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POL-E-CHARKI, AFGHANISTAN – Eight Afghan National Army weapons specialists have graduated from the first Commando Armorer Training Program.
The eight-week course, conducted at the commando garrison here, taught students the unique aspects of commando special weapons. Student armorers learn to inspect, repair and reassemble all weapons systems used by the Afghan army's commando kandaks, the equivalent of U.S. Army battalions.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists yesterday during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq networks along the Tigris River Valley, military officials said.
By Cpl. Billy Hall, USMC
Special to American Forces Press ServiceQAIM, IRAQ – Iraqi soldiers are learning to fight and win on the battlefield thanks to the efforts of U.S. Marines here.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN – Afghan National Police from Shkin arrested a two-man terrorist cell Jan. 5 in Bermel District, Paktika Province.
By Peter Fedynsky
Voice of AmericaTBILISI, GEORGIA - Hundreds of international election observers descended on Georgia from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe and the European Parliament. The OSCE coordinator, U.S. Congressman Alcee Hastings says he has never seen so many monitors in the hundreds of elections he has observed.
Voice of AmericaPakistan's foreign ministry is downplaying the New York Times story as speculative, but military officials in Islamabad are far more blunt in rejecting possible U.S. activities within their country's borders.
A Pakistani army spokesman, Major General Waheed Arshad, says Pakistan has been clear on the issue, and no foreign forces will be allowed to operate inside Pakistan.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN - Afghan National Security Forces and representatives of the Ministry of Public Health were assisted by Coalition forces delivering medical supplies Jan. 2 to the Tarin Kowt Hospital in Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan Province.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN - Afghan National Security Forces, working with villagers in Paktya Province, turned-in hundreds of weapons discovered throughout the province during the month of December.
"Alerting ANSF of the cache discoveries, or turning-in weapons to Islamic Republic of Afghanistan authorities, shows the Afghan citizens are tired of insurgent activity in their region," said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force-82 spokesman.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed three terrorists, captured 12 suspected insurgents and discovered multiple weapons caches in operations over the past four days in Iraq.
By Spc. Emily J. Wilsoncroft, USA
Special to American Forces Press ServiceFORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, IRAQ – "No one is more professional than I," states the U.S. Army's NCO Creed, and noncommissioned officers here are gearing up to instill the same pride and professionalism in their Iraq counterparts.
Special to American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN – Afghan national security forces and coalition forces delivered more than a ton of food, clothes and toys to the nearly 380 children of Shahid Ali Ahad Khan Karzi Orphanage and school in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Dec. 30.American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC - Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 12 suspected insurgents today during operations targeting al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq, military officials said.
By Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs, USAF
Special to American Forces Press Service
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS - It's hard being only a figment of someone's imagination. Just ask Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth Dahl, an F-15 fighter pilot with the imaginary 809th Fighter Squadron.WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, the ranking Republican on the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto:
By Melinda L. Larson
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC - Violence is down about 60 percent in Iraq since the June troop surge, and the top military commander in Iraq said Sunday, December 23, 2007, that he wants the trend to continue in 2008.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC - Iraqi and coalition forces killed one suspected terrorist and detained 24 others in Iraq over the past two days, military officials said.
By Spc. Ben Hutto, USA
Special to American Forces Press ServiceFORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, IRAQ - While most soldiers are tucked in their beds for the night, a mail handler with 461st Human Resource Battalion, out of Decatur, Ga., is waiting for the mail to arrive.
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press ServiceMANAS, KRYGYZSTAN – Constantly evaluating U.S. strategy in Afghanistan makes sense given the unpredictability of the area and the enemy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here on Friday, December 21, 2007.
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press ServiceCAMP WILSON, AFGHANISTAN - A look at the forward operating base here tells you all you need to know about security in Kandahar province: Coalition and Afghan soldiers are well-equipped to handle operations, but the Afghan police need more help.
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC - The decrease in violence seen in Baghdad's northern and western outskirts has created a sense of stability and fueled economic activity that Iraqis view as a presage to the return of normalcy, a U.S. commander posted in Iraq told Pentagon reporters on Thursday, December 20, 2007.
By American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC - Afghan and coalition troops detained two suspected Taliban members, seized weapons caches, and administered vital medical treatment to bombing victims in Afghanistan over the past week, military officials said.
