek Shah, a Taliban commander, during a patrol without incident. Credible intelligence suggests the captured leader is a Taliban field commander and

  • Patrolling the sky

    There are thousands of Soldiers serving in Afghanistan in the war on terror. These Soldiers perform many different jobs, but each one is important to the overall mission. From the infantry Soldiers patrolling on the ground to the pilots dominating the sky and everything between, they are all part of