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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
Afghanistan Update for June 19 2008
Here are two NATO releases about the so-called takeover of a district in Afghanistan by the Taliban. Commander gave an appreciation of the operations in Arghandab district and the life in Kandahar City The Afghan-government-led operation to reinforce security in Kandahar City and Arghandab district continues to be successful. Over the past few days, Afghan National Security Forces have increased their presence in the region in order to calm the fears of the local population and protect against potential attacks from our adversaries. Kandahar City continues to enjoy relative calm. Today (June 18) I spoke with Elissa Golberg, the Representative of Canada in Kandahar, who spent a good deal of time in the Provincial Capital. She indicated that life is slowly returning to normal in the city. Some stores were open and more … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
NATO On Taliban Offensive – “greatly exaggerated”
Joint Combined Operation patrols western side of Arghandab River – NATO KABUL, Afghanistan – As of 6:00 this morning [June 18 2008], a joint combined force from the Afghan National Army and ISAF started patrolling the western side of the Arghandab River searching for small groups of insurgents. This clearing operation is a response to a direct Taliban threat to the people of Arghandab district, where insurgents have forced hundreds of innocent Afghans to flee their homes. The joint combined forces been going on without major incidents so far. The operation is expected to be completed within the next three days. Extreme care has been taken to avoid civilian casualties in this densely populated area, because the insurgents have a history of misusing innocent civilians for their own protection. ISAF values the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Taliban Take District – Or Not
Curiously, the Taliban are running rampant, everywhere but where Coalition troops can see them. I wonder who is telling the truth? Is the Taliban Making a Comeback? – Time Hundreds of Taliban insurgents swarmed through a key district just outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Monday, sending residents fleeing in anticipation of retaliation by NATO troops. This latest Taliban assault in the Argandab district caps several weeks of increased fighting in the country’s southern districts along the border with Pakistan, followed by a spectacular raid on a Kandahar prison, in which some 400 Taliban fighters were freed, according to officials. “My men have seen a few of the escaped Taliban prisoners among the fighters in Argandab,” says district chief Ghulam Farouq. Text of statement by Canadian officer on situation around Kandahar … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Canadians in Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier from Force Protection Company, part of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, is standing on guard behind a patrol vehicle in the village of Nakodak, near Kandahar. Credit: Canadian MOD … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Our Allies, War on Terror
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