Afghan Security Forces Lead Response to Taliban Prison Break
By Kristen Noel
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2008 – Afghan national security forces led successful operations last week to counter the Taliban’s raid on a Kandahar city prison, a U.S. military official said yesterday.
“The Afghan National Army — much to the surprise of the [...]
Local citizens fend off AQI attack
Posted: 29 Apr 2008 08:54 AM CDT
TIKRIT, Iraq (Apr.28, 2008)- Local citizens in the Diyala Province fended off an attack from al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists April 28.
AWT, MND-B tank crew kill seven criminals
Posted: 29 Apr 2008 08:45 AM CDT
BAGHDAD (Apr. 28, 2008)- An aerial weapons team and an M1A2 [...]
Iraqi Army Transformed Into National Force
By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2008 – In the past year, the Iraqi army has transformed into a national force that has deployed across the country in operations that show its increasing combat capabilities, a senior commander there said today.
“There should be no mistake on [...]
Paktika Province Rocked By “Operation Winter Stand”
Written by CJTF-82 Operations
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Afghan led Operation Winter Stand has been rocking Paktika province since early December. Not with fighter jets and explosions but with knowledge and leadership. The operation started with Naka District. A team comprised of the District Sub-Governor, Mohammed Aslam, [...]
Written by CJTF-82 Operations
Monday, 14 January 2008
In a scene all too familiar to US Servicemen past and present, a UH-60 MEDEVAC Helicopter, always call signed Dust-off, evacuates US Army Paratroopers and Afghan Army soldiers who were ambushed near Forward Operating Base Bella in November.
The team of soldiers, comprised of Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne [...]
Progress in Eastern Afghanistan Will Blunt Taliban Offensive
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2008 – The U.S. commander of NATO’s Regional Command East in Afghanistan today said he does not think the Taliban will launch a spring offensive in his area of operations.
Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, also commander of Combined Joint Task [...]
Afghan national security forces, continuing to move from supporting roles to lead roles
