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Afghanistan Update for April 18 2010
An Afghan-ISAF patrol discovered two trucks containing a significant amount of narcotics in the Garm Ser district of Helmand province yesterday. The patrol found a total of 926 kilograms (2,040 lbs) of raw opium, 851 kg (1,875 lbs) of processed opium and 279 kg (615 lbs) of hashish in the vehicles. The occupants of the trucks were taken into custody. The narcotics will be destroyed. Also in the Garm Ser district yesterday, a joint patrol found a cache consisting of a 120mm projectile, five completed victim operated improvised explosive devices, three incomplete VOIED’s, three battery packs, spools of wire, a bag of carbon rods, rubber tubing and other parts for VOIED construction. In another operation, Afghanistan National Security Forces with ISAF partners conducted a combined operation that resulted in the detention of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Operation Moshtarak – Marjah – update for March 3
The first phase of a Marine offensive in a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan’s Helmand province is nearing completion, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said, March 2. As the military operations of the roughly 15,000 NATO and Afghan forces that have been engaged in Operation Moshtarak since Feb. 13 begin to wind down, the focus in the Marja section of central Helmand is shifting from clearing out the enemy to holding the gains the operation has … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Operation Moshtarak in Marjah – update for February 25
British Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Carter (GB), Commander of ISAF Regional Command [RC] South and Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson (US), MEB-A Commanding General talk to a military reporter about returning Marjah back to the Afghans free of taliban influence and intimidation and the efforts of the Marines and Afghan forces during Operation Moshtarak. Video by 1st Lt. Joe Reney The Afghan flag-raising ceremony in the Marjah District Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, attended by the Helmand provincial … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Marjah and Operation Moshtarak update February 21
Follow the links for the complete story. Marines Near Marjah Hold First Meeting With Elders, Kill Taliban Attackers A patrol of Marines and Sailors of Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 and Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, held their first impromptu meeting with village elders in the “Five Points” area Feb. 14, and only moments later came under hostile fire from Taliban attackers. Five Points is a small farming community between the cities of Nawa and Marjah where … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Operation Moshtarak gains in Marjah – February 19
NATO and Afghan forces have made early progress in an ongoing offensive on a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan, but have encountered some stiff resistance and may need another 25 to 30 days to secure the entire area, a top military official said. Overall the multinational force has reached the “end of the beginning” of the operation in central Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, said British Maj. Gen. Nick Patrick Carter, commander of NATO forces in International … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Kunduz op kills over 130 Taliban
Be sure to read the second part of this story, from Reuters. Afghan-international security forces conducted clearing operations Nov. 1 through 6 in the Chahar Dara district of the northern region of Kunduz province, killing more than 130 insurgents including eight Taliban commanders. More than 750 Afghan and International forces took part in the operation to stop insurgent activity and weapons trafficking in the Chahar Dara district. The team also disrupted the insurgent shadow governor in Kunduz province. The Afghan-International force provided humanitarian supplies to the affected villages after the operation. Six trucks delivered warm clothing and food, including staple items such as cooking oil, rice and beans. For photos showing Afghan soldiers handing supplies to local villages, go here. Gov. Mohammad Omar of Kunduz province praised the accuracy of ISAF airstrikes against the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Update on losses in Afghan search
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. ISAF and Afghan forces were conducting search operations for two missing U.S. Army soldiers. The soldiers went missing on Nov. 4 while attempting to recover airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan. In the course of search operations, the joint force was engaged by enemy forces. Reports indicate five ISAF service members from the United States were wounded in action. Reports also indicate four Afghan soldiers and three Afghan police were killed in action. Additionally, 15 Afghan soldiers and two Afghan police officers were reported wounded. One Afghan civilian working with the Afghan National Army was killed and another was … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Afghan Update for July 22, 2009
Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Col. John Agoglia, Director Counterinsurgency Training Center. A large number of bloggers participated and a number of issues were discussed. Col. Agoglia corrected the media perception that Afghanistan had never had a functioning central government. The events of thirty years. 1970-2001, gutted the traditional governing methods of the nation. The government had functions down to the district level. The governance at the village and clan / tribal level would deal with the district when local resources did not suffice. The Soviet invasion and then the extended civil war and Taliban rule broke those connections. Current COIN doctrine is to rebuild these connections and rebuild the confidence of the people in the government. Anti-corruption efforts are key. Agoglia was one of the planners of the original invasion in 2001. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Original writing, Rebuilding, Reporting, War on Terror
Black Watch Strikes Taliban
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers have launched an assault one of the last Taliban strongholds in one of the largest air operations in modern times. Twelve Chinook helicopters, supported by 13 other aircraft including Apache and Black Hawk helicopter gunships, a Spectre gunship, Harrier jets and unmanned drones, dropped more than 350 troops from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, into Babaji, north of Lashkar Gah, just before midnight on 19 June. The aim of the operation, called Operation Panchai Palang, which means Panther’s Claw, was to secure a number of canal and river crossings in order to establish a permanent ISAF presence in the area, which has previously been a Taliban stronghold. The troops were quickly followed by another company of soldiers from The Black Watch arriving … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Our Allies, War on Terror
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