Petraeus praises Bainbridge sailors for April rescue
MANAMA, Bahrain — Gen. David H. Petraeus, CENTCOM commander, visited the destroyer USS Bainbridge in Bahrain Monday.
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Militants attack mosque; ISAF, Afghan troops assist injured
KABUL, Afghanistan – Insurgents attacked a mosque at a combat outpost in the Kamdesh District, injuring two Afghan National Army soldiers, who were awaiting evening prayer on July 26.
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Coalition, Afghan troops thwart suicide attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 21, 2009) – Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members stopped an attack at a Forward Operating Base near Jalalabad Tuesday morning.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, U.S. agree: cooperation key to success along border pass
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghanistan Pakistan, and members of ISAF talk of family, shared culture and, most importantly, security.
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Helmand governor raises Afghan flag over Khan Neshin
KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan - The Afghan national flag was raised above Khan Neshin castle in the Rig District Center July 8 for the first time, signaling the arrival of Afghan governance in the southern reaches of Helmand Province.
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Operation Khanjar restores government control in Khan Neshin
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police and forces from Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan have restored government control in the town of Khan Neshin as part of MEB-Afghanistan’s ongoing Operation Khanjar, designed to provide stable conditions for the Afghan people by disrupting insurgents’ lines of communication and freedom of movement in Helmand province.
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Marines engage local leaders in Helmand province
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (July 3, 2009) — U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers and police are continuing clearing operations in key population centers along the Helmand River valley in an effort to secure the local population from the threat of Taliban and other insurgent intimidation and violence.
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One Marine reported killed as Operation Kahnjar continues
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers and police are continuing clearing operations in key population centers along the Helmand River valley in an effort to secure the local population from the threat of Taliban and other insurgent intimidation and violence.
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CENTCOM climbs aboard social media train
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — As social sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube storm the world, United States Central Command has begun their Twittering and Facebooking in order to better reach the people around the world and get the word out about operations and what's happening in the area of operations.
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Marines, Afghan troops launch large operation in Helmand
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (July 2, 2008) — U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers and police launched a major operation in central Helmand Province today as forces from Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan (Task Force Leatherneck) and Afghan national security forces moved into towns and villages along the Helmand River valley in an effort to secure the local population from the threat of Taliban and other insurgent intimidation and violence.
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