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600 ALP recruits validated in Takhar
TAKHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Several hundred villagers and elders in the Darqad and Khwajah Ghar districts conducted a validation shura for Afghan Local Police candidates April 21.
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Afghan commandos kill more than 40 insurgents who attacked shura
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Afghan commandos partnered with coalition special operations forces killed more than 40 insurgents in response to an unprovoked attack on a security shura with the district governor at the Kamdesh district, April 12.
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ISAF casualties - IJC Release 2012-04-C-051
KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 25) — An International Security Assistance Force service member died as a result of a non-battle related injury in southern Afghanistan today.
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Afghanistan visit leaves Dempsey encouraged
BRUSSELS — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wrapped up a two-day visit to Afghanistan today and said he’s encouraged by what he saw and heard there.
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RC-N concludes week-long training with more than 1,000 Afghan soldiers
CHIMTAL DISTRICT, Afghanistan — The largest partnered training and mentoring operation between coalition and Afghan National Security Forces in the International Security Assistance Force’s Regional Command North concluded here Sunday.
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Navy Corpsmen treat Afghan policemen wounded by suicide bomber
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Afghanistan — The sounds from a controlled flurry of medical activity drifted through a narrow hallway packed with patients, stretchers and U.S. Navy corpsmen, funneling their calm conversations and unbreakable focus into the buzzing aid station.
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Balkh governor shares optimism with Western reporters
MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan — Governor of Balkh, Afghanistan’s northernmost province, Gen. Atta Mohammad Noor carries significant influence in the rich historical region located just south of the Uzbek border.
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First ISAF Woman’s Shura held in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — More than 300 civic and military leaders from across the country came together via shura, Monday, April 23, in a hangar at Kabul International Airport to discuss present and future partnership and progress.
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Chairman’s Afghanistan visit focuses on Afghan forces’ progress
KABUL, Afghanistan — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will focus on progress in Afghanistan’s national security forces during a visit here.
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Daykundi province reaches out for unity across Afghanistan
NILI, Afghanistan — Members of the High Peace Council from Kabul traveled to Nili to meet with Daykundi’s Provincial Peace Council and local leaders, and formally integrate them into the national peace planning.
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Nawa police solidify presence with new headquarters
COMBAT OUTPOST JAKER, Afghanistan — Before a crowd of anxious and excited local Afghan elders, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the opening of the recently completed Nawa District Police Headquarters, March 26.
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Afghan soldiers learn advanced EOD techniques, prepare for real-world missions
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM II, Afghanistan — There’s little protection and even less room for error when disabling improvised explosive devices by hand, but for Afghan National Army soldiers, it’s necessary work.
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In Photos: Marine stands guard during patrol
SAFAR, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. William Campe, a 19-year-old rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Algonquin, Ill. Native, holds security.
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CENTCOM CSM visits Afghan, U.S. service members in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The top enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command visited Afghanistan, April 11-14, to personally thank the men and women serving on the front lines.
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ANSF Responds to Kabul Attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan (April 15, 2012) — Afghan National Security Forces responded to a series of attacks today in Kabul and in a few outlying provinces. The attacks, which were concentrated in three clusters around the city, were labeled by the Taliban as the start of the so-called “Spring Offensive,” and were largely ineffective.
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ISAF forces repel failed suicide attack on FOB Finley-Shields
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Insurgents here attacked an ISAF installation in Jalalabad at 1:53 p.m. today, allegedly killing one civilian with a vehicular-borne suicide bomb and small arms fire. Three insurgents were killed and one wounded and captured in the attack.
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U.S. helps local government provide clean water in Kunar
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The Kunar River, fed from melting glaciers and snow from the Hindu Kush Mountains, runs 480 kilometers and flows from eastern Afghanistan to northwestern Pakistan.
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'Ugly Angels' assist in drug, weapon interdiction missions
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Afghanistan — As the sun rises over Afghanistan, two CH-53D Sea Stallions from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, the “Ugly Angels,” roll down the runway at Camp Bastion to await takeoff. Today, they will pick up Marines here and perform vehicle interdiction operations. Their mission requires them to fly to the southernmost end of Helmand province to assist Marines while they search for narcotics and weapons.
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Afghan commando-led operation yields major results
KABUL, Afghanistan (April 13, 2012) — The commander of the International Security Assistance Force, Gen. John R. Allen, commends the Afghan National Security Forces for their recent successful operation near Kamdesh Village, Kamdesh district, in Nuristan province.
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Helicopter makes hard landing in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 12) — An International Security Assistance Force helicopter made a hard landing in eastern Afghanistan today.
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SecDef meets Afghan ministers in Washington
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
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U.S.-Afghan pact shows relationship’s evolution, official says
WASHINGTON — A special operations agreement U.S. and Afghan officials signed April 8 is part of the “natural evolution” as Afghans take on more security responsibility in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official said today.
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ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - April 10, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 10) — An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in Pashtun Kot district to detain Izatullah, the head of the Taliban commission in Faryab province, yesterday.
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Two senior insurgent leaders killed during operations in northern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 9) — An Afghan Special Operations Unit and coalition troops killed a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader during an operation in Almar district, Faryab province, earlier this week.
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Sergeant Major of the Army awards combat badges at remote outpost
COMBAT OUTPOST BARI ALAI, Afghanistan — Balanced atop a remote mountainside, in the shadows of the Hindu Kush mountains that stretch across northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, sits Combat Outpost Bari Alai.
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