27 posts tagged “helmand province”
Troops in
Afghanistan Kill, Detain Enemy Fighters
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:38:00
-0500
Yesterday in Afghanistan:
Troops in Afghanistan Kill, Detain Enemy Fighters
American Forces Press
Service
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2008 - Coalition forces in Afghanistan killed several
enemy fighters and detained eight others in recent days, military officials
said.
-- Three Taliban militants
were detained in Ghazni province, where coalition forces were targeting a
Taliban militant in the area.
-- Coalition forces detained five
militants while targeting a senior Taliban leader and homemade-bomb facilitator
in Helmand province. During the search, forces discovered assault rifles and a
cache of opium. The weapons and drugs were destroyed to prevent possible
militant use.
In an operation June 30, several militants were killed
during a reconnaissance patrol by Afghan national security forces and coalition
forces in the Maywand district of Kandahar province. The militants attacked the
patrol using rockets. The militants were pursued and were later killed with
precision air strikes, officials said.
(Compiled from Combined Joint
Task Force 101 news releases.)
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Force
Civil-Military
Operations Center Opens in Afghanistan
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:01:00 -0500
On its first day, the CMOC had 31 visitors and paid 15 claims.
Civil-Military Operations Center Opens in Afghanistan
American Forces
Press Service
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, June 24, 2008 - U.S. Marines and British
forces of Task Force Helmand opened a joint civil-military operations center
yesterday near the British Forward Operating Base Delhi in the Garmsir district
here.
Task Force Helmand will focus on
building an enduring capability to support stabilization, reconstruction and
development, officials said.
The British forces have assigned a
stabilization advisor to Garmsir. He will work with the local government,
military and support agencies to assist and coordinate reconstruction and
development efforts as they apply to governance, law, security and the economy.
The Afghan government has assigned a representative from the Ministry of
Reconstruction and Rural Development.
Local Afghans will be hired for
administration and support roles in the CMOC. Other governmental and
nongovernmental agencies will come online, officials said, as needs arise and
capabilities become available.
"We need to have a measured approach to
the influx of supporting agencies," said Marine Corps Col. Peter Petronzio,
commanding officer, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security
Assistance Force. "If we aren't careful, we will do more than can be sustained
upon our departure. Our guiding principle needs to be the needs and desires of
the people of Garmsir."
The ultimate purpose, aside from assisting the
Afghan citizens, is to make the eventual departure of the Marines as transparent
as possible to the local community, said Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2
Rene Cote, 24th MEU civil affairs officer. "Our approach is to work with
alliance partners and the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to
build capacity in a manner that is sustainable after the eventual departure of
Marine forces," he said.
Marines are here to secure routes through the
district to enable the extension of the Afghan government, working in support of
ISAF.
(From a 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit news release.)
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NATO International Security Assistance
Force
Coalition,
Afghan Forces Kill Scores of Militants, Capture Several Others
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:08:00
-0500
Several militants were killed, and 11 were detained during three separate
coalition operations conducted in Helmand and Ghazni provinces yesterday.
Coalition, Afghan Forces Kill Scores of Militants, Capture Several Others
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2008 - Coalition troops and Afghan security forces
killed scores of militants and captured more than a dozen others during
operations across Afghanistan over the past several days, military officials
said.
-- Coalition forces detained two suspected
militants during a separate operation in the Andar district of Ghazni province.
-- Afghan and coalition forces killed several militants during
operations in the Sangain district of Helmand province. Afghan troops on
security patrol spotted a three-man mortar team near a village. The enemy
attacked the Afghan patrol with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
After a firefight, the militants fled to a nearby residence and used it as a
fighting position. Afghan and coalition forces waited until all women and
children had left the area before calling in an air strike that killed the
militants. Two fortified enemy positions were destroyed.
In other news,
coalition troops patrolling the Zerok district of Paktika province pounded a
group of anti-Afghan government militants June 20. About 55 militants were
killed, 25 were wounded, and three were detained as the result of coalition
ground and aerial attacks, officials said. The battle occurred along the main
road between Zerok and Orgun districts. The coalition attack was in response to
a recent ambush by the enemy in the area. Coalition patrols continue to report
additional enemy casualties, including the deaths of three key militant leaders.
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 101 news releases.)
