Coalition Forces Kill Insurgents Throughout Afghanistan
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 – Coalition forces killed an insurgent associated with the Haqqani foreign fighter facilitator network and one of his associates during an operation in Afghanistan’s Khowst province today, military officials reported.
In the province’s Jaji Maidan district, coalition forces targeted an extremist known to assist [...]
Ranger given Silver Star for valor in ambush
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Oct 19, 2008 10:57:46 EDT
Sgt. 1st Class Ray A. Plasterer said he hadn’t seen a firefight like the one he saw May 10 in Afghanistan since he and his fellow Rangers did their part during the invasion of Iraq in [...]
Dozens of Militants Killed, Four Detained During Operations in Afghanistan
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2008 – at least 40 insurgents during an ongoing operation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday, military officials said.
The fight began when insurgent forces attacked an Afghan and coalition security patrol yesterday in Sangin district. From multiple concealed and fortified positions, [...]
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 [...]
Larger Force in Afghanistan ‘Might Be Counterintuitive,’ General Says
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2008 – The current number of forces in Afghanistan is enough to accomplish the mission, but it’ll take awhile to do so, the U.S. officer who just finished his tour as commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said [...]
A U.S. Army soldier examines the contents of a bag from a discovered weapons cache outside Abu Thayla, Iraq, on April 13, 2008. Iraqi National Police and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division discovered and seized 29 120-mm mortar rounds, over 500 mines, seven Chinese 107-mm [...]
Small Rewards Program pays big dividends in insurgent weapons finds
Written by Bagram Media Center
Friday, 18 April 2008
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – An Afghan man assisted Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces in uncovering more than 325 pieces of ammunition when he led them to a weapons cache in a cave in Northern [...]
Spc. Erin Hammer, from Manti, Utah, and Spc. Ronald Gardner, from Durant, Okla., both Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, pose behind munitions seized from a weapon cache in Jurf Nadaf, a village east of Baghdad, Feb. 10. Standing to the side is Sgt. 1st Class Maxwell Donahue, from Damariscotta, Maine. Photo by Maj. [...]
Coalition Air Forces have had numerous successes supporting ground troops and air offensive sorties throughout the Afghanistan theater of operation. The air power summary provided by the USAF, details the importance of US, French, British, Australian and Japanese air forces working together.
Nov. 2 airpower summary: Strike Eagles support combat operations
11/3/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) [...]
