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Insurgent financier captured at mosque by Afghan special tactics team

Story by Staff Sgt. Fritz Butac | Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan | Date: 03.16.2012

A senior level insurgent financier, Zahir Khan, was captured by the Afghan Uniformed Police’s Special Tactics Team in Chamkani district, March 16. Read More

TF Blackhawk soldiers turn the tide from tiny COP Yosef Khel

Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 03.14.2012

Life is stark and stressful for the U.S. soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, who have been stationed at COP Yosef Khel for eight months —... Read More

Afghan forces, Marines clear Sistani

Story by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz | 1st Marine Division | Date: 03.08.2012

Afghan police and army units took the lead in sweeping a populated area in northwest Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 29 to March 1. Read More

Afghan Uniformed Police open new radio station in Mazar-e Sharif

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Wolff | ISAF Regional Command North | Date: 03.06.2012

The Afghan Uniformed Police opened a new radio station in Mazar-e Sharif, Feb. 15. The station functions just as civilian stations do operating on the FM dial, providing news and entertainment, but will also act... Read More

ANSF, coalition special operations forces provide security, destroy unexploded ordnance

Story by Staff Sgt. Cody Sedlacek | Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan | Date: 03.05.2012

A combined force of Afghan National Army Commandos, Afghan Local Police, and coalition special operations forces spent a week providing security patrols and disposing of unexploded ordnance during an operation... Read More