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9/2/2010 By Lance Cpl. Jennifer Pirante , Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia — More than 300 Marines migrated toward the outback for exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, last week.
Continue reading " Marines land in land down under, kick off" »
9/2/2010 By Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado , 2nd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Constant movement, hectic work schedules and the steady flow of Marines and sailors coming in for legal advice and services keeps the Legal Services Support Section, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, busier than any other in the Marine Corps.
Continue reading " LSSS takes care of Marines and sailors to fullest extent of the law" »
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Story by Jim Garamone
Date09.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - There are now enough resources in Afghanistan to deliver "tangible and lasting results," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai here Sept. 2.
Continue reading "Gates, Karzai Discuss Way Ahead in Afghanistan" »
02 Sep 2010 17:40:24 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Phil Stewart
KABUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The United States will start preliminary talks with its allies in Afghanistan soon on next year's planned "transition", expected to include withdrawal of some U.S. forces, the top NATO commander in the country said on Thursday.
Continue reading "US to start NATO talks on Afghan transition-Petraeus" »
02 Sep 2010 17:02:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Insurgents in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the Taliban's opium-producing heartland, are operating with less than half the cash they had a year ago, the commander of coalition forces in the area said Thursday.
Continue reading "Afghan insurgents' opium earnings cut-U.S. general" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
KABUL - An allegation that the International Security Assistance Force caused civilian casualties was made in Kandahar province yesterday. The allegation is currently being investigated.
Continue reading "Civilian casualty allegation in Kandahar" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
KABUL - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens led Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces to two large weapons caches - which were secured and destroyed - in the Sarobi District of Kabul province today.
Continue reading "Two large weapons caches secured, destroyed" »
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Story by Jim Garamone
Date09.02.2010
CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan - The forces are now in place to make major strides in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said here today.
Continue reading "Afghanistan Now Has Forces, Resources, Petraeus Says" »
By Anne Gearan
Associated Press
10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that the sometimes strained relationship between the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.
Continue reading "Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound" »
By James Rosen
Published September 02, 2010
FoxNews.com
CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates touched down in Kabul Thursday, in a surprise visit to Afghanistan for a lightning round of strategy sessions with top commanders and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Continue reading "Gates Says U.S. Forces in Afghanistan for 'Years' to Come" »
9/2/2010 By 1st Lt. Caleb Eames , 31st MEU
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan (September 2, 2010) — Twelve Marines from the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company recently joined the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for the upcoming deployment to the Asia-Pacific region.
Thursday, September 2, 2010 02:59 AM
By Jeb Phillips
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
One of the most highly decorated Marines during the war in Iraq had to drink to fall asleep. He once tried to kill himself.
by Daphne Benoit Daphne Benoit – September 2, 2010
KABUL (AFP) – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit following a trip to Iraq, where he attended ceremonies to mark the formal end of the American combat mission there.
Continue reading "US defence chief Gates on surprise Afghan visit" »
02 Sep 2010 10:40:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates possible toll to 10 killed, adds attack in southeast)
TALOOQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 2 (Reuters) - An apparent air strike by foreign forces killed 10 election campaign workers in Afghanistan's north on Thursday, a government spokesman said, and NATO-led forces said they were investigating the incident.
Continue reading "NATO checks claim strike kills 10 Afghan campaigners" »
Some families of service members killed in the war say the rules of engagement protect Afghan civilians at the expense of American troops. U.S. combat tolls have peaked this summer.
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
September 2, 2010
Reporting from Queensbury, N.Y. — Bill and Beverly Osborn still can't bring themselves to erase the phone message from their son Ben. He had called from Afghanistan in June to assure them that he was safe. Four days later, he was killed in a Taliban ambush.
Continue reading "As U.S. deaths in Afghanistan rise, military families grow critical" »
by James Rosen
Published September 02, 2010
JAMES ROSEN: Mr. Secretary, thank you for this honor. I’m told by my friend, Geoff Morrell, I only have seven to ten minutes for this.
Continue reading "TRANSCRIPT: FOX News Interview with Defense Secretary Robert Gates" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
Kabul, Afghanistan - Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike targeting an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan senior member assessed to be the deputy shadow governor for Takhar province this morning.
Regional Command East
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Date09.02.2010
GHAZNI, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force Soldiers from Task Force White Eagle and Brawler killed five Taliban improvised explosive device emplacers, Sept. 2, during combat operations in the Andar District of Ghazni province.
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
KABUL – Coalition forces repelled an insurgent attack in the Bermel district of Paktika province after a failed attack on Combat Outpost Margah today.
IJC Public Affairs Advisory Team- Regional Command
North
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Date09.02.2010
Location:GHORMACH DISTRICT, AF
Live mortar rounds are commonly used in manufacturing improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan, and in the hands of insurgents or Taliban fighters these weapons could be used to attack local civilians as well as Afghan National Security Forces who patrol the area in unarmored vehicles.
Continue reading "Local residents tip off ANA concerning weapons cache" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained two insurgents in Logar province last night in their continued pursuit of a Taliban commander, who leads 40 fighters in attacks against Afghan officials and coalition forces operating in Logar.
