May 20, 2010

Marines provide care to villagers in Naw Abad

A man and his child wait outside Naw-Abad to receive medical care May 15 during a Marine-sponsored village medical outreach. NAW ABAD, Afghanistan (May 19, 2010) — Marines and medical officers from Brigade Headquarters Group and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) and an Afghan national army medic from Camp

May 19, 2010

Karzai thanks Airborne Soldiers, families

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., May 14, 2010 – Afghan President Hamid Karzai brought a message of thanks to soldiers and their families here today, as the 101st Airborne Division continues to deploy to his country.

May 18, 2010

Signs of progress in central Helmand

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 19, 2010) – Three months after the launch of Operation Moshtarak, clear signs of progress are evident throughout central Helmand.

May 18, 2010

Aussies help Afghan Army boost capability

URUZGAN, Afghanistan (May 17, 2010) — The capability of the Afghan National Army to plan and conduct operations in Uruzgan Province continues to grow.

May 17, 2010

U.S. delivers helicopters to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (May 18, 2010) – The United States government delivered two Bell 412 EP helicopters to the Government of Pakistan today to assist the Pakistan military in its counterinsurgency efforts. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata handed over the helicopters to Brig. Gen. Tippu Karim, 101 Army Aviation commander, during a signing ceremony at Qasim Army Air Base near Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

May 17, 2010

Coalition ship aids Iranian mariners

MANAMA, Bahrain (May 18, 2010) — The San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship, USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) assisted six stranded Iranian mariners early Friday morning May 14th while conducting routine Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Arabian Gulf. Mesa Verde is currently assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 152, part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).

May 16, 2010

U.S. aids victims of Tajikistan flood

KULOB, Tajikistan (May 16, 2010) — Since floods and mudslides struck residents of the Kulob area of the Khatlon province on May 7, the United States government, at the request of the Government of Tajikistan, has provided more than $588,000 in humanitarian assistance to help affected households.

May 16, 2010

CENTCOM hosting AFG-PAK conference in June

MACDILL AFB, Fla. (May 17, 2010) — The United States Central Command Afghanistan-Pakistan Center of Excellence (COE) will host its first conference June 7-8 at the Quorum/Wyndham Hotel in Tampa to address the current conditions in Afghanistan and Pakistan.The two-day conference, themed “The Art of the Possible in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” is

May 13, 2010

Karzai, U.S. leaders honor fallen at Arlington

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2010 – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, flanked by America’s top defense leaders, walked among the white marble tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery today, a silent tribute to U.S. servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice, many while battling terrorism in Afghanistan.

May 10, 2010

Leaders express confidence in Afghan strategy

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2010 – Here for Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s visit this week with President Barack Obama and other high-level administration officials, the top military commander and senior U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan both expressed confidence today that the U.S. strategy being employed there will succeed.