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01/13/2009 : Command Provides Ambulances for Afghan Police Medics  This story contains photos.    
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2009 - Sick and injured Afghans will get treatment faster thanks to a coalition command’s donation of ambulances.
01/12/2009 : New Combat Outpost Sees Quick Progress in Southern Afghanistan  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - U.S. soldiers are seeing positive results from their increased presence at the newly built Combat Outpost Terminator in the Maywand district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province.
01/11/2009 : Joint Forces Target Foreign Fighters in Afghanistan      
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2009 - Afghan and coalition forces detained eight suspected militants, including two wanted men, during operations in Afghanistan’s Khost and Kandahar provinces Jan. 9, U.S. military officials in Afghanistan reported.
01/09/2009 : Coalition Targets Bomb Networks in Afghanistan      
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2009 - Coalition forces killed 37 armed militants and captured four others in operations targeting bomb networks in Zabol and Laghman provinces in recent days.
01/09/2009 : Afghan Media Gain Insight Into Air Force Mission  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2009 - Afghan journalists are ganining a better understanding of coalition operations, including close-air support, through coordinated "media days."
01/08/2009 : Forces Target Bomb Networks, Capture Five Militants in Afghanistan      
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2009 - Afghan and coalition forces detained five suspected militants during operations to disrupt the Haqqani and Taliban terrorist networks in Afghanistan’s Khowst and Kandahar provinces.
01/07/2009 : Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Militants, Disrupt Bomb Networks      
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 - Coalition forces and Afghan commandos killed 38 militants and seized multiple weapons caches during operations to disrupt bomb networks in Afghanistan.
01/06/2009 : U.S. Troops Train Afghan Security Guards  This story contains photos.    
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2009 - U.S. soldiers are training new Afghan security guards to boost their effectiveness at traffic checkpoints.
01/06/2009 : Forces Target Bomb Networks in Afghanistan      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2009 - Afghan National Police and coalition forces seized four suspected militants in Afghanistan’s Khowst and Zabol provinces.
01/05/2009 : U.S. Soldiers, Afghan Police Boost Security in Nangarhar Province  This story contains photos.    
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2009 - U.S. soldiers are teaming up with Afghan National Police to bring security to a key area of eastern Afghanistan by reaching out to residents and coordinating with leaders about their needs.
01/02/2009 : Coalition, Afghan Troops Kill Militants, Capture Suspects      
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2009 - Afghan and coalition forces killed numerous enemy fighters, captured terrorism suspects and repelled two attacks against bases in recent days, military officials reported.
01/02/2009 : Afghan, Coalition Leaders Unveil Bridge With Hopes of Prosperity  This story contains photos.    
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2009 - Afghan leaders and coalition members celebrated the opening of a bridge in Uruzgon province that promises residents a vibrant new connection to surrounding communities.
12/31/2008 : U.S. Seeks More Supply Routes for Afghanistan      
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2008 - Military transportation officials are seeking alternate routes for supplying U.S. and NATO troops deployed in Afghanistan.
12/31/2008 : Coalition Kills 11 in Shootout With Terrorists      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2008 - Coalition forces killed 11 terrorists after coming under fire during an operation in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province.
12/31/2008 : Team Combats Waterborne Illness in Afghan Province  This story contains photos.    
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2008 - Doctors and medics with the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Zabul province are teaching medical providers to purify water and reduce waterborne illnesses.
12/30/2008 : Coalition Targets Haqqani Network in Afghanistan      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2008 - Coalition forces detained eight suspected militants, including two members of the Haqqani terrorist group who were the operation’s targets, in the Shamul district of Afghanistan’s Paktiya province, military officials said.
12/30/2008 : Team Works to Improve Irrigation in Afghanistan  This story contains photos.    
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2008 - The provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Konar province is working to restore an irrigation system that has become a casualty of decades of war.
12/29/2008 : Coalition Forces Kill Taliban Fighters in Afghanistan      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2008 - Coalition forces killed two armed Taliban militants while targeting the network’s kidnapping and roadside-bombing operations in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, military officials reported.
12/29/2008 : U.S. Team Helps to Boost Bee Business in Afghanistan  This story contains photos.    
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2008 - An American provincial reconstruction team is working with the Afghan government on using bees to increase crop yields for subsistence farmers.
12/28/2008 : Afghan, Allied Forces Destroy Weapons Cache; Taliban Lose 11 Members      
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2008 - Afghan commandos and coalition forces teamed up to seize enemy weapons and supplies, while the Taliban lost 11 members during separate operations conducted in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials said.
12/26/2008 : Troops Spend Christmas Eve Donating Supplies to Afghan Village School  This story contains photos.    
JALALABAD AIR FIELD, Dec. 26, 2008 - While people around the world made their final Christmas preparations, members of the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team and the Chaparhar Police Mentor Team visited a village school to distribute clothes and school supplies.
12/26/2008 : Coalition Forces Kill 11 Taliban During Firefight      
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 2008 - Coalition forces in Afghanistan killed 11 Taliban militants and detained two suspects during a firefight with members of a major roadside-bomb emplacing network in Kandahar province Dec. 25.
12/24/2008 : Afghans to Debut Community Policing Program, Official Says      
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2008 - Afghanistan’s government is preparing a pilot program in community policing that’s expected to debut in the near future, a Defense Department official said .
12/24/2008 : Afghan Commandos, Coalition Nab Insurgent Commander      
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2008 - Afghan army commandos and coalition forces captured a suspected insurgent commander believed to be responsible for a deadly bombing.
12/24/2008 : System Connects Afghanistan With Neighboring Countries  This story contains photos.    
JALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2008 - Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team are working with Afghan citizens to install an international ring of communication that someday will span Afghanistan and connect to its neighboring countries.
12/23/2008 : Coalition, Afghans Kill, Capture Taliban Fighters      
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2008 - Coalition and Afghan forces killed eight Taliban fighters in separate operations in Afghanistan, military officials reported.
12/22/2008 : Afghans, Coalition Respond to Bombs, Drugs in Southern Afghanistan      
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2008 - Afghan and coalition forces traded fire with insurgents in southern Afghanistan after responding to a roadside bomb explosion, military officials said.
12/22/2008 : Command Changes Hands for Afghan Security Forces Training      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2008 - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard P. Formica has assumed command of the training program for Afghanistan’s security forces.
12/19/2008 : U.S. Soldiers Team Up With Afghan, New Zealand Forces  This story contains photos.    
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2008 - Soldiers of the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade's security force from Fort Polk, La., have an international mission in Afghanistan, teaming with Afghan and New Zealand forces.
12/19/2008 : Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Three, Detain Five in Khowst Province      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2008 - Afghan National Police and coalition forces killed three armed militants and detained five others during an operation in Afghanistan’s Khowst province.
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