U.S. Forces - Afghanistan |
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United States Forces Afghanistan's mission, in coordination with NATO's International Security Assistance Force, is to conduct operations to defeat terrorist networks and insurgents by developing effective governance and building the Afghan National Security Force. Effective security throughout the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan facilitates continued regional stability and increases economic development for the people of Afghanistan. PRESS RELEASES 03/19/09: ANA kill 30 militants, destroy IED cache in Helmand 03/19/09: Special operations troops deliver smiles to Bagram schoolchildren 03/19/09: Afghan, Coalition Forces disrupt suicide bomber, IED-making cell 03/17/09: Seven militants killed, three detained in Kandahar Province 03/16/09: IED Found, eight militants detained 03/15/09: Five militants killed, three detained in southern Afghanistan 03/15/09: Afghan, Coalition Forces conduct raid in Khowst 03/14/09: Afghan Commandos destroy insurgent drug lab in Helmand province 03/14/09: Militants arrested for assassination plot in Chamkani 03/14/09: Militants fail to carry out suicide mission in Nimru 03/14/09: Afghan forces discover, destroy IED cache in Oruzgan 03/14/09: ANA, Coalition Forces kill six militants, disrupt IED-making cells 03/10/09: Afghan, Coalition Forces detain 10 militants in eastern Afghanistan 03/08/09: Update: Afghan Border Police took part in joint operation in Khowst 03/08/09: Two Afghan policemen killed in friendly-fire incident 03/07/09: Five extremists killed in Oruzgan province 03/07/09: Afghan National Police disrupt militant activities in Ghazni 03/07/09: ABP, Coalition Forces kill seven militants, detain five 03/07/09: Afghan commandos disrupt IED network in Wardak 03/05/09: Afghan, Coalition Forces disrupt IED cells 03/04/09: Coalition Forces detain suspected militants 02/28/09: ANP detain eight militants and prevent IED attack in Ghazni 02/26/09: Afghan, Coalition Forces disrupt terrorist network in Eastern Afghanistan 02/25/09: Navy Seabees improve quality of live for Special Operations Soldiers 02/25/09: Afghan National Army, Coalition Forces kill 10 militants in Oruzgan 02/25/09: Afghan National Police, Coalition Forces disrupt IED network in Kandahar 02/26/09: Coalition troops care for people of Oruzgan 02/24/09: Afghan National Army, Coalition Forces kill 16 militants in Helmand 02/24/09: Coalition Forces provide care for critically injured, ill Afghans 02/24/09: Coalition members killed by IED in southern Afghanistan 02/22/09: Elite Afghan soldiers elicit a sense of nationalism 02/21/09: Investigation in Herat confirms 3 militants, 13 noncombatants killed 02/21/09: Accountability of weapons provided to Afghan National Security Forces 02/20/09: Coalition service members killed in Oruzgan Province 02/19/09: Internship injects the right prescription for Afghans 02/18/09: Coalition Forces maintain pressure in eastern Afghanistan 02/18/09: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts Industry Day in Kabul 02/18/09: ANA, Coalition forces meet with leaders in Herat province 02/17/09: Afghan National Police kill three militants in Farah 02/17/09: Gholam Yahya Akbari targeted in precision strike in Herat Province 02/17/09: Afghan Commandos disrupt militant activities in Farah 02/17/09: Coalition Forces kill key militant commander in Herat 02/16/09: Militants killed in precision strike in Badghis province 02/16/09: ANP-led force detain suspected IED facilitator in Helmand Province 02/15/09: ANA and Coalition forces kill Taliban commander in Farah Province 02/15/09: Afghan Commandos capture suspected weapons facilitator in Farah Province 02/15/09: Afghan contractor killed by IED in Oruzgan Province 02/13/09: Afghan Commandos destroy IED in Paktya Province 02/13/09: Afghan Commandos liberate three Taliban hostages, detain six militants 02/12/09: ANSF, Coalition forces meet with village leaders in Oruzgan Province 02/12/09: Coalition service member killed and Afghan soldier wounded in Oruzgan Province 02/12/09: Afghan defense minister and coalition commander agree on force multiplier 02/11/09: Militants attack ANP, Coalition Forces convoy 02/10/09: Afghans turn over weapons and armament caches as part of the SRP 02/09/09: Afghan National Police-led force kills suspected mid-level Taliban commander in Helmand 02/08/09: IED explosion in Helmand Province kills four 02/08/09: IED explosion in Helmand Province under investigation 02/06/09: Civilians taken to Coalition hospital for medical treatment 02/06/09: ANSF, Coalition Forces further disable IED cells in Khowst and Zabul 02/03/09: Afghans participate in SRP netting more than 300 munitions 02/02/09: Humanitarian aid distributed to more than 400 Afghans in Oruzgan province 