Continue reading "Force continues pursuit of Taliban commander in Logar" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents, during the latest deliberate clearing operation against Haqqani Network safe havens in Orgun district over the past two nights.
Continue reading "Insurgents detained in Paktika clearing operation" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
KABUL- An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents including the Taliban shadow governor of Musa Qal'ah District in Helmand province Wednesday.
Continue reading "Shadow governor for Musa Qal'ah District captured" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.02.2010
KABUL – Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike against a Taliban commander in Paktika province Wednesday.
Continue reading "Precision strike conducted on Taliban commander in Paktika" »
Story Published: Sep 1, 2010 at 10:50 PM MDT
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Department of Defense confirms a Boise marine has been killed in Afghanistan.
POSTED: 9:50 pm CDT September 1, 2010
NEW ORLEANS -- A local family is remembering a Marine from Kenner who was killed in fighting in Afghanistan.
The commander of Marine Corps Logistics Command says Marines’ focus has changed after eight years of fighting as a land force.
Terry Lewis, staff writer
Posted: 12:00 AM Sep 1, 2010
ALBANY, Ga. — Marine Corps Logistics Command Commander Maj. Gen. Jim Kessler told the Dougherty County Rotary Club Tuesday that the Marines are changing focus after eight years and two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Continue reading "Kessler: Marines will adapt to changing environment" »
01 Sep 2010 17:20:30 GMT
Source: Reuters
BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A German citizen has been arrested by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the German foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after a newspaper reported he was being held on suspicion of involvement with a terrorist group.
Continue reading "German held by American troops in Afghanistan" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens led coalition forces to a meeting held by a senior Taliban commander in Uruzgan province Sept 1.
Continue reading "Senior Taliban commander targeted in Uruzgan" »
1st Marine Division
Story by Lance Cpl. John McCall
Date09.01.2010
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion learned how to operate the M2 .50 caliber machinegun during crew served weapons training, Aug. 20.
Continue reading "H&S Marines train with crew served weapon" »
By TAIMOOR SHAH and ROD NORDLAND
Published: September 1, 2010
MEHLAJAT, Afghanistan — When the governor of Kandahar Province came to this town, freshly liberated on Sunday from the Taliban, his armed entourage appeared to outnumber what was left of the population.
Continue reading "Near Kandahar, the Prize Is an Empty Town" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL - A combined Afghan National Security Force and coalition force operation led to the detainment of several insurgent in Ghazni province today.
Continue reading "Four insurgents arrested in combined operation" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces assessed one of the insurgents detained in Kunduz province Tuesday was planning to carry out a suicide attack in the near future.
Continue reading "UPDATE: Suicide bomber detained during Kunduz operation" »
01 Sep 2010 10:53:22 GMT
Source: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Sweden's chief prosecutor said on Wednesday she was reopening a preliminary investigation into rape charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that a lower official had withdrawn two weeks ago.
Continue reading "Sweden reopens WikiLeaks founder rape investigation" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL - Members of the 2nd Brigade 205th Afghan National Army and their partners from Combined Team Zabul gathered at Forward Operating Base Eagle Sunday to celebrate the graduation of 24 ANA soldiers from the first explosives search and recognition course.
Continue reading "Afghan National Army graduates first EOD class" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL - A motorcycle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in Kandahar today, killing Kandahar's hajj and pilgrimage chief and his body guard.
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL – Afghan and coalition security forces spent the month of August continuing to capture and kill key Taliban and Haqqani Network insurgent leaders.
Continue reading "Afghan, coalition forces round up hundreds in August" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents in Logar province Tuesday while in pursuit of a Taliban commander who leads 40 fighters in attacks against Afghan officials and coalition forces operating in Logar.
Continue reading "Force targets Taliban commander involved in recent IED attack" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents in Nangarhar province Tuesday while in pursuit of the Taliban shadow governor for Rodat district who is responsible for the direction and facilitation of foreign fighters and suicide bombers.
Continue reading "Afghan, coalition force pursue shadow governor" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL - The International Security Assistance Force confirmed that a coalition force precision air strike in Kandahar province Monday, killed Zulmai, a Taliban commander responsible for directing improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan civilians and Afghan and coalition forces.
Continue reading "UPDATE Precision air strike in Kandahar successful" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date09.01.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained two insurgents in Ghazni province Tuesday, including a Taliban sub-commander heavily involved in the facilitation of coordinated attacks, which threaten the security and safety of the local population.
Continue reading "Afghan, coalition force captures Taliban commander in Ghazni" »
1st Marine Division
Story by Sgt. Dean Davis
Date08.31.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – When Cpl. Jeff Van Cleave left the Marine Corps in 1990 in hopes of becoming an officer, he wasn’t sure he would ever come back to the Marine Corps. Now, the U.S. Army major, who proudly wears the 1st Marine Division patch on his uniform, has returned and is responsible for all artillery in Helmand province, but the journey back to the “Blue Diamond” has taken him farther than he ever expected.
By Denis D. Gray
Associated Press Writer
August 31, 2010
HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan—As some 400 U.S. and Afghan soldiers gather to honor their first fallen comrade, mournful Muslim prayers mingle with the stutter of machine gun fire and the thud of exploding grenades just beyond their heavily fortified camp.
