America's North Shore Journal

Afghan National Army troops boarded a C-17 cargo plane at the International Security Assistance Force airport for a flight to Turkey to take part in the first of a series of extensive training opportunities in securing the development and defense of Afghanistan.

The 119 ANA troops are the first group to take part in military training for several weeks of specialized operations. It will be conducted primarily by Turkish forces with assistance from American forces and includes courses in leadership along with the skills necessary to perform in the capacity of a special operations force unit.

Afghan and international forces seized enemy weapons and killed insurgent attackers in operations in Afghanistan in recent days, military officials reported.

The sky was clear. The air had a bite to it, but for Afghanistan it was a beautiful day, said Clarke.

It was Feb. 20. Clarke was the driver of one of four vehicles conducting a joint operations patrol with members of the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and Czech Special Operation Forces in Khordi, a village in Southern Afghanistan.

“Enough,” he said of the insurgents who have continually tried to harass his soldiers and the villagers around the compound. “War is damaging our country. If you are truly Afghan make peace for our people. This school was not meant to be a military checkpoint – it was built to be a school for the new generation of Afghanistan. If you truly love our country, bring peace to Afghanistan.”

More than 25 ISAF and Afghan National Security Force personnel were killed or wounded during a joint operation that involved multiple engagements over several hours yesterday in Western Afghanistan.

The Afghan national army and Afghan national police, assisted by Coalition forces, conducted a cordon and search in the Arghandab District, Oct. 30, to search for a weapons cache and known insurgent leadership. The operation led to the detainment of four insurgents and several others being killed.

The Afghan National Army’s 1st and 6th Kandaks, ANA Commandos and U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted an operation to clear insurgents from Shewan City, Farah province, early Monday – September 28 2009.

Afghan national army soldiers of the 207th Corps, assisted by coalition forces, killed 10 militants in Khaki Safed District, Farah province, early today – May 31 2009.

The combined force was conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol when they were engaged by armed militants using small-arms and rocket propelled grenade fire near a village.

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, elements of the Afghan National Police and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members repelled a complex attack by insurgents in Paktia province, Afghanistan, 27 May.