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Taliban Death Toll Rising
60-75 total killed in last two days ANSF, Coalition forces kill 55 militants in Oruzgan province Coalition air strike kills Taliban leader, 14 militants - not sure if this is part of the 55 above or not ANSF, Coalition forces kill 3 militants in Oruzgan ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt insurgent activity in Farah - 3 Talibs killed … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Sharp Fighting Kills 12 Terrorists, Civilians
Afghan national security forces and coalition forces killed 12 militants in Shaheed Hasas district, Oruzgan province, Oct. 8, 2008. The forces were conducting a combat security patrol when they were attacked by militants with small-arms, mortar and rocket-propelled grenade fire. ANSF and coalition forces responded to the attack with small-arms, RPG and supporting fires, killing 12 militants. Local Afghan villagers told ANSF and coalition forces that militant fire killed 10 Afghan civilians in a nearby village. Militant fire also injured three women and six children who sought out coalition forces for medical care. All of the injured were medically evacuated to a coalition hospital where they are being treated for their injuries. No ANSF or coalition forces casualties have been reported. Shortly after the engagement, ANSF and coalition forces met with local leaders and family members … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
25 Talibs Toes Up
Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces fought militants in a series of engagements that left 25 militants and eight noncombatants dead in Khas Oruzgan District, Oruzgan province Sunday [August 10 2008]. Militants used a series of buildings along a known Coalition route to launch multiple ambushes against Coalition troops and then fled into a neighboring compound where they held 11 non-combatants hostage, including several children and an infant. As the Coalition elements attempted to disengage from a previous attack, militants ambushed the Coalition service members from the compound that housed the non-combatants using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. An anonymous eyewitness told Coalition forces that the civilians tried to escape the compound, but the militants beat them and refused to let them leave. Coalition troops called in close-air support to engage the militants … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Dozens of Militants Killed During Ops in Afghanistan
Boats? The Taliban has boats in a landlocked country??? July 13, 2008 – At least 40 insurgents during an ongoing operation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday, military officials said. The fight began when insurgent forces attacked an Afghan and coalition security patrol yesterday in Sangin district. From multiple concealed and fortified positions, the insurgents used small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. The ensuing fight led the combined forces to return fire and call for precision air strikes. The friendly forces destroyed four insurgent fortified fighting positions, two bunkers, two trench lines, one improvised-explosive-device site, and more than 30 enemy boats, officials said. Elsewhere, Afghan and coalition forces killed several insurgents while conducting a security patrol in the Shaheed Hasas district in Oruzgan province. The combined forces noticed several armed militants moving into a fighting position. The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
32 Taliban Killed in Khas Oruzgan
A total of 32 militants were killed by Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces in two separate engagements in the Khas Oruzgan District, Oruzgan province, June 26. The first engagement occurred when the combined element was on a security patrol and received small arms fire and RPGs from insurgents in a heavily vegetated area. The ANSF and Coalition soldiers returned fire and moved to an area from which they could direct air strikes, killing three militants. Soon after, the militants again attacked the patrol using small arms and RPGs. ANSF and Coalition forces defeated the attack, killing 29 insurgents. During this engagement, insurgents attempted to disguise themselves in womens’ clothing in order to escape. A 10-year-old Afghan child and two Afghan National Policemen were wounded and taken to a Coalition medical facility for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Afghan Children Begin School in Oruzgan
Students of Oshay School, in the Shahidi Hasas District of Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, show off their new notebooks on the opening day of classes, Feb. 10. Afghan nation army commandos from the 201st Kandak and coalition soldiers visited with students, teachers and parents, and provided school supplies for the more than 120 children attending opening day classes. Read the story … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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