02/02/09: Together Afghan National Police and Coalition Forces rescue a captive in Khowst 02/01/09: Coalition Forces maintain pressure on terrorist networks 01/30/09: Coalition aircraft involved in mishap at Bagram 01/30/09: Coalition forces disrupt a roadside bomb network in Kandahar 01/29/09: Afghan civilian killed in accident 01/29/09: Coalition Forces target IED cell in Zabol Province 01/28/09: Coalition Forces target Taliban in Zabul 01/25/09: National Military Academy of Afghanistan host first graduation ceremony 01/24/09: Afghan schoolchildren receive clothing and supplies in Bagram 01/24/09: Coalition forces continue to disrupt terrorist network in Laghman 01/23/09: Coalition forces disrupt the Haqqani network in Khost 01/22/09: Coalition forces disrupt IED network in Zabul 01/22/09: Panjshiris benefit from poppy-free status 01/21/09: Afghan officials, Coalition forces investigate claims of civilian casualties in Kapisa 01/20/09: Coalition forces disrupt terrorist networks in eastern and southern Afghanistan 01/17/09: Helicopter makes hard landing in Konar Province 01/17/09: Explosion in Kabul 01/16/09: Afghan civilian injured in accident 01/16/09: Helicopter accident near Kabul 01/15/09: U.S. Forces Afghanistan expresses sympathy to Afghanistan 01/14/09: Afghan National Police vaccinate hundreds of livestock 01/11/09: U.S. service member dies in southern Afghanistan 01/11/09: CSTC-A provides ambulances for ANP medical field 01/11/09: Embedded Training Team strengthens ANA healthcare systems 01/11/09: CSTC-A Airman presented with Major General L. Dean Fox Award 01/11/09: Coalition forces release names of two Taliban militants killed in Laghman Province 01/10/09: Afghan National Army distributes humanitarian aid to Shamal Gah 01/10/09: ANP and Coalition forces target foreign fighter network in Khost 01/09/09: Schoolchildren visit radio station in Shahidi Hassas 01/09/09: Coalition forces maintain pressure on roadside bomb network in Zabul 01/08/09: Afghan civilian injured in accident 01/08/09: Two Afghans treated at a Coalition medical facility in Farah 01/08/09: ANA and Coalition forces target car bombing networks in Khost and Kandahar 01/07/09: Afghan, Coalition forces disrupt IED cell in Farah 01/07/09: Coalition forces shutdown roadside bomb network in Laghman Province 01/06/06: Combined operations target roadside bomb networks in Khost and Zabul 01/05/09: Governor of Farah meets with Marine Corps leaders 01/04/09: Three Afghans wounded at police checkpoint 01/04/09: School opening celebrated in Shahidi Hassas 01/03/09: Afghan man killed at KMTC range 01/03/09: Special Operations, Coalition forces give Afghan child a second chance at life 01/02/09: Afghan Commandos, Coalition forces kill one insurgent in Herat 01/02/09: ANA, and Coalition forces disrupt roadside bombers in Khost and Zabul 01/01/09: Combined forces stop attack on coalition base 12/31/08: Coalition forces target road side bombers in Zabul 12/31/08: Afghan forces stop attack on Coalition airfield 12/31/08: Update: Coalition forces target terrorist network in Kabul 12/31/08: Coalition forces target terrorist network in Kabul 12/30/08: Coalition vehicle accident reportedly injures two Afghans 12/30/08: PRT combats water-borne illness in Zabul 12/30/08: Provincial Reconstruction Team improves irrigation in Konar 12/30/08: Coalition forces target Haqqani network in Paktiya 12/29/08: 16 Afghans dead, 58 Afghans wounded in Khowst province suicide attack Sunday 12/29/08: Coalition forces maintain pressure on terrorist cell in Ghazni 12/28/08: Afghan Commandos, Coalition forces destroy weapons cache in Ghorak district 12/28/08: Coalition forces maintain pressure in Kabul and Paktika provinces 12/27/08: Afghanistan Department of Agriculture, PRT work to expand beekeeping in Konar province 12/27/08: Combined forces destroy weapons cache in Helmand 12/27/08: Coalition forces dismantle IED network in Zabul 12/26/08: Two civilian contractors wounded in IED attack 12/26/08: Coalition forces destroy Taliban roadside bomb cell in Kandahar 12/25/08: Coalition forces maintain pressure on Taliban network in Kapisa 12/24/08: Afghan Commandos capture the Baglan District Headquarters bomber 12/23/08: Coalition forces maintain pressure on terrorist network in Kabul 12/22/08: Suspected militants die in Zabul Province 12/22/08: Afghan Commandos, Coalition forces kill two Taliban fighters in Zer-e-Koh 12/22/08: ANSF, Coalition forces attack an IED cell in Helmand 12/21/08: Coalition forces disrupt roadside bomb network in Zabul 12/20/08: Major General Cone relinquishes command of CSTC-A to Major General Formica 12/20/08: 2-and-a-half tons of drugs found in a school 12/20/08: U.S. forces provide medical treatment to Afghan women 12/19/08: ANP and Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda cell