Tag: ramadan

NEWS RELEASE – Sharing Tradition

2012/08/06 • Comments

ISAF Regional Command West – Afghanistan 2012-07-CA-02 Lt. (OF-2) Benjamin AddisonU.S.Navy Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Public Affairs Officer Regional Command-West Public Affairs FARAH, Afghanistan (July 28, 2012) – Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah hosted local government officials for an iftar dinner here at Forward Operating Base Farah Thursday. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding [...]

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Category: Media Relations, News - General, News Releases

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine Corps. Lt. Col. Sean Riordan speaks with District Governor Mohammed Fahim during iftar, or "breaking of fast," which is the nightly meal during the month-long Islamic holiday Ramadan, Aug. 8. Riordan, a native of Montclair, Va., is the commanding officer of 1st battalion, 3rd Marines. Marines from 1/3 are regularly invited to Iftar with their Afghan National Army and Police counterparts during Ramadan.

Faith sustains Afghan soldiers during Ramadan

2011/08/21 • Comments

Without food, water or relief from 120-plus degree temperatures, an Afghan National Army soldier patrols…

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Category: News - Afghan National Army, News - News

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