Security - Focus
ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update September 13, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan (September 13, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed several insurgents while searching for an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan senior leader and Taliban liaison in the Kishim district, Badakhshan province, yesterday.
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ANSF and Coalition Respond to Attack in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (September 13, 2011) -- A small group of insurgents attacked the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy and International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan headquarters today, firing from outside the compound using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. The attack started around 1:30 p.m. (local).
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Commandos Kill Six Insurgents During Clearing Operation
KUNAR, Afghanistan (September 13, 2011) – Members of 1st Company, 1st Commando Kandak, conducted a clearing operation which resulted in the death of six insurgents, Sarkani district, Sept. 8.
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Enemy Heavy Weapon Seized After Receiving Tip From Local Afghans
FARAH, Afghanistan (September 13, 2011)– Coalition Special Operations Forces successfully located and captured an enemy heavy weapon in a nearby cave after receiving a tip about its location in the Kahk-e Safed village, Kahk-e Safed district, Sept. 6.
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Afghan Soldiers Clear Garmsir Roads in Helmand
HELMAND, Afghanistan (September 12, 2011)— With every partnered patrol or operation the Afghan National Army conducts, their soldiers gain valuable military experience.
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ISAF Casualty
KABUL, Afghanistan (September 11, 2011) – An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, yesterday.
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ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update September 10, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan (September 10, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed several insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader in Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province, yesterday.
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Provincial Governor Destroys Marijuana Field, Enforces Government’s Rule of Law
ZHARAY DISTRICT, Afghanistan (September 9, 2011) – The governor of Zharay district hosted a drug eradication event at a large marijuana field, Sept. 5, and pledged his commitment to enforcing the Afghan government’s law on illegal drug possession and production.
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Task Force Viper Seizes IED Cache and Arrests Six Insurgents
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (September 9, 2011) – Soldiers from the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, along with Afghan Border Police, conducted a search operation in the Wonake Valley, southern Kandahar province Sept. 3-5, detaining six people and seizing a cache of weapons and rocket-propelled grenades as well as improvised explosive device making materials in the process.
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ISAF Casualty
KABUL, Afghanistan (September 9, 2011) – An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
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