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May 5, 2010
Top-level Afghan delegation to visit Washington
WASHINGTON (May 6, 2010) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and several members of his Cabinet will visit Washington next week for several days of sessions focused on ensuring success of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and strengthening the two countries' long-term partnership, defense officials confirmed today.
May 3, 2010
Afghan, Australian troops improve security in Uruzgan
URUZGAN, Afghanistan (May 4, 2010) — About 300 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and Australian soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force (MTF1) have conducted a targeted security operation through the Southern Baluchi Valley over the past two weeks to better facilitate Afghan government development opportunities.
May 2, 2010
Pakistan Navy accepts two P-3C Orion aircraft
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 30, 2010) — The U.S. Navy transferred two P-3 Orion aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in a ceremony at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., April 30 as part of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.
April 29, 2010
Entire 101st Airborne headed to Afghanistan within year
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2010) — Throughout 2010 and 2011, more than 20,000 Soldiers from Fort Campbell's 101st Airborne Division will deploy to Afghanistan, the first time an entire Army division has deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom within one year.
April 27, 2010
Gates satisfied with U.S. plans to counter Iran
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today expressed satisfaction with the level of planning by the Defense Department and other elements of the U.S. government to counter threats from Iran.
April 26, 2010
Dakota the bomb-sniffing dog survives firefight
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – The black labrador retriever named Dakota, laid on the floor with a blood-seeped gauze taped to her hip, letting out a melancholic cry when her handler moved out of her sight.
Afghan civilians, government join forces to defeat and remove Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (April 27, 2010) - Gizab district, locked centrally in the Hazarajet region of Afghanistan, recently was the scene of community resolve and determination when citizens took action to remove a Taliban threat from their village.
April 25, 2010
First AF-PAK Hands grads deploy overseas
servicemembers have completed a rigorous 16-week training program consisting of culture and intensive language training at the Defense Language Institute, in Monterey, Calif., followed by service-specific deployment training.
April 21, 2010
Iraqis make security progress as war winds down
WASHINGTON (April 21, 2010) – The past week was a very good one for security progress in Iraq, with two al-Qaida leaders being killed in an Iraqi-led operation, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Wednesday.
April 20, 2010
Volcanic ash reroutes transport of wounded from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (April 20, 2010) – Ash from an Icelandic volcano limiting European air traffic has forced the U.S. military to reroute some American troops wounded in Afghanistan through Iraq instead of Germany, a military official said today.