Continue reading "Birthplace of the Taliban: The next battleground" »
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
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Date08.31.2010
WASHINGTON - A senior insurgent leader believed to be responsible for coordinating the movement of fighters across three provinces in Afghanistan was captured by Afghan-led security forces, military officials reported, Aug. 31.
Continue reading "Officials Confirm Capture of Insurgent Leader" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
Date Posted:08.31.2010 20:30
Location:KABUL, AF
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition force conducting a medical evacuation mission were forced to fire on two Afghan civilians who displayed hostile intent to the combined force in the area of Marjah in Helmand province Aug. 31.
Continue reading "Afghan civilians killed, wounded in Marjah" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces came under heavy small-arms fire in the Musa Qal'ah District of Helmand province Aug. 31.
Continue reading "Joint team to assess civilian casualties in Helmand" »
By Joshua Partlow and Andrew Higgins
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, August 31, 2010; 5:00 PM
KABUL - Afghanistan's Central Bank has taken control of Kabul Bank, a politically potent financial institution partly owned by President Hamid Karzai's brother, and ordered its chairman to hand over $160 million worth of luxury villas and other property purchased in Dubai for well-connected insiders, according to Afghan bankers and officials.
Continue reading "Afghan authorities take over biggest bank to avoid meltdown" »
Headquarters Air Mobility Command Public Affairs
Story by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol
Date08.31.2010
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- During a recent commander's call, Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, may have best cited the importance of airlift to today's military when he said, "One mission can change the world."
Continue reading "Airlift moves mountains for Afghanistan surge" »
By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Aug 31, 2010 9:24:33 EDT
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — As part of continued efforts to enhance the Corps’ ship-boarding capabilities, force reconnaissance Marines are set to deploy next year as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Story by Jim Garamone
Date08.31.2010
MILWAUKEE - The U.S. military has fought two separate wars in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the American Legion here today.
Continue reading "Gates: Commanders Have Resources to Win in Afghanistan" »
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
Tue Aug 31, 8:42 am ET
KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai's recent complaints that international forces should focus on militant leaders hiding in neighboring Pakistan instead of Afghan villages doesn't mean the government no longer supports the U.S. war strategy, the top NATO commander said Tuesday
Continue reading "Petraeus: Afghan concern about Pakistan is legit" »
Associated Press
Tue Aug 31, 4:36 am ET
BRUSSELS – Taliban guerrillas still retain the initiative in some parts of Afghanistan despite recent successes by coalition forces, the top U.S. and NATO commander in the country said Tuesday
Continue reading "Petraeus: Taliban retain momentum in some areas" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Gunman killed three and wounded several more employees of the Afghan Supreme Court travelling on a mini bus in Kabul, Aug. 31.
Continue reading "Gunman kills Afghan Supreme Court employees" »
NATO Training Mission Afghanistan
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte
Date08.31.2010
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Afghan airmen of the Kandahar Air Wing are learning how to take the offensive from advisors assigned to the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group.
Continue reading "Afghan Airmen Learn How to Take Offensive" »
Lynne O'Donnell
August 31, 2010 - 9:14PM
AFP
The US commander of the Afghan war has acknowledged that the Taliban were expanding their footprint across the country even as foreign forces close in on their traditional southern strongholds.
Continue reading "Taliban footprint 'spreading': Petraeus" »
31 Aug 2010 09:52:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Paul Tait
KABUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan from next July will begin with a general "thinning out" of forces rather than any large-scale drawdown, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces said on Tuesday.
Continue reading "Afghan withdrawal won't be a "hand-off" - Petraeus" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL – Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. soldiers from Task Force Bastogne conducted a major air assault in the village of Omar, in the Monogai District of Kunar province Monday.
Continue reading "Afghan, coalition forces conduct air assault in Kunar" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Haqqani Network facilitator whose primary role is coordinating the movement of fighters throughout Khost, Paktiya and Paktika provinces.
Continue reading "UPDATE Haqqani Network facilitator capture confirmed" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL – Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Kandahar province Monday, targeting a Taliban commander responsible for directing improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan civilians, as well as Afghan and coalition forces.
Continue reading "Taliban commander targeted in Kandahar with precision air strike" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL – A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani Network sub-commander in charge of an insurgent cell responsible for the facilitation of weapons and supplies for area fighters, along with some of his associates in Khost province Monday.
Continue reading "Haqqani commander captured by Afghan-led security force in Khost" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL – Afghan and coalition security forces detained two insurgents in Kunduz province Monday in their continued pursuit of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist connected to several insurgent groups in the area including the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Taliban.
Continue reading "Security force continues pursuit of Al Qaeda operative" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents in Kandahar province Monday, including a Taliban commander who coordinated weapons movements and improvised explosive device and direct fire attacks on Afghan civilians, as well as Afghan and coalition forces.
Continue reading "Taliban commander captured in Kandahar, several insurgents detained" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.31.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents in Ghazni province Monday, including a Taliban sub-commander who led an improvised explosive device attack cell.
Continue reading "Security force captures Taliban IED cell leader in Ghazni" »
After emergency surgery, a Marine is airlifted to the Landstuhl medical center on a special cargo plane. Since 2004, nearly 13,000 wounded U.S. service personnel have been evacuated there.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
August 30, 2010|5:24 p.m.
