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5 Hour Fight Leaves 15 Taliban Dead
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. At approximately 12:50 a.m., an unknown number of militant forces began to attack a small patrol base with indirect fire, rocket propelled grenades and smalls arms fire. Attack helicopters were called in to engage the insurgents and protect the ground forces. ISAF ground troops engaged the militants and, as the fire fight ensued, close air support dropped munitions on the insurgents. After a five-hour fire fight, ANA and ISAF service members conducted an assessment of the area, finding 15 dead insurgents, numerous small arms and a mortar system. No ANA or ISAF troops were injured during the attack. ISAF … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
15 Talibs Killed in Caves
Afghan and coalition forces killed 15 militants, wounded 12 others and detained one in the Arghandab district of Afghanistan’s Zabol province after their convoy came under attack today. The patrol was en route to a local village to talk with elders about security issues when it was attacked from a compound by several armed militants with small-arms fire. The combined force returned fire, killing one militant. Afghan forces secured and searched the compound. During searches of other compounds in the area, the combined forces came under small-arms fire from militants on a nearby hillside. The Afghan-led force returned fire with mortars and called for close-air support to suppress the threat. The combined forces pursued the militants into a nearby cave complex, killing 14 and wounding 12 others. One militant was detained … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Roads at the Top of the world
Few improved roads across the rural and mountainous Paktia province all but stop any real efforts for development here. A 25-mile trip to a northern district from the provincial capital of Gardez City takes nearly two hours, bumping along a narrow road between the speeds of slow and stop. Many farmers in the northern part of the country export their goods to nearby Pakistan because they can’t deliver them to parts east and south. The goods then … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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