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Archive: November, 2010

Nov. 19, 2010

Communications Marines keep service members connected in Afghanistan

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Nov. 19, 2010) — Without the sophisticated communications systems necessary for messages to securely travel long distances, many Marines and sailors would simply be lost in the fog of war.

Nov. 17, 2010

Heavy equipment mechanics repair, return vehicles to warfighters in Afghanistan

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan (Nov. 17, 2010) — Whether they’re plowing roads, transporting cargo or towing gear, heavy equipment vehicles serve a variety of purposes here in Afghanistan.

Nov. 14, 2010

Coalition forces train ‘critical’ Afghan combat medics

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 9) — With the combat medic course in Kabul now turned over to the Afghan National Security Force early October, several coalition medical advisors have moved to a new program, tackling the need for medical development in Helmand province.

Nov. 13, 2010

Two detainees released during separate shuras

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 9, 2010) —– Two Afghan men were reunited with their villages during two separate detainee release shuras Nov. 9.

Nov. 10, 2010

Detainees prepare for return to Afghan society

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 10, 2010) — In a small outdoor hut at the Detention Facility in Parwan, detainees diligently knead dough on a table to put into a tandoor oven, which will turn the dough into Afghan bread in a matter of minutes. Inside a large warehouse-like room outside of the housing unit, a detainee uses his hands to guide cloth through a sewing machine as his feet push on a pedal to power the needle, repairing a white uniform seam that has come unstitched. In a classroom inside the housing unit, detainees sit at desks, writing English and Pashto sentences under the watchful eye of an Afghan instructor, helping them achieve literacy in a first or second language.

Nov. 10, 2010

Soldier builds Afghan relations, one girl at a time

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 9, 2010) — “The goal is to form relationships“said U.S. Army Specialist Jessica A. Walker, of Anoka, Minn., “not to just hand out stuff.”

Nov. 8, 2010

Deployed troops compete in combat skills competition

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Sixty U.S. troops deployed to Iraq were up before sunrise Nov. 7 to compete in Demon Fury, a unit competition testing the full spectrum of their combat skills.

Nov. 8, 2010

Baghdad takes a stand on illiteracy

BAGHDAD (Nov. 4, 2010) — What seemed like a dream months ago to bring basic education to Iraqis is now a reality thanks to the cooperation between U.S. and Iraqi agencies.

Nov. 8, 2010

Afghan father, son graduate police academy class

KABUL (Nov. 5, 2010) — The old saying like father, like son, is as true in Afghanistan as it is in the United States. Sherwali Hakmal, 45, and his son, Javeed, 19, are from the village of Colman in the Alingar District of Laghman province.

Nov. 4, 2010

ISAF Doctors Save Afghan Child in Ghazni

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 4, 2010) –– Polish and American doctors from Task Force White Eagle saved the life of an 8-year-old Afghan girl wounded when insurgents attacked Afghan security guards in the south of Ghazni province Tuesday.