‘Terrorist Death Watch’ Archives
20 Terrs Killed in Clearing Ops
An Afghan and coalition security force killed more than 20 armed insurgents during an on-going clearing operation aimed at disrupting the Haqqani Network's freedom of movement in Dzadran District of Paktiya province. This area is known Haqqani Network safe haven and used to stage attacks into Kabul and the Khost-Gardez pass. When the security [...]
Afghanistan update for July 23 2010
Afghan-international forces seized enemy weapons caches, captured or killed numerous insurgents, and reopened a long-closed school during recent operations conducted across Afghanistan, military officials reported. In the July 22 Afghanistan news: -- An Afghan National Directorate of Security force discovered a large quantity of improvised [...]
Heavy fighting in Kunar Province
A combined force of more than 600 Afghan and International Security Assistance Forces are conducting operations against al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents in Kunar province June 27. At present, a number of insurgents have been killed in the attack against al-Qaida and Taliban leadership in the area. ISAF and Afghan authorities confirm three of [...]
Heavy fighting in last week in Afghanistan
Afghan and international security forces killed a large number of insurgents, including several key leaders for both the Haqqani network and Taliban, during an offensive operation in Jani Khel District of Paktiya province earlier this week. The security force killed Hamiddullah, a Haqqani network commander for Sabari District in Khost province, [...]
Afghanistan update for June 11 2010
ISAF via DVIDS An Afghan-international security force detained several individuals suspected of insurgent activity in Logar province last night. The individuals were detained as the combined force searched a compound in Padkhvab-e Shaneh, Pul-e ‘Alam district, after intelligence information revealed militant activity. Another [...]
Technical Sergeant John Chapman - Air Foce Cross
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Air Force Cross (Posthumously) to John Chapman, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in military operation against an armed enemy of the United States as a 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Combat Controller in the vicinity of Gardez, in the eastern [...]
Afghanistan update for May 29-30 2010
DVIDS May 29 An Afghan-international security force used precision air strikes to kill the Taliban shadow governor of Baghlan province and several of his fighters last night. Aircraft were called to a rural area in Baghlan-e Jadid district after human intelligence sources confirmed two vehicles were transporting insurgents and weapons through [...]
Latest on Bagram base attack
Military officials provided more details May 21 on the May 19 attack here that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded several service members. Sixteen insurgents were killed and five were detained after an estimated 30 to 40 militants launched an attack on the airfield's outer perimeter during the early morning hours. During the attack, coalition [...]
Bagram Airbase withstands terrorist attack
Several more insurgents were killed in addition to the seven militants who were killed during this morning's attack on the outer perimeter of Bagram Airfield, bringing the total up to nearly a dozen. The attack included rockets, small arms and grenades. Four of the insurgents killed were intended suicide bombers. One U.S. contractor was [...]
