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  • President Karzai expresses gratitude to international community at ceremony

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai took the opportunity to thank the international community for their help in reconstructing Bamyan and all of Afghanistan during a ceremony held in Bamyan, Thursday. The ceremony celebrated the reconstruction of a road that runs from the provincial capital in Bamyan to

  • Coalition forces disrupt IED, arms facilitation in Ghazni province

    A militant was killed and four were detained during a Coalition forces' operation to disrupt militant activities in Ghazni province, Monday. Coalition forces searched a compound in Andar District targeting a militant responsible for facilitating foreign-fighter operations in the area. The militant

  • Small Rewards Program reduces munitions

    Colorful flyers are passed out to the Afghanistan population to give them tips such as staying hydrated, warnings to avoid touching landmines and what to do if one might happen to come across munitions that could be used against Coalition forces. Approximately 24,000 of these flyers, which have a

  • Force protection increased at district center

    The Quargehay District Center has come under two attacks since April, and recently a Criminal Investigative Division police officer was killed while searching the culverts surrounding the center for improvised explosive devices. However, work is being done to strengthen the area around the district

  • Chief McKinley talks about Air Force focus areas

    "Hold your heads up high," said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley during his enlisted call in the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy high bay here Aug. 13. The chief opened his talk by telling Airmen that despite the bumps and bruises the Air Force has taken

  • ISAF commander condemns militant attack on U.S. base

    Militants detonated a suicide vehicle-borne IED and attempted to detonate a second one outside a U.S. base in Khowst province this morning, killing ten and wounding another 13 Afghan civilians. "This is another example of the enemies of Afghanistan's complete disregard for the people of Afghanistan

  • Militants kill 10, wound 13 non-combatants in VBIED attack in Khost province

    Militants detonated a suicide vehicle-borne IED and attempted to detonate a second one outside a U.S. base in Khowst province this morning, killing ten and wounding another 13 Afghan civilians. The first explosion detonated outside the front gate of Forward Operating Base Salerno early this morning

  • Increased security threat in Afghanistan

    The Commander of the U.S. led Coalition, with guidance from Commander International Security Assistance Forces, has made the decision to inform the Afghan public of a heightened security threat based on credible intelligence reporting. These reports indicate that the enemies of the people of

  • Coalition forces detain militant in Khowst province

    A militant, the target of the operation, was detained during a Coalition forces' operation to disrupt militant networks in Khowst province, Sunday. The force searched compounds in Khowst District targeting the militant who has facilitated the movement of, and provided support to, foreign fighters