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Corps of Engineers builds another facility for ANSF
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Oct. 15, 2012) — Afghan National Civil Order Police took possession of a new service support battalion compound near Kandahar Oct. 10. The facilities, completed with minimal delay and within budget, will enable Afghan police to live and train near the people they serve and protect.
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ISAF casualty
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 11, 2012) — An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today.
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Solo patrols showing potential, increasing confidence of ANA
COMBAT OUTPOST GARDA, Afghanistan (Oct. 9, 2012) — As task forces across Afghanistan continue to adjust to their role as trainers, mentors and enablers, the members of the Afghan National Security Forces are also learning to adjust.
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Afghan scouts reach out to wounded police officers in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 9, 2012) — Twenty-four Afghan Girl Scouts and 22 Afghan Boy Scouts from Scout Troop 2 in Kabul brought bouquets and gifts to wounded Afghan police during a visit to the Central Police Hospital, which cares for police wounded in action.
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UPDATE: Baby saved by Polish troops finds new family
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 7, 2012) — An Afghan baby Polish soldiers found Sept. 19, 2012 in Waghez District, and named Pola after their home country, has found a new family.
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ANA holds senior security shura on logistics
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 29, 2012) — Senior military and logistics leaders from the Afghan National Army, with some help from Regional Support Command-Capital and Deputy Command of Support Operations mentors, gathered for a logistics shura Sept. 29 at one of the national-level logistics warehouses known as "Depot 0" in Kabul.
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ISAF Photos of the Month: September 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 3, 2012) — These are the top photos from ISAF photographers for the month of September. Roll over photos to read their captions.
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Camp Bastion defenders discuss repelling insurgent attack
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Sept. 24, 2012) — Sergeant Rasheem Thomas never thought his first night working on Camp Bastion would turn into a gun battle with 15 insurgents.
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Polish soldiers save 2-day-old baby in Ghazni
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 21, 2012) — Polish Soldiers found a 2-day-old infant on the side of the road while conducting a security patrol in Waghez District here, Sept. 19.
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New Afghan MOD addresses ANA senior enlisted
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 21, 2012) – The Afghan National Army is now more than 190,000 strong. It is made up of six corps and a capitol division stretching into every province across the country, each with as many as 15,000 men and women.
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ANA's 7th Kandak 'the way ahead'
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 17, 2012) — As American forces continue to transition security responsibilities to Afghan National Security Forces, units deployed to Afghanistan are shifting their focus from providing security and combined combat operations to enabling and increasing the operational capabilities of the Afghans.
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Insurgent attack on Camp Bastion, Helmand province
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 15, 2012) — Nearly 20 insurgents infiltrated the perimeter of Camp Bastion in Helmand province yesterday and attacked International Security Assistance Force personnel and facilities using small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and suicide improvised explosive device vests. The attack, which began shortly after 10 p.m., killed two ISAF service members, wounded several and caused damage to multiple aircraft and structures along the base’s flight line.
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Pilot follows father's footsteps in Afghan Air Force
CAMP TOMBSTONE, Afghanistan (Sept. 14, 2012) — Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopters arrive in a whirlwind of dust and debris as their rotors disrupt the ground below them.
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ISAF, NTM-A senior enlisted leaders brief NATO partners
GARMISCH, Germany (Sept. 8, 2012) — International Security Assistance Force senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel provided an operational update to International Senior Enlisted Symposium attendees at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, taking place Sept. 5-13.
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ISAF hosts women’s shura to promote positive change
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 8, 2012) — Afghan parliamentarians, professors, students and civil society activists gathered Sept. 4 at International Security Assistance Force headquarters for a women’s shura to discuss gender and corruption and their effects on society.
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Fight against corruption remains strong
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Sept. 6, 2012) — The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior formally stood up the last installment of Shafafiyat Committees in zone 707 here in order to counter corruption among its members of the Afghan National Police.
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New armor boosts ANA capabilities
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 5, 2012) — The Afghan National Army (ANA) will increase their capabilities as a fighting force with the addition of the Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (MSFV).
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Afghan security forces teach children to avoid IEDs
BAGHLAN, Afghanistan (Sept. 4, 2012) — Local Afghan security forces from Tapagurghan visited the Sayed Jamaluddin, Qala-i-Khoja, Jonaw, Khuta Knaqal Wali and Wardaka schools over two days to bring IED awareness to school children, Aug. 28-29.
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Corps of Engineers closing in on construction goals
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 31, 2012) — The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District-South came within three percent of its construction goals set for July and August, bringing the district within reach of its fiscal year 2012 goals.
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Afghan airmen learn language of flight
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 27, 2012) — Whether an Afghan airmen needs to fly an aircraft safely, communicate with air traffic controllers, or maintain and fix equipment, he must first learn the language of flight.
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Air Force captain lends helping hand to Afghan partners
TARIN KOT, Afghanistan (Aug. 23, 2012) — With his rugged beard and long hair, Air Force Capt. Nick Plante is not your typical service member serving overseas in Afghanistan.
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ISAF, ANSF establish vital route, pave way for villagers' return
ZHARAY DISTRICT, Afghanistan (Aug. 17, 2012) — Afghan National Security Forces, partnered with International Security Assistance Forces to establish an important route between Zendanon and Kalacha, Aug. 17. The new route should lower travel time for ANSF and coalition forces between the sites and promises to attract local populace back to the area.
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Logistics team keeps Marines, ANSF medically supplied
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Aug. 25, 2012) — In a plethora of items needed in a combat zone, medical supplies and equipment easily fall near the top of the list.
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ISAF Joint Command evening operational update, Aug. 24
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 24, 2012) — An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents and seized multiple weapons and ammunition during an operation to arrest an al-Qaeda associated Taliban leader in Andar district, Ghazni province, today.
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British medics share expertise with Afghans
CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan (Aug. 22, 2012) — Personnel from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) have been mentoring Afghan soldiers to improve the trauma care and first aid skills of the aspiring Afghan medics.
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