News and Information within this Section cover Current Events from Public Affairs Officers Within the Units serving in Afghanistan, from Troop Scoop News, from NewsBlaze.com and other articles reporting current events in Afghanistan.
We focus on the progress and good news not seen many other places.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team’s female engagement team visited the Sundurwa village in eastern Afghanistan Nuristan province to hold a female shura, Feb 13
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Moyers, security force platoon sergeant for the Kentucky Agri-business Development Team, talks to an Afghan child near the Salang river, Feb.15
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Vili Schwenke, security forces member from Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, listens to a story told by an Afghan National Policeman at the Qara Bagh district center during a shura held there, Feb. 15
Tue, Feb 16, 2010
By Army Sgt. Jon E. Dougherty Special to American Forces Press Service FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2010 - As Army 1st Lt. Phil Kirk pulled the walkie-talkie from his hip, disappointment was obvious on his face and in his voice. "Did you hear that?" Kirk asked, shaking his head. "Sounds like medevac is 'red.' We're not going anywhere."
Mon, Feb 15, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2010 - The clearing phase of Operation Moshtarak in the center of Afghanistan's Helmand province continued yesterday, with combined Afghan and international forces conducting a number of mounted and dismounted patrols, military officials reported
Sun, Feb 14, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2010 - Operation Moshtarak, the Afghan-led initiative to assert government authority in the center of Afghanistan's Helmand province, completed its first day of clearing operations yesterday, military officials reported.
Sun, Feb 14, 2010
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – “If you look there,” the Afghan Border Police officer pointed across the valley of the Safid Kho Mountain Ranges where a green flag was visible, “that is one of the Pakistan border positions.”
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan– A clause in the historic Shinwari Jirga tribal pact signed by Maliks, or tribal headsmen, representing more than 170 villages at the Shinwar district headquarters of the 6th Kandak Afghan Border Police, Jan. 21, imposes severe consequences for those giving safe harbor to Taliban or anti-Afghan forces
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
American Forces Press Service KABUL, Feb. 13, 2010 - Key military clearing operations for Operation Moshtarak have begun in the central part of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Afghan government officials announced today.
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
PHOTO ESSAY: KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A child from Angla Kala village gives a high five to U.S. Army Spc. Jesus B. Fernandez of San Jose, Calif., an assistant team leader Ft Carsons 3rd Platoon, Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, during a unit visit, Feb. 6
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Afghanistan Engineer District North, Task Force Lethal Warrior, soldiers of Afghanistan National Army, along with provincial and district leaders and tribal elders from Kunar and Nuristan provinces, conducted a road security jirga in Manogai district
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - More than 20 servicemen from the French Operational Mentor and Liaison Team, Task Force Altor, Task Force La Fayette, helped the Afghan National Army Kandak 34, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps organize a medical aid mission in Nezam Khel village in Kapisa province, Afghanistan
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Kendall of Reno, Nev., assigned to the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team’s security forces, greets the foreman of a local construction company during an inspection of a greenhouse project in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, Jan. 28.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Ft Carsons 4BCT 4ID Army Spc. Justin L. Hastings, and his identical twin brother, U.S. Army Pfc. Josh L. Hastings, reenlisted at the same time during their 12-month deployment to eastern Afghanistan with Task Force Mountain Warrior.
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Mehtar Lam Research & Demonstration Farm is moving forward as the large pole-barn enters its final phase of construction this first week of February.
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Maj. Gen. Salangi, Nangarhar chief of police, delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony for the first class of women police-officers in Jalabad, Jan. 28
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
American Forces Press Service KABUL, Feb. 1, 2010 - The International Security Assistance Force's joint command announced a new Web site today to support the public affairs project, "30 Days Through Afghanistan."
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members from Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered donated medical supplies from America to Ghazni Provincial Hospital, Jan. 31
Sat, Jan 30, 2010
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team's female engagement team visited Nengarach village to hold a female shura and help start a community self help project, Jan. 26.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Written by U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Natassia Cherne - NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team's medical team treated a young boy who was accidentally shot at a wedding celebration in the village of Gundalabuk.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller (right), director of Air Component Coordination Element from Air Force Central Command, visited Panjshir to survey the development and progress within the valley. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. John T. Stamm, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Army officer from 32nd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, speaks to his staff during a formation at Forward Operating Base Tagab in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. A French Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team from Task Force La Fayette are embedded with the ANA unit, many of which are stationed at remote combat outposts in the province, to help oversee and advise with ANA operations
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
P H O T O S: KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan-At first glance, Khost province might seem like a quiet bowl in the mountains on Afghanistan's southeastern border with Pakistan. But a closer look reveals it to be a key battlefield in the fight to stop the proliferation of improvised explosive devices.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
P H O T O S: KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Getting a classroom of children to listen carefully, learn the lesson of the day and share with their neighbor is a tough task for any teacher regardless of location. Make the classroom outside, the children ages three to 15 from a refugee camp, and the students speak a different language and you can see the challenge facing Julius Johnson.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Panjshir Afghan National Police proved that their training in community policing and law enforcement tactics was successful by apprehending seven suspects in two related incidents that occurred in the Panjshir valley on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 24.
