Jan. 08., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 8) – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a senior Taliban network facilitator named Mashahud during a security operation in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, January 1. Mashahud is a well-known weapons facilitator who planned large-scale attacks against the local populace throughout the region. He has also been linked to a command...

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R.I.P. - Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell, Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz, Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler

DOD Identifies Air Force Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Jan. 5 in Shir ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell, 23, of Erie, Pa. He was assigned...

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More than 80 kgs of drugs seized in Baghlan province

Local security officials in northern Afghanistan on Saturday announced to seize more than 80 kilograms of drugs in northern Baghlan province. Baghlan provincial security chief Gen. Syed Zamanuddin Hussaini told reporters on Saturday, Afghan police in coordination with the counter-narcotics officials managed to seize at least 65 kilograms of Hashish and 18 kilograms of opium...

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4 Afghan Local police killed in Herat province

Image via Wikipedia According to local authorities in western Afghanistan, at least five Afghan police service members were killed and injured following a roadside bomb explosion in Herat province. The officials further added, the incident took place at Shindand district of western Herat province. Herat provincial police commandment following a press release confirmed the...

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