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.

April 26, 2010

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.