News Articles

Dec. 20, 2010

Members of high peace council tour detention facility in Parwan

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Dec. 20, 2010) — Members of the Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Program High Peace Council detainee subcommittee toured the Detention Facility in Parwan Dec. 19 to learn more about the detention facility and its operations.

Dec. 17, 2010

Commander describes nature of eastern Afghanistan fight

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Dec. 15, 2010) — Terrain and population make the fight against extremists in eastern Afghanistan different from the fights in other parts of the country, the commander of NATO’s Regional Command East said here today.

Dec. 16, 2010

Afghanistan-Pakistan review charts progress in strategy

WASHINGTON (Dec. 16, 2010) — The Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review, released today, offers a national security staff-led assessment of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Dec. 15, 2010

U.S. Islamic scholar speaks to Afghans about Islam in America

KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Dec. 15, 2010) — Imam Johari Adbul-Malik, an American Islamic scholar from Washington D.C., spoke to more than 200 Afghan religious leaders about Islam in America at the Kapisa Provincial Capital’s conference hall, here Nov. 11. Johari’s talk focused on freedom of religion, religious tolerance and Islamic practice in the U.S.

Dec. 13, 2010

First female Marine advisor heads to Afghanistan

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (Dec. 13, 2010) — Some members of the Afghan National Army are in for a surprise when they meet their new instructor, Staff Sgt. Tricia McBride, the first female to receive the Advisor Training Group’s stamp of approval to advise host nation forces in Afghanistan.

Dec. 13, 2010

Mullen: Iraq, U.S. must discuss future military relationship

BAGHDAD (Dec. 13, 2010) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today that now is the time for the United States and Iraq to plan for a normal, long-term military-to-military relationship.

Dec. 10, 2010

Soldiers clear roads of explosives in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - In the still pre dawn hours, a loud cry of “Hooah” can be heard crackling through the cold early morning air that consumes the troops of 510 Route Clearance Company, 20th Engineer Battalion on guard at Combat Outpost Caron.

Dec. 6, 2010

Two former detainees released during Paktika shura

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Dec. 6, 2010) — After confirming their commitment to a peaceful way of life, two former detainees were released from the Detention Facility in Parwan Nov. 30 and welcomed back into the community by their families and tribal elders during a detainee release shura in Paktika province.

Dec. 6, 2010

10 former detainees released from detention facility in Parwan shura

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Dec. 6, 2010) — Ten detainees were released from the Detention Facility in Parwan and welcomed back to their communities during a shura Nov 24.

Dec. 3, 2010

Marines seek and destroy Taliban hold on Afghan locals

FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan (Dec. 3, 2010) — Marines know that one of the most important things to Afghan locals is the security of their village, and sometimes providing them with that security means putting the mission of the Marine Corps rifle squad to use: “Locate, close with and destroy the enemy.”