Reporting from Landstuhl, Germany —
Before Marine Cpl. Corey Griggs went on his last patrol in Afghanistan's restive Helmand province, he had a premonition of sorts.
Continue reading "U.S. hospital in Germany handles America's Afghan war wounded" »
Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Afghanistan, has completed work on new guidelines for turning some security duties over to Afghan forces in the months ahead, according to senior NATO and Pentagon officials.
By THOM SHANKER
The New York Times
August 30, 2010
WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Afghanistan, has completed work on new guidelines for turning some security duties over to Afghan forces in the months ahead, calling for U.S. and allied troops to step back gradually from areas as they are pacified rather than handing off the task all at once to local units, according to senior NATO and Pentagon officials.
Continue reading "Petraeus near on guidelines for transition" »
30 Aug 2010 21:48:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Civil liberties groups sued the Obama administration on Monday over a program they said illegally tries to kill U.S. citizens believed to be militants living abroad, like the anti-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
Continue reading "Rights groups challenge Obama on targeted killings" »
The Associated Press
Posted: 08/30/2010 06:07:11 PM PDT
PINE CITY, Minn.—A highly decorated Marine bomb disposal technician from Pine City in central Minnesota was killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Monday.
Continue reading "Marine from central Minn. killed in Afghanistan" »
Jim Peppard August 30, 2010
Washington, D.C. -- A Marine from Florida was killed in Afghanistan Sunday, the U.S. Defense Department said today.
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Four Afghan civilians were killed, including two children, and four more civilians were wounded in insurgent attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan Aug. 30.
Continue reading "Insurgent attacks kill, wound 8 Afghan civilians" »
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Writer - Mon Aug 30, 5:46 pm ET
WASHINGTON – A Democratic congressman, just back from Afghanistan, criticized Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday for failing to stem corruption infesting his country's government.
Continue reading "Congressman calls meeting with Karzai disturbing" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A joint Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol came under small-arms fire from multiple firing points, one of which was a mosque, in the Nad 'Ali District of Helmand province Aug. 30.
Continue reading "Insurgents attack Afghan, coalition forces from mosque" »
By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY
August 30, 2010
YORK, Pa. — Albert Snyder tears up, then turns angry as he recalls burying his Marine son while members of the anti-gay fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church picketed nearby.
Continue reading "Protest at military funeral ignites a test of free speech" »
By MATTHEW PERRONE
AP Health Writer
Posted on Monday, 08.30.10
WASHINGTON -- Andrew White returned from a nine-month tour in Iraq beset with signs of post-traumatic stress disorder: insomnia, nightmares, constant restlessness. Doctors tried to ease his symptoms using three psychiatric drugs, including a potent anti-psychotic called Seroquel.
Continue reading "Questions loom over drug given to sleepless vets" »
August 30, 2010 5:47 AM
HOPE HODGE
Two Camp Lejeune Marines who gave everything for their country in 2008, are remembered two years later in an unusual way: a comic strip.
Continue reading "Lejeune Marine heroes remembered in comic panel" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A district sub-governor was killed and four of his bodyguards were wounded when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated outside of the governor's palace in the Jalalabad District of Nangarhar province Aug. 30.
Continue reading "Sub-governor killed outside governor's palace in Jalalabad" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Multiple intelligence reports and tips from local citizens led a combined Afghan National Security Force and coalition force to target a senior Taliban leader in Helmand province, Aug. 30.
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces carried out an air strike on a senior Taliban commander south of Sangin, Helmand province Sunday, Aug. 29.
Continue reading "Successful airstrike against senior Taliban commander" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - The commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command has ordered an investigation into the allegations of civilian casualties in Baghlan province during an operation, Aug. 22.
Continue reading "Investigation ordered into Baghlan civilian casualty claims" »
30 Aug 2010 11:25:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Andrew Hammond
KABUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Graft is destroying Afghanistan and next month's parliamentary poll will be little more than a dark comedy run by political elites unless there is real change, one of President Hamid Karzai's fiercest critics has said.
Continue reading "Afghan poll candidate rages against graft, Karzai" »
VOA News 30 August 2010
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has again harshly criticized coalition strategy for fighting Afghanistan's stubborn insurgency.
Continue reading "Karzai Attacks Afghan War Strategy as 'Ineffective'" »
By Noah Shachtman August 30, 2010 | 12:28 am |
There may not be quite as many bombs falling from the sky. But don’t let that fool you. The United States has dramatically escalated its air war over Afghanistan.
Continue reading "U.S. Escalates Air War Over Afghanistan" »
30 Aug 2010 09:05:06 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates with official saying car bomb, not suicide attack)
By Rafiq Sherzad
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed a district chief in eastern Afghanistan on Monday as he entered a provincial headquarters, but the governor escaped unhurt, officials said.
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces uncovered and secured a large weapons cache in the Jalriz District, Maydan Wardak province today.
Continue reading "Weapons cache secured, destroyed in Wardak province" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – Afghan and coalition forces captured a Haqqani Network commander and several of his associates during an overnight operation in Khost province. The commander and his fighters were involved in the complex attack on Forward Operating Bases Salerno and Chapman Saturday.
