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Life at the Front in Afghanistan
Next to a small village in Afghanistan’s fertile Jalrez Valley, a platoon of U.S. soldiers busy themselves fortifying a fighting position, stringing concertina wire, aiming mortars, and filling lots and lots of sand bags. “Apache,†a U.S. military combat outpost, is housed in an abandoned former district agricultural building. It is flanked by a school and medical clinic on its east. Villagers tend to an orchard that runs along its west side, and to the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror
Wardak PRT Provides Cold Weather Assistance
Over the past three months the Provisional Reconstruction Team in Wardak Province has provided almost 33,000 tons of food to the people of Wardak. This assistance, which was targeted at the most vulnerable groups, will be used to prepare the people for the upcoming winter. Besides food, the PRT provided 1,300 wool blankets, 900 sheets of plastic and 400 stoves. They also distributed 9,500 items of clothing. Non-food humanitarian aid included 1,900 boxes of medicine, and other medical supplies and healthcare products. Wardak is one of the poorer provinces in Afghanistan, with very few commercial activities. Almost all their revenue derives from agriculture and remittances from elsewhere. Wardak has been severely affected by the drought over the past years. The PRT has provided significant contributions of food and health care and have ongoing humanitarian … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Insurgents killed after rocket attack
ISAF killed 10 insurgents September 14 near the Kandahar-Kabul highway in Sayed Abad district, Wardak. Soldiers from Task Force Currahee responded to a rocket attack on a nearby base with artillery and close air support. After positive identification of the insurgents, aircraft engaged the insurgents with gunfire. ISAF … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Afghanistan Update for July 23 2008
Several Militants Killed in Maruf District, Kandahar province Afghan national security forces and coalition forces killed several militants during a security patrol in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Monday [July 21 2008]. Militants attacked the patrol with small-arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from a fortified position. ANSF and coalition forces returned small-arms fire and called for close air support. Several militants were killed and the position was destroyed. No ANSF, coalition forces or civilians were killed or injured during this engagement. ANSF, Coalition Forces Kill Militants in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province Afghan national security forces and coalition forces killed militants while on a security patrol in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province, Monday [July 21 2008]. ANSF and coalition forces positively identified militants with weapons massing along a ridgeline and moving into fortified fighting positions. The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Coalition Forces Disrupt Taliban Ops
A targeted militant was killed and two militants were detained Monday during a Coalition forces operation to disrupt Taliban operations in Wardak province. Coalition forces searched several compounds in Sayad Abad District targeting a militant leader that has smuggle munitions and conduct IED attacks against Afghan and Coalition forces in the area. During the course of the operation, the targeted militant, armed with a pistol, threatened the force and was killed with small-arms fire. Coalition forces identified several militants maneuvering against them in a wooded area and responded with air strikes. Coalition forces discovered and confiscated a cache of weapons, grenades, ammunition and a vehicle being used for Taliban operations. CJTF-101 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
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