Thursday, February 9, 2012

R.I.P. - Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton, 42, of Tupelo, Miss., died Feb. 7 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.  ...

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NATO air raid kill 8 Afghan civilians in Kapisa province

Image via Wikipedia According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least 8 Afghan civilians were killed following an air raid by International Coalition forces in eastern Kapisa province.The officials further added, the incident took place in Nejrab district of eastern Kapisa province.A number of local residents said, the civilians were killed while they were...

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Explosion in Helmand kill and injure 3 Afghan police

According to local authorities in southern Afghanistan, at least 3 Afghan National police service members were killed and injured following an explosion in southern Helmand province on Thursday.The officials further added, the incident took place around 10:30 am local time killing at least 2 Afghan police and injuring 1 other.Provincial governor spokesman Daud Ahmadi confirming...

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US Predators strike again in Miramshah

By Bill Roggio - February 8, 2012 Unmanned US drones struck in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan for the second time in 24 hours, killing four "militants," including a senior Taliban leader linked to al Qaeda. The Predators or the more heavily armed Reapers fired a pair of missiles at a compound in...

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Feb.09., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 09) – In Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug cache during an operation yesterday.The cache consisted of approximately 2,534 pounds (1,152 kilograms) of marijuana. The security force confiscated the drugs and destroyed them without incident. In other International Security Assistance...

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