|
| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2008 - Coalition and Afghan forces killed two terrorists and detained four in operations April 27 targeting a known suicide-bomb and homemade-bomb handler in the Bati Kowt district ofAfghanistan’s Nangarhar province. |
|
|
| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, April 29, 2008 - Influential Afghan women addressed topics from education to security at a women's affairs seminar on Bagram Air Base. |
|
|
| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, April 28, 2008 - Hundreds of citizens from Kapisa province swarmed a makeshift hospital during a medical outreach hosted by coaltion forces to connect villagers with the Afghan government. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 27, 2008 - Coalition forces engaged anti-Afghan forces in the Tag Ab district of Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, resulting in the death of several militants. |
|
|
| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, April 25, 2008 - Coalition medical personnel provided free medical care to local citizens in Kandahar province. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 23, 2008 - In separate operations, coalition forces disrupted Taliban activities and detained two suspects. |
|
|
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan, April 22, 2008 - Rock 'n' roll was the order of the day for U.S. soldiers who enjoyed a spring event that included a live band, barbeque and pie. |
|
|
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KUSHAMOND, Afghanistan, April 21, 2008 - U.S. Army combat soldiers taught basic carpentry and masonry skills to citizens of Kushamond and nearby villages. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008 - Coalition forces detained a suspected militant during a joint U.S./Afghan security-force operation to disrupt roadside bombings in Khowst province, military officials reported. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008 - A new Afghan constabulary training program addresses reports of corruption against some members of the national police, a U.S. commander in Afghanistan said. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008 - Afghanistan’s growing army is starting to take the lead in battles against the Taliban, but the country’s constabulary still requires work, a U.S. commander said. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 17, 2008 - A commitment to improving cooperation with the Afghan government is a key to success in Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 17, 2008 - Coalition forces detained a Taliban commander and another suspected terrorist during operations in Zabul province.
|
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 16, 2008 - A growing Afghan National Army and reformed police force is helping to put in place competent security forces across the country. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 15, 2008 - Insurgents attacked a medical outreach team of Afghan National Army and coalition forces in the Sanguin district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province April 12, military officials reported. |
|
|
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan, April 15, 2008 - The personal security detachment at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, does far more than escort their commanders around the battlefield. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 14, 2008 - Coaltion forces apprehended a militant network commander and others during a mission to disrupt bombing operations in Khowst province April 12. |
|
|
| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, April 14, 2008 - Coalition forces assisted Afghan veterinary officials in Farah province as they treated animals and taught shepherds how to care for their livestock at Farah Fire Base. |
|
|
| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, April 10, 2008 - On the 101st day of 2008, 101st Airborne Division headquarters took command of NATO’s Regional Command East sector of Afghanistan from the 82nd Airborne Division. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 8, 2008 - Five suspects were caught during two separate operations targeting extremist networks in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan and Khowst provinces. |
|
|
| ADRESKAN, Afghanistan, April 8, 2008 - Afghan and U.S. leaders celebrated the grand opening of a new facility for training Afghan National Civil Order Police in Adreskan. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 - Afghan and coalition security forces operating in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province cleared Kendal and Shok villages of insurgents and captured several suspects, military officials reported. |
|
|
| WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 - Afghanistan’s government and national security forces have improved consistently in the past year, a NATO official said. |
|
|
| KABUL, Afghanistan, April 3, 2008 - Afghan police officers graduate from the first course on trauma assistance taught by U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen. |
|
|
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan, April 1, 2008 - Army cooks from Task Force Pacemaker are providing their own unique taste of home with each hot meal they serve. “Our weekly barbecues are the most loved meals by the soldiers,” said Army Staff Sgt. Melanie Scott. |
|
