Afghan school gets new library and science lab for opening day
Written by Bagram Media Center
BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan – The first day of school at Jan Qadam Elementary School, Parwan Province, was alive with the throngs of excited children, dignitaries, government officials and Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan soldiers who dedicated a new school library [...]
ANSF, Coalition forces return to remote Oruzgan village
Written by Bagram Media Center
Saturday, 16 February 2008
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces, along with Coalition forces, followed up on a previous promise to revisit the village of Khorma, Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan Province, Feb. 13.
The combined team previously visited the village Jan. 6 to support [...]
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, [...]
Army 1st Lt. Kareem F. Hernandez, a N.Y. resident and 2nd Platoon Leader in Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), talks on the radio while village elders and an Afghan National Policeman walk down a mountain during a patrol to Omar in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. (U.S. Army Photos by Sgt. Brandon [...]
