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Women in the Afghan army – Gen. Khatol Mohammadzai
While many countries celebrated the economic, social and political achievements in honor of Women’s International Day, Logar province hosted two historic firsts to highlight the many accomplishments of women in Afghanistan, March 8. The first event in celebration of WID was a visit to Forward Operating Base Shank by the only serving woman general in the Afghan national army and the first female parachutist, Gen. Khatol Mohammadzai. Keeping in theme with the special day of promoting continual … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Status Report From the Afghan South
Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Col. Paul Somersall, Regional Corps Advisory Command Commander. He heads the advisory teams for the Afghan 205 Corps, the “Hero” or Atl Corps. Col. Somersall is an upstate New Yorkers and a member of the New York Army National Guard. The Afghan National Army‘s 205 Corps has the responsibility for the provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Nimruz and Oruzgan. It consists of four brigades, a commando battalion and three garrisons. It is presently under the command of General Shermohammed Zazai. The Corps has integrated artillery and air lift capacity. The Corps also supports a regional medical hospital dedicated to the security forces. Col. Somersall’s command is advising the Corps down through the company level in all aspects of modern warfare, with emphasis on logistics and maintenance. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Original writing, Rebuilding, Reporting, War on Terror
Afghan Commandos, Special Forces, Free Captives
An Afghan commando works to release the chains on a hostage held by the Taliban in the Zerkoh Valley near Parmakan, Afghanistan, Herat province. A team of Afghan national army commandos, advised by U.S. Special Operations Forces, attacked a Taliban sanctuary in western Afghanistan’s Zeriko Valley recently. The combined forces sought to liberate locals in the stronghold established by a Taliban commander, who is coordinating both the acquisition and movement of weapons and supplies, and the movement … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Afghan Army Acts: Decisive, Overwhelming
Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Army Col. Thomas McGrath, commander of the Afghanistan Regional Security Integration Command-South. Our questions focused on the jailbreak in Kandahar on June 16 and the situation in the Arghandab district following that incident. No NATO personnel were on site in Kandahar at the time of the jailbreak. Col. McGrath reports a truck bomb exploded at the main entrance, and a number of Taliban then attacked with RPG’s and small arms. The prison is not like those in the West, more of a compound and less of a fortress. McGrath cannot state the number of attackers but suggests that it would not be impossible for it to have involved less than 50. He reports that the situation inside the prison has not yet been clarified and that it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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