23 posts tagged “helmand”

Sgt. Greensage provides security during a reconnaissance patrol in the Nawa district of the Helmand

Sep 2, 2009
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08/29/2009 - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Greensage provides security during a reconnaissance patrol in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan Aug. 29, 2009. Greensage is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Phillip Elgie, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Marines in Helmand 2009

Aug 29, 2009
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Thousands of Marines have descended upon the Helmand River valley in Afghanistan, a Taliban stronghold that is known for poppy growing.
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U.S. marines pushed deeper into the strategic Helmand province town

Aug 29, 2009
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U.S. marines pushed deeper into the strategic Helmand province town of Dahaneh, Afghanistan, for a fourth straight day on Saturday. An AP photographer was embedded with the troops. (Aug. 16)
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Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 38 Militants in Helmand Province

Nov 17, 2008
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Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 38 Militants in Helmand Province

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces killed 38 militants Saturday in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, military officials reported.

Afghan and coalition forces were conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol in the Nahr Surkh district when they identified armed militants operating in the area. The combined forces engaged the militants with direct and supporting fires, killing 38 and destroying two of their vehicles.

One militant was wounded, treated and taken into custody by Afghan forces. The combined forces confiscated an 82 mm recoilless rifle, a machine gun and several AK-47s from the site.

Also Saturday, the coalition killed five militants and detained 18 during operations aimed at dismantling the al-Qaida and Haqqani foreign fighter networks in eastern Afghanistan.

In Zurmat district, troops detained an al-Qaida terrorist known to finance militant operations and to assist Taliban leaders with the movement and training of Arab and foreign fighters into Afghanistan. The al-Qaida associate was detained during one of several operations targeting the network in Paktia province.

Those operations resulted in five armed militants killed and eight militants detained. Searches conducted during the operations revealed rocket-propelled grenades, several dozen hand grenades, multiple AK-47s and other military equipment. These items were destroyed to prevent future use.

In Khowst province, Afghan and coalition forces netted a Haqqani militant also known to facilitate the movement of foreign fighters into Afghanistan. During the combined operation, the force discovered 10 additional men believed to be militants and seeking safe haven as they moved into Terezai district to conduct attacks. The combined force also found multiple hand grenades and other military style equipment in the compound.

Also Saturday, Afghan National Army Commandos of the 205th Commando Kandak and coalition forces destroyed an insurgent drug processing and distribution facility after engaging enemies in the Spin Buldak district, Kandahar province.

The combined forces discovered the remote facility after receiving reports of illegal activity in the area. Four insurgents fired on the troops with small arms as they approached the compound. The troops returned fire, killing the insurgents.

The facility contained one ton of narcotics, several 55-gallon drums filled with drug processing chemicals and other drug processing equipment. All of the contents were destroyed on site.

(From U.S. Forces Afghanistan news releases.)

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Voices From The Front - U.S. Marines in Helmand

Nov 2, 2008
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Marines from the 24th MEU weigh in on life at war.

ATTENTION: This is from npr so I do wonder what else these
marines said that was edited out.

24th MEU 1/6 Operations Against Insurgents, South Helmand Pts. 1-4

Oct 6, 2008
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U.S. Marines operations against insurgents in the units area off command. Scenes include Marines patrolling the area, fire fights with insurgent from a distance, talking with local Afghan citizens and interviews.

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Afghanistan: pt 1 of 3

Sep 30, 2008
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A correspondent reports from Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, where he was embedded for nearly three weeks in May and June with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. They are among 60,000 foreign troops on the ground in Afghanistan—more than half of them American.

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(Photos from August But New To Us) U.S. Marines in Helmand Province

Sep 27, 2008
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Estonian Patrol in Helmand Comes Under Fire

Aug 30, 2008
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Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill More Than 100 Enemy Fighters

Aug 28, 2008
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Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill More Than 100 Enemy Fighters
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:42:00 -0500

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill More Than 100 Enemy Fighters

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2008 - Afghan and coalition forces killed more than 100 enemy fighters during combat operations in Afghanistan's Helmand province over the last three days, military officials reported.

Afghan and coalition forces were conducting security patrols related to an ongoing operation in the province when they were attacked multiple times by insurgents using small-arms, rocket-propelled grenade and mortar fire, sparking numerous engagements, officials said.

The patrols returned fire and called in close-air support.

Elsewhere, two militants were detained and one was killed during a coalition forces operation to disrupt militant activities in Paktika province yesterday.

Coalition forces searched compounds in Gayan district, targeting an individual affiliated with anti-coalition militant leaders facilitating the movement of foreign fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan. A militant was killed by small-arms fire when he attacked the coalition forces as they searched the compounds.

(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 101 news releases.)

Sgt. Greensage provides security during a reconnaissance patrol in the Nawa district of the Helmand

U.S. Marines in Helmand 2009

U.S. marines pushed deeper into the strategic Helmand province town

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 38 Militants in Helmand Province

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 38 Militants in Helmand Province

Voices From The Front - U.S. Marines in Helmand

24th MEU 1/6 Operations Against Insurgents, South Helmand Pts. 1-4

Afghanistan: pt 1 of 3

(Photos from August But New To Us) U.S. Marines in Helmand Province

Estonian Patrol in Helmand Comes Under Fire

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill More Than 100 Enemy Fighters

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill More Than 100 Enemy Fighters

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