Continue reading "Force captures more insurgents linked to coalition base attacks" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents in Khost province Sunday while in pursuit of a Haqqani Network facilitator whose primary role is coordinating the movement of fighters throughout Khost, Paktiya and Paktika provinces.
Continue reading "Forces continue their pursuit of Haqqani Network leaders" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – Afghan and coalition forces captured a Taliban improvised explosive device facilitator reportedly linked to the movement of a large ammonium nitrate shipment, which was interdicted by the Afghan National Army Aug. 9, in Kandahar Sunday.
Continue reading "Force captures Taliban IED facilitator in Kandahar" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – Afghan and coalition forces detained several insurgents in Paktiya province Sunday while in pursuit of a Taliban commander who coordinates suicide bombings throughout Paktiya.
Continue reading "Security force targets insurgents in Paktiya" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – An Afghan-led force detained several suspected insurgents in Kandahar province Sunday while in pursuit of a Taliban commander responsible for directing improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan civilians and Afghan and coalition forces.
Continue reading "Taliban leadership targeted by Afghan, coalition forces in Kandahar" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban facilitator involved in the acquisition of military materials during an Afghan and coalition force operation in Kandahar province Saturday.
Continue reading "UPDATE Capture of Taliban facilitator in Kandahar confirmed" »
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
KABUL – Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Taliban judge with influence in Nad ‘Ali and Marjah districts of Helmand province Sunday.
Continue reading "Another Taliban judge captured by Afghan-led force in Helmand" »
The two meet 65 years later in Lake Crystal
By Dan Linehan Free Press Staff Writer
August 29, 2010
LAKE CRYSTAL — It’s 1945, and Fred Manke is a Marine taking a walk on a beach in Saipan, the Pacific island where he would be stationed for 14 months. Manke and everyone else are waiting for what everyone presumed would be an invasion of Japan.
Continue reading "Long-lost dog tags connect two WWII veterans" »
STAFF WRITER 29 Aug 2010
Kabul, Aug 28 (AP) Afghanistan's presidential office today condemned US media reports that Afghan government officials have received payments from the CIA in return for information.
Continue reading "Afghan president condemns CIA payment reports" »
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Writer © 2010 The Associated Press
Aug. 29, 2010, 1:54PM
ALBUQUERQUE — Tourists hurry inside a shop here to buy books about the famed Navajo Code Talkers, warriors who used their native language as their primary weapon.
Continue reading "Original Navajo Code Talker still tells his story" »
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs
Story by Capt. Paul Duncan
Date08.29.2010
GHAZI, Pakistan – The sailors and Marines of HMM-165 reinforced (Reinforced), 15th MEU, and HM-15 Detachment 2, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 press on as they acknowledge a major achievement during humanitarian relief efforts in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
ISAF Joint Command
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Date08.30.2010
Date Posted:08.29.2010 22:11
KABUL – Two insurgents wearing suicide improvised explosive device vests were killed in an explosion in Farah city yesterday.
NATO Training Mission Afghanistan
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte
Date08.29.2010
KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - In few countries do women face as many challenges as they do in Afghanistan—a country which not only holds the record for the worst place to be a mother, according to Save the Children’s “State of the World’s Mothers Report 2010,” but is also home to the fundamentalist Taliban, one of the world’s most repressive anti-women’s rights regimes.
29 Aug 2010 16:41:13 GMT
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By Jonathon Burch
KABUL, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban are angry that the man whose job it is to kill their fighters has claimed to be making progress; so angry that they want to hold an unprecedented news conference to talk about it.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Two Afghan civilians were wounded from in improvised explosive device blast in the Panjwaii District of Kandahar province Aug. 29.
THE DAILY NEWS, JACKSONVILLE, N.C. | August 29, 2010
Aug. 29--The Defense Department has identified a Navy casualty from Camp Lejeune.
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Date08.29.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Security throughout Helmand province has steadily increased due to the constant push of formally-trained Afghan National Police officers out to cities. These police officers are receiving their training from coalition forces-run academies, like the Joint Security Academy Southwest located at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.
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Date08.29.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Allawadin, a 24-year-old Afghan police recruit is lacking one very important feature necessary to being a cop here. Mainly, he doesn’t have a trigger finger.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents in Helmand province Saturday while in pursuit of a Taliban commander who is a key facilitator of weapons and supplies for other Taliban commanders operating in northern Helmand.
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Story by Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Crisp
Date08.29.2010
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan – It was only a year ago that the Afghan national civil order police had a 60 to 80 percent attrition rate among its policemen due to low morale, equipment issues, lack of basic resources and corruption.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - An Afghan and coalition security force detained one suspected insurgent in Kunduz province last night while in pursuit of the Taliban district commander for Aliabad, who is directly involved in the planning of attacks against coalition forces.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - Soldiers from the Afghan National Army's 2nd Company, 8th Commando Kandak, received the Combat Action Badge Tuesday for their actions in the unit's first combat operation since completing their extensive training.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - A joint incident assessment team recently found no evidence to conclude coalition force helicopters were responsible for the deaths of three Afghan National Police members, Aug.