Mon, Feb 22, 2010
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2010 - Expressing deep regret over civilian casualties resulting from a NATO air strike yesterday, Pentagon civilian and military leaders said today they support the strategy that puts as much emphasis on protecting the Afghan population as capturing or killing insurgents
Mon, Feb 22, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2010 - Combined Afghan and international forces in Afghanistan killed or detained militants and seized enemy weapons in recent operations, military officials reported
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The Department of Defense Awards Program is designed to pay individuals for information that leads to the capture of illegal weapons or high value targets.
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
American Forces Press Service KABUL, Feb. 19, 2010 - Combined Afghan and international patrols uncovered six caches scattered throughout Afghanistan yesterday, netting rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds, rifles and a multitude of other weapons
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
MARJAH, Afghanistan – Elite Marine recon teams were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter Friday as the U.S.-led force stepped up operations to break resistance in the besieged insurgent stronghold of Marjah
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
By Army Staff Sgt. Aubree Clute Special to American Forces Press Service HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2010 - When Operation Moshtarak kicked off here Feb. 13, Army helicopter crews from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade inserted nearly 300 Marines and Afghan security forces into Marja, Afghanistan, under cover of darkness.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eric W. Hommel, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, personally congratulates Major Abdul Habib, Khenj district Chief of Police, during a ceremony at the ANP headquarters in Bazarak district, Panjshir province, Afghanistan
Tue, Feb 16, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2010 - A combined Afghan and international force interdicted three vehicles in three separate engagements, resulting in more than 10 militants killed while pursuing a Taliban commander in Afghanistan's Helmand province yesterday.
Mon, Feb 15, 2010
PHOTO ESSAY: PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Pfc. Roman Omas, Paratrooper with 3rd Platoon, 82nd Airborne Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius, tops-off his mine resistant ambush resistant vehicle in Jabal Saraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan
Mon, Feb 15, 2010
KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces, supported by Task Force La Fayette, conducted Operation Gorgon, focusing on security and development in Afghanya valley in Kapisa province, Afghanistan
Mon, Feb 15, 2010
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan, American, and visiting Polish medical providers from Forward Operating Base Ghazni treated 270 patients during a village medical outreach mission at the Janda Comprehensive Health Clinic in the Gelan district, Feb. 13
Sun, Feb 14, 2010
American Forces Press Service KABUL, Feb. 14, 2010 - International forces in Afghanistan have suspended use of an artillery rocket system, pending a review of an incident today in which two rockets missed their target and killed 12 civilians in Afghanistan's Helmand province
Sun, Feb 14, 2010
American marines landed by helicopter in a pre-dawn assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, seizing two central shopping bazaars and firing rockets at Taliban fighters who attacked from mud-walled compounds
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Photo: AP US-led NATO troops and Afghan forces launched a much anticipated ground offensive early Saturday in southern Afghanistan.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2010 - An Afghan-international joint security force killed more than 20 enemy militants and captured more than five others during an operation today in Afghanistan's Farah province in pursuit of a Taliban commander believed to responsible for organizing suicide-bombing attacks
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
By Judith Snyderman Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2010 - Two additional battalions of U.S. Navy Seabees are being deployed to Afghanistan in support of the 30,000-troop surge ordered by President Barack Obama in December.
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
American Forces Press Service KABUL, Feb. 11, 2010 - Afghan and international forces captured one Taliban commander and killed another as part of multiple operations across Afghanistan last night, military officials reported
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
PHOTO ESSAY: KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Pfc. John D. Macintosh of Chesapeake, Va., a gunner with Ft Carsons 3rd Platoon, Chosen Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, talks with a young resident of the Wata Poor district while on patrol, Feb. 7
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Williams Special to American Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2010 - Coalition forces, volunteers and Afghan doctors are working to render medical care and assistance in the wake of a series of avalanches that struck a high pass in Afghanistan's Parwan province Feb. 8 and 9
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
By U.S. Air Force Captain John T. Stamm - PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – In an historic event, the Panjshir provincial government supervised eminent domain payments to families adversely affected by road construction projects. The inaugural event took place in the Paryan district of the Panjshir valley, Afghanistan
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team engineers provided a basic construction class to more than 40 unskilled laborers using a new training program in the Manogai district in Kunar province, Afghanistan
Sun, Feb 07, 2010
KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Brig. Gen. Marcel Druart, Task Force La Fayette commander, visited the Tagab valley with members of the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team to open the new sports stadium in the valley, Feb. 4
Sat, Feb 06, 2010
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members of Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team and Central Asia Development Group met with key leaders from Andar district to enlist support for a massive irrigation project, as well as various vocational training programs
Sat, Feb 06, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2010 - More than 100 soldiers and airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard were on duty yesterday and today supporting the district's emergency response to a weekend blizzard
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
PHOTO ESSAY: KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Maj. Jim Rush and Sgt. 1st Class Chris Ramsey, Kentucky Agri-business Development Team members, inspect pressure sprayers that are to be used by local farmers in their orchards and grape vineyards in Kapisa province, Afghanistan
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service ISTANBUL, Feb. 5, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today pledged surplus mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles along with expanded access to classified information to U.S. allies to help in combating the threat of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan.