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NATO International Security Assistance
Force
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These Marines fight for those they've left at home while
they risk their lives to complete their mission.
serving our country in any way she can.
posting any updates they find anywhere on the web, they share with us when
their deployed Marine contacts them. They all work together and for
each other. It is truly a blessing.
You can see more photos and read some articles to go with these photos here.
I have a question for every person who sees these photos.
When did you last get to shower?
Did you take it for granted?
These men are looking forward to the day they get to shower.
Heck they would even appreciate a cold shower, but would prefer a warm one.
Have you shaken hands with a Marine or any soldier and tell them "Thank You?"
Have you taught your children to honor and respect for our troops?
Have you told your children our troops are heroes?
(Below)
This Marine is sending some love home.
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Coalition
Air Strikes Kill Militants in Afghanistan
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:39:00
-0500
Coalition troops searched several compounds in Kajaki district, targeting a
Taliban leader associated with the murder of several Afghan government
officials. During the searches, they identified a militant armed with a
rocket-propelled grenade waiting in ambush, and several others consolidating for
an attack.
Coalition Air Strikes Kill Militants in Afghanistan
American Forces
Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2008 - Several militants were killed and five others
were detained yesterday as coalition forces disrupted anti-government operations
in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
Continuing their search, the troops discovered AK-47 assault
rifles, ammunition vests, ammunition, grenades and a large cache of narcotics.
The weapons and drugs were destroyed to prevent future use.
In other
news from Afghanistan, Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the
British forces of Task Force Helmand captured a series of enemy strong points
and defensive positions, mostly ridding the area in northern Garmsir of
insurgents.
In the weeks since the Marines started operations in
southern Helmand, the insurgents have resisted the advancement of troops and
held ground in the district, officials said. The Marines have encountered
disorganized resistance in about 150 engagements with insurgents using small
arms, indirect fire, and rocket-propelled grenades.
The last engagement
was June 1, when an insurgent attempted to engage NATO International Security
Assistance Force troops with a grenade, officials said.
The 24th MEU is
continuing clearing operations in the district.
"The area in and around
Garmsir is currently stable, but there remains a great deal of work to be done,"
said Marine Col. Peter Petronzio, 24th MEU commander.
The Marines also
are conducting security and census patrols throughout the villages to determine
the civilian population living in and moving back to the district. During these
patrols, Marines have had many interactions with the Afghan population.
"Many of the people who have approached our patrols have told us how
happy they are that the insurgents have left. They seem genuinely glad to be
home," said Marine Lt. Col. Anthony Henderson, commander of the MEU's reinforced
infantry battalion.
The Marines also have found many weapons caches in
the areas the insurgents have fled. The caches vary in size and contain a range
of items that include bomb-making materials, RPGs, ammunition, mines and
unexploded ordnance. Through patrols or based on tips from local citizens,
Marines already have discovered 13 caches in June, bringing the total to almost
50 since the start of clearing operations, officials said.
(Compiled
from Combined Joint Task Force 101 and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit news
releases.)
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
NATO International Security Assistance
Force
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera, Fleet Combat Camera Atlantic (RELEASED).
Taliban Driven From Southern Afghanistan Strongholds, NATO Says
June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Taliban guerrillas are being driven from their strongholds in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province as NATO and U.S. forces try to close one of the rebels' routes across the border from Pakistan, the alliance said.
British soldiers and U.S. Marines are pushing the insurgents south to the border with Pakistan's Baluchistan province after capturing enemy positions in Garmsir district, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.
The operation, which began in late April, is forcing the rebels to ``flee to the south, perhaps to go back into sanctuaries in another country,'' U.S. General Dan K. McNeill, the outgoing commander of allied troops in Afghanistan, told reporters in Kabul yesterday, Agence France-Presse reported.
The alliance, which leads a 47,000-strong force in Afghanistan, says Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters use camps on Pakistan's side of the mountainous frontier to train and rearm before crossing to mount attacks.
The U.S. has deployed an additional 2,200 Marines this year to southern Afghanistan, where the insurgency is strongest, to help mostly British, Canadian and Dutch troops. The U.S. has 19,000 soldiers under NATO command in Afghanistan and another 16,000 in a separate American-led counterterrorism force.
Soldiers have ``consistently encountered and defeated
disorganized resistance in more than a hundred engagements with
insurgents in the form of small arms, indirect fire and rocket-
propelled grenades'' since the operation began, the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization said in a statement. read rest of report here.
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