Thursday, March 28, 2013

Taliban-designated district chief among 7 killed

Districts of Faryab.
Districts of Faryab. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
MAIMANA (PAN): A Taliban-designated district chief, his three security guards and a policeman were killed during a clash in northern Faryab province, officials said on Thursday.
Identified as Mullah Khairullah, the Taliban chief for Qarghan district, was killed during a fight with border police in the Quram Qul district late on Wednesday, the 209th Shaheen Military Corps spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Sultan Sanjer, the Andkhoi district head, said that a policeman was also killed in the gunbattle, which left another policeman and four rebels injured.

With the Taliban yet to comment on the incident, their spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed that two policemen were killed in a militant attack on a logistic convoy of Afghan security personnel in the district.

Meanwhile, Pahlawan Shamsullah, a former Junbish-i-Milli commander, and his bodyguard were shot dead by unidentified motorcyclist in the Garzewan district of the province.

Abdul Razeq Kakar, the district chief, said that the victim was on his way home when he was ambushed by the gunmen in Jarqala area.

from PajhwokBy Qutbuddin Kohi Mar 28, 2013 - 12:32
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Mar. 28., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition Forces found and safely cleared 13 improvised explosive devices and detained one suspected insurgent during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, March 27.

Ghazni province
Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared three IEDs during operations in the Waghaz district.

Khowst province
Afghan and Coalition Forces found and safely cleared an IED during operations in the Bak district.

Kunar province
Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared an IED during operations in the Sar Kani district.

Paktika province
Afghan and Coalition Forces found and safely cleared five IEDs during operations in the Khoshamond district.

Afghan and Coalition Forces found and safely cleared an IED during operations in the Shwak district.

Afghan and Coalition Forces detained one suspected insurgent during operations in the Shwak district. The suspected insurgent was transferred to a base for questioning.

Wardak province
Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared two IEDs during operations in the Sayyidabad district.

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R.I.P. - Lance Corporal Jamie Webb

Lance Corporal Jamie Webb, 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire)
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Jamie Webb, of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire), died in an ISAF Hospital in Afghanistan on 26 March 2013.

Lance Corporal Webb died as a result of wounds sustained during an insurgent attack on his patrol base in the Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand province on 25 March 2013.


Lance Corporal Jamie Webb was born on 6 October 1988 in Wilmslow, and attended Wilmslow High School and Macclesfield College. He enlisted in the British Army aged 18 and joined 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment in September 2006. His first posting with B Company took him to Ballykinler, Northern Ireland on Operation Banner.

On return from Northern Ireland, Lance Corporal Webb again deployed on operations, this time to Iraq on Operation Telic 11. He spent 3 months in Iraq with B Company involved in security operations. In January 2009, Lance Corporal Webb moved from B Company to C Company where he continued to shine as an intelligent, fit and enthusiastic soldier.

Lance Corporal Webb subsequently deployed with 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (1 MERCIAN) on 2 tours of Afghanistan. On his first tour in 2010, as part of Operation Herrick 12, he served as a rifle section second-in-command in the Nahr-e Saraj area operating with the Danish battlegroup. Although he was only a private soldier at the time he undertook the role of a junior non-commissioned officer and developed a reputation for hard work, strong leadership and reliability.

As a result of his performance on operations in Afghanistan, Lance Corporal Webb was recommended for promotion and successfully completed a junior non-commissioned officer cadre in October 2011. He was immediately promoted from private to lance corporal and assumed the role of infantry section second-in-command.

Lance Corporal Webb deployed on his second tour of Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 17 in October 2012, as part of Transition Support Unit Nad ‘Ali, led by 1 MERCIAN battlegroup. Working as a Company intelligence collator and section second-in-command he displayed a sharp, analytical mind and a deep understanding of the operational environment and the Afghanistan campaign.

Lance Corporal Webb was a justifiably proud Mercian Regiment soldier; despite his young age and short time in the Army he achieved a huge amount. He deployed on 4 operational tours and developed a reputation for being a highly capable junior commander. He was an outgoing, upbeat and popular member of C Company who will be sorely missed by his brothers-in-arms. Lance Corporal Webb leaves behind his much loved parents Dave and Sue, and his close family.

Lance Corporal Webb’s family have paid the following tribute:

    "We are so proud of Jamie being a Mercian soldier. Jamie is loved by his dad, Dave, mum, Sue, and his close family and friends."

Read more at Ministry of Defence website
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