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
American Forces Press Service KABUL, Feb. 4, 2010 - A combined Afghan and international security force captured a Taliban leader and seized multiple weapons in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials reported.
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
U.S. Marines are planning a massive operation within days to take Marjah, a warren of canals that forms the last big Taliban enclave in the southern part of Helmand, in the first major show of force since Obama ordered 30,000 extra troops
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
SHINWAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan- In a perfect world, accurate information would be as close as a radio. For a country at war, accurate information is invaluable.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Creative Associates International representative, Carla O. Rosa Borges, and Parwan province Governor, Abdul Basir Salangi, discuss the Ambassador’s Small Grants Program during a meeting held at the Governor’s office in Charikar, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lukas Haaglund of Winnemucca, Nev., a security force member for the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team, patrols outside Forward Operating Base Kalagush, in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, Jan. 25.
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2010 - Afghan and international forces responded to two suicide bombers in Afghanistan's Qalat City today
Sat, Jan 30, 2010
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Afghan National Police graduated 10 new members into a specialized program in a ceremony at the Highway Patrol Station
Sat, Jan 30, 2010
In a depicted scene, the earth shook, buildings collapsed and a cluster of victims were either trapped under wreckage or incoherently wailing for help as emergency responders sprang into action.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2010 - Defense Department officials are hailing yesterday's International Conference on Afghanistan in London as a major step toward integrating the governance and developmental goals they say must go hand in hand with security efforts being advanced through the troop surge.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Sgt. 1st Class Shannon Ronje, 92nd Military Police Company, Staff Sgt. Robert Luna, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion, Staff Sgt. Alunda Hopkins, 25th Signal Battalion, Staff Sgt. Teneka Oliver, 32nd Transportation Company and Staff Sgt. Jeannie Tauala, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion were inducted in the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 19
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Navy Airman William Green attended what he thought was a standard Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team weekly formation, Jan. 28. He thought he was just there to perform the duties of the awards proctor and to listen to the commander and first sergeant’s briefing with his fellow PRT members.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2010 - Afghan security forces reacted quickly today to contain an insurgent attack on the Afghan National Army's Sharwali Barracks on the western edge of Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, military officials reported.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2010 - International Security Assistance Force officials in Afghanistan expressed regret today for the death of a religious leader who was killed when an ISAF convoy fired on what appeared to be a threatening vehicle.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Kunar Provincial government took its next step in improving the rule of law here by laying the first ceremonial brick on a new courthouse in downtown Asadabad, Jan. 26.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson Special to American Forces Press Service HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2010 - Ironically, when protestors in the Garmsir district here set fire to a school Jan. 12 in a fervor over allegations that a Quran had been desecrated, about 300 copies of the Muslim holy book burned with the school
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
By Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill Special to American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 27, 2010 - Joined by fellow National Guardsmen from Georgia, Kansas, South Dakota and Washington, Missouri's "Houn' Dawgs" are sniffing out improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and rendering them harmless.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
American Forces Press Service KABUL, Jan. 27, 2010 - Two insurgents, including a senior explosives operator, were killed during an operation conducted by a combined Afghanistan and international security force near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border early Jan. 25, military officials reported today.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2010 - Afghan and international forces captured multiple insurgents, including a Taliban cell leader, in operations across five Afghan provinces last night, military officials reported.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
Based on the success of Operation Jaeza, Regional Command East is running a second installment of the promotion campaign, encouraging local Afghans to use community safety call-in lines to report on weapons, improvised explosive devices, and criminals in exchange for rewards.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
One of the Ft Carson 4BCT chaplains in Afghanistan is helping provide school, hygiene, medical, and other supplies to the kids of Afghanistan
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2010 - An Afghan-led security force killed four insurgents during an operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan— Standing just over five and a half feet tall, Gulandama Dina, the director of women’s affairs for Paktika province, wears a black hijab, or traditional headscarf, though many find her words about the rights of women far from traditional.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan- The Georgia Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Rough Rider, is refining the traditional shura for Afghanistan's National Security Forces, by giving them a greater voice within their communities
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
P H O T O S: Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Female Engagement Team visited a remote village in the area of eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan, and held a child medical civic action program
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
P H O T O S: KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Soldiers of Echo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment form a small unit charged with a big job in Kunar province
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