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Afghan Border Police knock out insurgent activity with Southern Fist

Story by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 10.07.2012

More than 75 members of the Afghan Border Police executed the two-day clearance operation dubbed Southern Fist throughout the Shin Naray and Karr passes in the Spin Boldak district, Sept. 29-30. Read More

Soldiers work with ALP to build stronger, independent security

Story by Sgt. Ryan Hohman | 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 10.05.2012

The Afghan Local Police of Magat, Afghanistan conducted their first partnered patrol with their U.S. counterparts from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade... Read More

Sergeant Major of the Army visits soldiers in Afghan hotspot

Story by Sgt. Ashley Curtis | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 10.03.2012

After visiting several wounded Soldiers in Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Raymond F. Chandler III noticed that many of those soldiers were injured in... Read More

Inside an Afghan security forces’ hospital

Story by Sgt. Ashley Curtis | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 09.25.2012

As Afghan National Security Forces work to rid the country of insurgents, wartime casualties become a sobering reality for the country, especially in Afghanistan’s highly-active southern region. Read More

Camp Hero graduates 1,000 Afghan soldiers

Story by Sgt. Ashley Curtis | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 09.13.2012

The Afghan National Army graduated a new class of soldiers from the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar at Camp Hero, Sept. 13 2012. Read More