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News – District governor killed in Baghlan province

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:01 +0000

According to reports, the district governor for the Nahrin district of Baghlan province and his driver were killed by unknown gunmen, Sept 6.
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News – ANSF, TF Bayonet leaders prepare for upcoming Afghan elections

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:01 +0000

Senior leaders from the Afghan National Security Forces across Wardak and Logar provinces and commanders from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, gathered at Forward Operating Base Shank, Sept. 1, to prepare for the upcoming Afghan elections.
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News – Warfighters, civilians come together on agriculture

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:01 +0000

Nearly than 50 civilian and military officials gathered to share “best practices” and coordinate their efforts to boost eastern Afghanistan’s agri-business sector at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Sept. 6.
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News – 13 detained in joint operation

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:01 +0000

A combined Afghan National Security and coalition force operation resulted in the detention of several Taliban insurgents in Uruzgan province, Sept. 5.
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News – Joint operation disrupts Taliban group in Kohe Safi

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:01 +0000

Coalition forces conducted a joint mission to disrupt a Taliban group that was operating in the Kohe Safi District of Parwan Province Sept. 5.
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News – Road improvement project completed in Mehtar Lam

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:01 +0000

Provincial officials, including Laghman governor Mohammed Iqbal Azizi, recently attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Chardi Road Rehabilitation, a U.S. government-funded road improvement project in Mehtar Lam District, Aug. 25.
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News – USS Peleliu Sends Relief Supplies Ashore in Pakistan

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:01 +0000

Helicopters from USS Peleliu and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit began delivering humanitarian aid supplies to the government of Pakistan, Sept. 6, as part of ongoing American support to provide relief to flood victims.
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News – Four Afghan government workers kidnapped in Kunar

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:40:02 +0000

According to initial reports, four Afghan government workers were kidnapped by approximately 15 suspected insurgents in the Darah-ye Pech district of Kunar province, Sept. 6.
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News – Insurgent attack kills 3 children, wounds 5 more

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:40:02 +0000

Three Afghan children were killed and five more wounded by insurgents in an attack on a coalition combat outpost in the Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, Sept. 6.
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News – Afghan-American Interpreter Works from the heart in the heart of Afghanistan

admin5 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:40:02 +0000

Few people aspire to “be the change you want to see in the world” as the iconic Mahatma Gandhi said, encouraging ordinary people to do extraordinary things. But Afghan-American Atiqualla Rahin, is making a difference by sharing his knowledge of the Afghan culture and his language expertise with NATO-led Coalition Forces working to improve the legal system in Southern Afghanistan.
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