15 Afghan soldiers arrested by security forces at Chitral. CHITRAL: Due to fighting between Taliban and NATO (Ally forces) at Bergamatal Nooristan of Afghanistan area 15 Afghan security forces (soldiers) were flee away from Nooristan. They were kicked by Taliban militants from Afghanistan to Pakistan. They entered in Shekhandeh at Rubmoor (Kalash valley) who were […]
Six Nato, three Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban ambush
Kabul: 6 Nato and 3 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 8 Nato and 11 Afghan soldiers wounded in a bloody ambush by the Taliban insurgents in Eastern Afghanistan Friday evening. ‘A combined element of Afghan and ISAF forces was ambushed with small-arms and rocket propelled grenades by insurgents from multiple positions while on foot […]
Over 1 million US soldiers deployed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last 13 years
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave a speech before the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Some of his remarks are included below: “We are at a time of great transition for the Army, and the nation it serves. In December, as we responsibly end our combat […]
31 special forces soldiers killed by Taliban in Afghanistan
Some 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan commandos, were killed when Taliban insurgents shot the helicopter down in Afghanistan in 2011 in what was the largest single death of US troops in the history of Operation Enduring Freedom. In that incident the Taliban claimed responsibility for the downing of the helicopter with rocket […]
Two more US soldiers killed in Afghanistan from enemy IED
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldiers died July 24, in Mirugol Kalay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. These soldiers were assigned 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat […]
Five more soldiers killed in Afghanistan while “engaged in combat operations”, according to vaguely worded Pentagon press release
On June 14, 2014 the Department of Defense announced today the death of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. According to the vaguely worded, ambiguous Pentagon press release: “They died June 9, in Gaza Village, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered while engaged in a combat operation. The incident is under investigation. Killed were: Staff […]
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