21.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - In response to Baghlan provincial governor's concerns about civilian casualties, a joint assessment team composed of representatives from the ministries of interior and defense, and International Security Assistance Force officials, conducted a full assessment of an operation on Aug. 22 in Talah wa Barfak District, Baghlan province.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban facilitator involved in the manufacture of improvised explosive devices during an Afghan-led operation in Paktika Wednesday.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - An Afghan-led force detained several insurgents in Kandahar province Saturday while in pursuit of a Taliban facilitator involved in the acquisition of military materials.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition forces detained several insurgents in Nangarhar province Saturday while in pursuit of a Taliban operational commander directly linked to a suicide bomber attack that killed Khogyani elder Haji Zaman, February 22.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - More than 10 suspected insurgents were detained Saturday in Kandahar during an Afghan-led operation in pursuit of a Taliban commander.
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29 Aug 2010 10:07:53 GMT
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HERAT, Afghanistan, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Armed men have killed five campaigners working for a female candidate in next month's parliamentary election in Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday, the latest attack amid growing security fears.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition forces detained more than 10 suspected insurgents during a combined operation to detain a senior Taliban commander Aug. 20.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces captured Zia Ul-Haq, a senior Taliban commander operating in Logar province and responsible for the facilitation of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into Kabul City, during an operation Wednesday.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - Afghan and Coalition forces killed more than 30 Haqqani Network insurgents, including 13 wearing suicide vests as they attempted to storm Forward Operating Bases Salerno and Chapman and government buildings in Khost Saturday morning. Mudasir, a Haqqani suicide bomber and improvised explosive device facilitator, was killed as he attempted to flee as the attack was smashed by ANSF and ISAF forces.
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Posted: Aug 29, 2010 1:48 AM PDT
By RAHIM FAIEZ
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan officials said they found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign workers for a female parliamentary candidate in the western province of Herat.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL - A coalition force air strike was conducted against a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander who facilitates foreign fighters and leads attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Kunduz Saturday.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL- Afghan and coalition forces captured a Haqqani Network commander involved in Saturday's attacks on Forward Operating Bases Salerno and Chapman in Khost province.
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Date08.29.2010
KABUL- Afghan and coalition forces conducted operations in Paktiya province last night while in pursuit of a Taliban commander for coordinating and conducting indirect fire and direct fire attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
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By Matt Arado | Daily Herald StaffContact writer
Published: 8/29/2010
Stephen Oratowski said his son Kevin went by many nicknames during his life, including a few that "I probably shouldn't repeat inside church."
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By Sarah Collerton
Updated Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:12am AEST
Incoming independent MP Andrew Wilkie has described the justification for the war in Afghanistan as "one of the great lies of the election campaign"
Mr Wilkie has claimed victory in the Tasmanian seat of Denison, but he will wait a few more days before declaring who he will support in a hung parliament.
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Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla
Date08.27.2010
Date Posted:08.28.2010 12:04
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) proved its versatility and flexibility as they stepped up to support the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit on its way to Pakistan – without compromising its already-intense combat operations support.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces targeted a Taliban judge with influence in Nad 'Ali and Marjah Districts of Helmand province Friday.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents in Kandahar province Friday searching for a Taliban commander and weapons expert.
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Date08.27.2010
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ORUZGAN, Afghanistan – An Afghan Security Guard member was shot by a member of the Taliban after an attempted kidnapping in Deh Rawod Aug. 27.
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Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010
PESHAWAR: A US drone strike Saturday killed four militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.
The strike hit Shahidano village in the violence-wracked Kurram tribal district, 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of Peshawar.
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28 Aug 2010 02:35:30 GMT
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KABUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Up to 30 Taliban insurgents, including suicide bombers, attacked a U.S. base in Afghanistan's east on Saturday, officials said, but there were no details available about possible casualties or damage.
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By Gretel C. Kovach, UNION-TRIBUNE
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.
SAFAR, Afghanistan — Between blasts from the occasional bomb buried in the sandy lanes or the puttering of motorcycles, quiet once reigned during hot summer days in the desert flatlands of southern Afghanistan. But a strange sound has begun to reverberate through the mud-walled stalls of this market crossroads.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - One Afghan civilian was killed and seven others were wounded when an insurgent wearing a suicide vest detonated himself in a local store in the Bermal District of Paktika province today.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - A joint incident assessment team returned to Kabul today following a trip to Badghis province where two Spanish military instructors, a Spanish interpreter, and an Afghan National Police member were killed following a gun fight on Wednesday.
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By DEXTER FILKINS and ALISSA J. RUBIN
Published: August 28, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — One of the country’s most senior prosecutors said Saturday that President Hamid Karzai fired him this week after he repeatedly refused to block corruption investigations at the highest levels of Mr. Karzai’s government.
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Date08.28.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – The 1st Marine Division Band is known for performing hundreds of ceremonies each year. In 2007, they were awarded the "Col. George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands,” however, here in Afghanistan, many of them can be found providing security for the thousands of service members and contractors deployed to Helmand province’s Camp Leatherneck in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Canada has pushed ahead with a rehabilitation project to re-establish the valley and other areas surrounding Kandahar city as Afghanistan's breadbasket.
