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Apples Pressing Impresses Afghans
To improve the economy in Wardak province, soldiers from the Georgia Agribusiness Development Team and Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment’s Task Force Slugger worked together to teach local farmers how to use an apple presser in Maiden Shahr district Sept. 20. The soldiers already conducted the class in the Jalrez district, which local villagers came to in good numbers. So, it seemed to be a no-brainer to bring the class to Maiden Shahr. “We mostly … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Afghanistan update for May 29-30 2010
DVIDS May 29 An Afghan-international security force used precision air strikes to kill the Taliban shadow governor of Baghlan province and several of his fighters last night. Aircraft were called to a rural area in Baghlan-e Jadid district after human intelligence sources confirmed two vehicles were transporting insurgents and weapons through the area. Before engaging, coalition forces waited until the vehicles were well clear of any structures to minimize the possibility of civilian casualties. When the armed passengers left the vehicles they were engaged and killed by aircraft. A ground security force then entered the area and came under fire from insurgents in a nearby cave. The assault force returned fire, killing several insurgents who were heavily armed with a heavy machine gun, multiple rocket propelled grenades, automatic rifles, hand-grenades, ammunition and communications … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Afghan Update for November 15 2009
An Afghan-international security force killed a group of enemy militants and detained two suspected militants today in eastern Paktika province while pursuing a Haqqani commander with ties to the local Haqqani leadership and who was responsible for several attacks in the area. The joint task force targeted the buildings in the hills of Sarobi district after intelligence indicated militant activity. During the assault on one building, the joint force received enemy fire and returned fire. Following no response from calls to exit the building, the joint force cleared the building. During the operation, a group of militants was killed in and outside the building. A security element of the joint force searched the enemy positions and recovered blasting caps, IED-making materials, a number of RPGs, AK-47 rifles, chest racks and communications … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Forces in Afghanistan continue arresting, killing Taliban
Afghan and International security forces killed and detained groups of suspected militants in four separate search operations conducted Oct. 6 and 7, in eastern and southern Afghanistan. A joint security force killed and detained several suspected militants in Saydabad district, Wardak province today, after searching a compound known to be used by a Taliban group believed responsible for improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan civilians and regional infrastructure. During the search the joint security force received hostile fire and returned fire, killing several enemy militants. The joint force also found a suicide vest and destroyed it in place. On Oct. 6, a joint security force killed and detained suspected militants in Kabul province during an operation to disrupt a Taliban element responsible for improvised explosive device placement and attacks on joint forces in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Tribal Truce Aids Afghan Peace Process
Every summer, the Kuchi tribe migrates through the Daymardad district of this central-Afghanistan province, allowing their animals to graze in the open pastures belonging to the Hazara tribe. This frequently has sparked violent territorial disputes. After hearing of the conflict, U.S. forces at Forward Operating Base Airborne approached Wardak Gov. Mohammad Halim Fidai about a peaceful way to resolve the fighting between the two tribes. “The mission was inspired from the age-old conflict between the Kuchi … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Humanitarian Assistance, Military, Rebuilding, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror
Development in Jalrez Afghanistan
Following months of hard work by the citizens of Jalrez, in Wardak province, security has improved to such a degree that development money is pouring into the district. On June 3, Afghan citizens who live in Jalrez have seen their desire for a better life and their labor come to fruition. The governor of Wardak, Mohammad Halim Fidai, the Jalrez sub-governor, president of the Jalrez shura, shura members from all of the administrative divisions, contractors and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Clearing the Tangi: Task Force Takes Troubled Valley
Flexing for the first time the massive military muscle now deployed to this area, coalition forces cleared one of its most troubled insurgent hotspots, sending a forceful message to insurgent fighters here that the coalition will go wherever, whenever it wants. The three-day operation wrapped up yesterday and took hundreds of troops deep into the Tangi, a valley of narrow roads and steep cliffs that runs along the Logar River through the southeastern part of Wardak province opening into Logar province. The area has seen few coalition forces for the past eight months after a small U.S. military team was brutally attacked and four were killed there last summer. Shortly after the first few soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team arrived here in February, they sent a little larger … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror
Afghanistan Fight Turns to Economy + Governance
It’s hard to find a good, old-fashioned combat fight in Afghanistan right now — even here, surrounded by the battle-hardened, well-armed infantry and artillery troops of the 10th Mountain Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team. That’s partly because it is still winter and most insurgent fighters are holed up waiting for warmer weather, but also because the fight has changed across this rural landscape. Here in Wardak province, just south of Kabul, the fight is not so … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror
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