in Khost 12/18/08: Afghan National Commandos, Coalition Forces detain insurgent leader, two militants 12/18/08: CSTC-A refurbishes donated helicopters, helps build Afghan Air Corps 12/17/08: CSTC-A commanding general reflects on Afghan tour 12/16/08: PRT well project brings water to Afghan villages 12/16/08: President Karzai awards Army Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone 12/16/08: Congressional delegation visits Camp Eggers 12/16/08: Afghan National Commandos, Coalition forces capture two Taliban commanders and one militant 12/16/08: IED kills three insurgents in Oruzgan 12/16/08: One U.S. service member dies in southern Afghanistan 12/13/08: Coalition forces ambushed during reconnaissance patrol 12/13/08: ANSF Commandos and Coalition forces capture key IED facilitator 12/13/08: Coalition forces maintain pressure in Kabul and Zabul provinces 12/12/08: ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt IED cell in Helmand 12/12/08: President of Afghanistan Visits USS Theodore Roosevelt 12/12/08: Coalition forces disrupt Haqqani network in Paktia 12/11/08: Roadside bomb network disrupted in Khost 12/10/08: One local, six ANP killed during Coalition forces operation in Zabul 12/09/08: ANSF, Coalition forces provide medical assistance to more than 900 Afghans in Kandahar province 12/09/08: Afghan forces lead security efforts in Helmand province 12/09/08: ANP, Coalition forces disrupt Haqqani terrorist network in Khost 12/08/08: Afghan Commandos prevent assassination of Nangarhar Provincial Governor 12/08/08: ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt terrorist activities in Helmand province 12/07/08: Coalition forces disrupt terrorist networks in Kapisa 12/06/08: Coalition forces maintain pressure on terrorist network in Paktika 12/05/08: ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt IED activities in western Afghanistan 12/05/08: Coalition forces target terrorist network in Kapisa and detain four 12/04/08: ANSF, Coalition forces attacked, respond by killing 4 militants in Helmand 12/04/08: ANSF, Coalition forces respond to attack, kill 10 militants in Helmand 12/04/09: Coalition forces target al-Qaeda liaison in Paktia and disrupt terrorist network 12/03/08: ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt militant activities in western Afghanistan 12/03/08: ANSF, Coalition forces kill seven in Nad Ali 12/03/08: Coalition forces disrupt road-side bomb cell in Ghazni 12/02/08: ANSF, Coalition forces building bridges for community 12/02/08: Coalition forces continue to target Haqqani network in Paktia 12/02/08: U.S. Rep. Murtha visits Camp Eggers, Afghanistan 12/01/08: Coalition forces track down terrorist networks in Paktia 11/30/08: ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt militants’ narcotics activities 11/30/08: ANSF, Coalition forces further disrupt terrorist networks in Paktia and Kabul 11/29/08: Coalition forces kill Taliban commander 11/28/08: ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt militant operations in Helmand 11/28/08: Coalition forces, Afghan civilians involved in traffic accident in Kabul 11/28/08: Coalition forces provide medical care to Afghan woman and her baby 11/27/08: Camp Eggers celebrates Thanksgiving with carnival 11/27/08: House Armed Services Committee delegation visits Camp Eggers 11/27/08: Afghan and Coalition forces disrupt Haqqani network in Khost 11/26/08: ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt militant activities in Helmand 11/26/08: Coalition forces clear a known IED command node in Kandahar 11/26/08: Coalition forces keep the heat on terrorist networks 11/25/08: Coalition forces disrupt two terrorist networks in eastern Afghanistan 11/25/08: 634th SECFOR Co. takes over Camp Eggers force protection for 436th Co. 11/24/08: Taliban roadside bomb network takes hit; Coalition forces kill seven militants 11/24/08: ANA senior enlisted host 4th Sergeants Major of the Army seminar 11/23/08: ANSF, Coalition forces kill 17 militants in Kandahar 11/23/08: Coalition forces kill two insurgents and one civilian in Zabul 11/23/08: Eight Haqqani militants detained in Paktika 11/22/08: Coalition forces detain three Taliban militants in Ghazni 11/21/08: One dead in Khost province 11/21/08: Afghan, Coalition forces kill 4 militants in Farah 11/21/08: ANSF, Coalition forces kill 10 militants in Helmand 11/21/08: Coalition forces provide medical care to woman and child 11/20/08: ANSF, Coalition forces capture insurgent leader in Khost province 11/20/08: ANSF, Coalition forces treat more than 100 people in Helmand province
USFOR-A Commander: Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal
Subordinate commands: Combined Joint Task Force - 101 Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan
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