By David Zucchino
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Originally published Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 6:15 AM
ARGHANDAB RIVER VALLEY, Afghanistan — When the Canadian government's international assistance agency looked into rebuilding a massive irrigation dam here in early 2007, the initial prospects weren't encouraging. The site appraisal team couldn't even get to the dam, 20 miles north of Kandahar in the Arghandab River Valley.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police, supported by members from the International Security Assistance Force, discovered a munitions cache in the Ghormach District of Faryab province, Thursday.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - Coalition forces found and removed an improvised explosive device that insurgents planted in the wall of a mosque in Arghandab District, Kandahar province, Monday.
8/28/2010
By Cpl. Ned Johnson, Regimental Combat Team 2
SANGIN, Afghanistan
After serving in the Marine Corps Security Forces, one infantryman came to the line companies with something to teach the young Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and their reception of his unique training methods are evident.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban commander in Paktiya province during an Afghan and coalition security force operation Wednesday.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents in Khost province Friday while in pursuit of a Haqqani Network facilitator of improvised explosive device material and weapons used in indirect fire attacks.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Taliban attack coordinator and facilitator who moved improvised explosive devices and weapons into Kabul City.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL - Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force soldiers repelled two attacks at bases in Khost province today.
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28 Aug 2010 10:42:52 GMT
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Aug 28 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1030 GMT on Saturday.
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28 Aug 2010 10:46:04 GMT
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By Elyas Wahdat
KHOST, Afghanistan, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Foreign and Afghan troops repelled pre-dawn attacks on two bases in Afghanistan's east on Saturday, officials said, with the Taliban saying suicide bombers were among 30 of its fighters who launched the raids.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL – An Afghan and coalition security force continued their pursuit of a cross-district Taliban commander and facilitator in Zabul province Friday, detaining several suspected insurgents.
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Wheaton 23-year-old called 'courageous,' 'determined,' 'shy'
August 28, 2010|By Jack McCarthy, Special to the Tribune
Before he was killed last week in Afghanistan, Kevin Oratowski was a shy, sometimes stubborn kid who ultimately found pride and purpose in the Marine Corps, his family and friends said Saturday.
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Date08.28.2010
KABUL – Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike on a truck occupied by three Haqqani Network fighters after they attempted to attack Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province today.
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Wheaton 23-year-old called 'courageous,' 'determined,' 'shy'
By Jack McCarthy, Special to the Tribune
7:27 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2010
Before he was killed last week in Afghanistan, Kevin Oratowski was a shy, sometimes stubborn kid who ultimately found pride and purpose in the Marine Corps, his family and friends said Saturday.
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Story by Lance Cpl. Andrew Thorburn
Date 08.27.2010
Starting in fiscal year 2012, Corporals Course will be mandatory for promotion to sergeant, according to All Marine Message 026/10.
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A year since the U.S. troop buildup began with battalions descending on the Helmand River Valley, optimism about a quick defeat of the Taliban has given way to more sober assessments.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
August 27, 2010|1:15 p.m.
Reporting from Forward Operating Base Dwyer, — If Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Oratowski was intimidated about briefing three visiting generals as he headed out on another overnight patrol chasing the Taliban, he didn't show it.
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Fri Aug 27
KABUL (AFP) – A NATO base in volatile eastern Afghanistan came under attack early Saturday from possible Taliban militants, police in the region said.
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By FRED SWEGLES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: Aug. 27, 2010
Updated: 9:37 a.m.
A Marine lance corporal from San Clemente who was killed in action in Afghanistan a year ago will be remembered with a scholarship.
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By Justin George and Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writers
In Print: Friday, August 27, 2010
TAMPA — Liza Natkin wants people to know about the boy in the pictures: her son at the Keys, in his senior portrait, holding a rifle, flexing his muscles in the mirror, playing electric guitar.
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POSTED: 5:42 pm PDT August 27, 2010
SAN DIEGO -- A group of Camp Pendleton Marines are going through specialized training to counter the threat of improvised explosive devices -- IEDs -- found on the battlefields of Afghanistan.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A coalition patrol travelling on Highway 2 in the Maidan Shahr District of Wardak province Aug. 27 fired on a vehicle perceived to be a threat to the patrol.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Nearly 300 Afghans peacefully demonstrated against the Taliban Aug. 27 near the village of Rahimkhel in the Andar District of Ghazni province.
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Through a reporter named Michael Jordan, who was filming a documentary on 3rd ID, Olcott was able to secure two large green tough boxes full of supplies from the Matthew Freeman Foundation, named for U.S. Marine Capt. Mathew Freeman, of Richmond, Ga. Freeman was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. He also shared a passion to provide school supplies to the children of Afghanistan.
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Date08.27.2010
Date Posted:08.27.2010 14:50
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With tears forming in her eyes and voice shaking, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Olcott stood before a crowd of homeless Afghan children, Aug. 14, prepared to fulfill a seven-month endeavor.
By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer – August 26, 2010
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military says there was no sign the suspect in the slashing of a New York cab driver might not be able to cope with the experience of living with troops fighting in Afghanistan.
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by Shaun Tandon Shaun Tandon – Fri Aug 27, 12:06 pm ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Faced with mounting criticism over Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama is leaving a persistent -- and, some say, strategic -- ambiguity about a July 2011 goal to start withdrawing troops.
