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  • Kapisa security shura held in Mahmoud Raqi

    Parliament leaders, village elders and other government officials attended a meeting Sept. 15 at the Glass House Jirga Center in Mahmood Raqi District, Kapisa province, to introduce a new National Directorate of Security and to discuss issues. Kapisa Governor Khuweja Abubaker and Col. Scott A.

  • U.S. general stresses security through partnership

    Afghan media and a host of international journalists met Thursday with a U.S. general from Combined Joint Task Force-101, who provided them with an overview of the security situation in Regional Command-East as well as a glimpse at the concept for going forward in the coming months. "If you had

  • Bees get economy 'buzzing' in Bazarak District

    One Hundred fifty bee boxes were delivered to Bazarak District Sept. 17 as part of an overall $180,000 province-wide project to help both the local economy and boost agricultural production. Seventy-five needy families in each of the six lower districts throughout Panjshir will each receive two of

  • PRT, local gov't and NGO work together to bring jobs to Panjshiri women

    More than 30 families are benefiting from a women's poultry training program that has just started in Tawakh village, Anaba District. A team made up of members of MARWA, an Afghan non-governmental organization, the Department of Women's Affairs, and the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team

  • Coalition forces target IED network in Khowst province

    Coalition forces detained one suspected militant while targeting an IED network, in Khowst province, Wednesday. The operation netted the targeted militant known for facilitating and conducting IED attacks in Tani District. He is also believed to be in contact with Haqqani subcommanders and

  • Coalition service members killed in IED strike

    Four Coalition service members and one Afghan national were killed in an IED strike in eastern Afghanistan this morning. The names and nationalities of the service members are being withheld until the next of kin are notified. The incident is under investigation.

  • Willow Grove unit completes last A-10 deployment

    The Pennsylvania Air National Guard unit stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove will be transitioning to a Joint Interagency Installation as a result of the Department of Defense's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure recommendations. With the new mission coming onboard, the

  • IED network in Ghazni targeted: two militants killed, two detained

    Coalition forces killed two militants and detained two suspected militants Tuesday during an operation in Ghazni province. The operation targeted a known IED facilitator in Andar District who was wanted for conducting and coordinating attacks against civilians, the Government of the Islamic Republic