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27 August 2010 Last updated at 11:16 ET
The Taliban have revealed the base from which they planned to shoot down the prime minister's helicopter during his first visit to Afghanistan in June.
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August 27, 2010, 12:35 am
Denmark has turned down a NATO request to send F-16 fighters to Afghanistan as it believes it has done enough for the international military mission there, the foreign minister said Thursday.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL - The Afghan National Army repatriated eight of its soldiers today who were listed as missing from an earlier operation to rid the area of insurgents.
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By Julien Pearce
August 27, 2010
As President Obama prepares to address the nation next week about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the casualties continue to mount.
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* By Spencer Ackerman
* August 27, 2010
Consider it a new version of death by PowerPoint. The NATO command in Afghanistan has fired a staff officer who publicly criticized its interminable briefings, its over-reliance on Microsoft’s slide-show program, and what he considered its crushing bureaucracy.
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By James White
Last updated at 2:38 PM on 27th August 2010
A documentary made by a Norwegian journalist embedded with Taliban fighters has provided a rare glimpse of the other side of the Afghanistan conflict.
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Story by 1st Lt. Holly Hess
Date08.27.2010
PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Representatives from the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security held a meeting in coordination with the International Election Commission to discuss election security with Panjshiri parliamentary candidates, Aug. 22.
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Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Roling
Date08.27.2010
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Governors from Wardak and Paktika provinces, including the deputy governor from Logar province, met Aug. 26, with Ghazni’s provincial governor, Musa Khan, at the governor’s compound in Ghazni City.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL - The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a senior Haqqani Network commander during an Afghan and coalition security force operation Wednesday.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL - Afghan National Security Forces, partnering with International Security Assistance Forces, concluded their combined security sweep of the Uzbeen valley area Wednesday.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Haqqani network facilitator and two additional insurgents during their continued pursuit of Haqqani Network leadership in Khost province Thursday.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces detained several suspected insurgents in Kunduz province Thursday while in pursuit of an al-Qaida-affiliated extremist.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces continued their pursuit of a Taliban sub-commander responsible for leading attacks against Afghan civilians, Afghan and coalition forces in Paktiya province Thursday.
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Date08.27.2010
KABUL - Afghan and coalition security forces detained one insurgent in Paktika province Thursday while in pursuit of a Taliban facilitator involved in the manufacture of improvised explosive devices.
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By the CNN Wire Staff
August 27, 2010 7:24 a.m. EDT
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan, French and U.S. troops have completed a security sweep in eastern Afghanistan, a five-day push that led to the deaths of about 40 Taliban fighters, military officials said Friday
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Despite Inherent Differences, U.S. Can Apply Lessons Learned in Iraq to Afghanistan
BAGHDAD, Aug. 27, 2010
(AP) They are different wars in different regions, with different challenges. But as the war in Iraq winds down, there is a lot the U.S. military can learn and apply to Afghanistan, from how to deal with contractors to when to draw down troops.
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3 US Troops Killed In Afghanistan, While Market Bombing Kills 3 Police, 2 Civilians
Aug. 27, 2010
AP) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Homemade bombs killed three U.S. troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Friday, and a roadside blast tore through a crowded market in the increasingly volatile north, killing three police and two civilians.
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Aerial refueling units apparently suffered no casualties during tour
By TOM PFINGSTEN - For the North County Times North County Times - Californian
Posted: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:25 pm
The 260 Marines and sailors who returned to Miramar Marine Corps Air Station on Friday were greeted by a cheering, smiling crowd of wives, children and parents, a joyful end to a seven-month tour in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province.
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27 Aug 2010 12:49:12 GMT
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KABUL, Afghanistan, August 27 (UNHCR) – The number of people returning voluntarily to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran so far this year has exceeded 100,000, almost twice as many as last year. Some 95,000 of these are from Pakistan.
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Date08.26.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A coalition force combat outpost came under insurgent fire Aug. 26 in the Darah-ye Pech District of Kunar province. The coalition force responded with mortar fire and called for air support.
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Teaching young Afghan soldiers to drive is a key challenge facing U.S. Marines. More than half of Afghan army injuries result from vehicular accidents.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
August 26, 2010|2:08 p.m.
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — Afghan Sgt. Maj. Barakatullah Kolistani, who trains army recruits, is confident his fledgling soldiers are learning the discipline, strategic skills and marksmanship needed to defeat the Taliban.
LEXINGTON, Va., Aug. 26, 2010 – A Virginia Military Institute cadet wounded last month by an improvised explosive device while on active duty with the Marine Corps in Afghanistan is a cadet no more.
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By Sue Pleming and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 26, 2010 4:43pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects the Taliban to increase attacks in next month's parliamentary elections, including in Afghanistan's north where insurgents have made inroads, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday.
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Date08.26.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-led force discovered a large weapons cache in a remote village in Badakhshan province Aug. 25.
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Date08.26.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-led force discovered a large weapons cache in a remote village in Badakhshan province Aug. 25.
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From correspondents in Washington
From: AFP August 26, 2010 4:48AM
WIKILEAKS today released a CIA memo analysing the risks of terrorists operating from the United States, but the document offered no dramatic revelations of government secrets like the website's earlier leaks.
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