SgtJim
01-19-2011, 12:16 PM
War in Afghanistan News reports provided by ISAF Joint Command. Operations are reported in the following provinces: Badghis, Kunar, Uruzgan, Kandahar and Helmand.9692
Badghis Province
An Afghan man, shot by an insurgent in the remote hills of Qades District, Badghis province, received treatment from coalition forces Jan. 17.
The patient, who sustained a gunshot wound to the arm, was immediately treated by a U.S. Special Forces medic upon arrival at the coalition forces base.
After examining the wound, the medic determined that further treatment was required. Request to transport him was approved, allowing the patient to be medically evacuated to a nearby facility capable of providing the required care for the type of wound sustained.
Earlier this week, eight Afghan civilians in Baghlan province and three in the Uruzgan province were killed when insurgent-emplaced improvised explosive devices detonated. The IED explosion in the Uruzgan province also wounded one civilian.
Kunar Province
During an ISAF patrol, coalition forces were engaged by an unknown number of insurgents with small arms fire in Dangam district. After gaining positive identification, coalition forces called for air support. The air weapons team supporting ground forces engaged the enemy position, killing numerous insurgents.
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During a separate clearing operation, an ISAF patrol was engaged by insurgents with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Shigal wa Sheltan district. After establishing positive identification, coalition forces returned fire and called for air support. The air weapons team on scene engaged, killing numerous insurgents
Uruzgan Province
In Kandahar, Uruzgan and Helmand provinces, Afghan National Security and ISAF patrols discovered several large weapons and IED-making components caches in Zharaj, Chorah, Tarin Kot, Marjah and Sangin districts. The caches consisted of 10 82 mm recoilless rifle rounds, 10 107 mm rockets, two RPG warheads, five RPGs, 24 RPG boosters, one 82 mm mortar round, one fragmentation grenade, 500 7.62 mm rounds, 14 AK-47 magazines, three hand grenades, 20 anti-personnel mines, 50 mortar charges, 11 mortar fuse, four Russian grenades, four AK-47s, nine full AK-47 magazines.
The IED-making components consisted of 15 pressure plates and several electronic components, one radio and homemade explosives.
Kandahar Province
An Afghan civilian tip led an ISAF patrol to another large weapons cache in Zharay district consisting of 12 rockets and 19 fuses.
Initial reports indicate no civilians were injured and no damage was reported during the clearing operations. The weapons, IED making components and chemicals from all the provinces were confiscated and will be destroyed.
Helmand Province
An ISAF patrol found a weapons cache in Washer district consisting of two RPGs, one machine-gun, two AK-47s and 5,000 7.62 mm rounds.
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Afghan National Police began working from a newly constructed police station this week in Chah-e Anjir, a key town in northern Nad ‘Ali District in Helmand province.
Chah-e Anjir is a centuries old settlement lying on a wadi which predates the 1950s irrigation and development projects that created the habitable area of Nad ‘Ali.
The newly-appointed Afghan National Police chief for Nad ‘Ali District, Maj. Shadi Khan, is aiming to bring about a renewed focus on this northern part of his district. Together with the local Afghan National Police commander in Chah-e Anjir, Lt. Hamidullah, the major is hoping to strengthen the position of the police in northern Nad ‘Ali.
“This new police station provides a model for what policing in Helmand should look like. It gives the locals of Chah-e Anjir a focus for local security issues and portrays the ANP as a professional and credible force,” said Capt. Ross Boyd, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, who mentors Hamidullah.
“The ANP themselves can take pride in it and identify it as a beacon for their own professionalism and development and as a representation of the Afghan government in the area.”
from waronterrornews...thx to MsMarti
Badghis Province
An Afghan man, shot by an insurgent in the remote hills of Qades District, Badghis province, received treatment from coalition forces Jan. 17.
The patient, who sustained a gunshot wound to the arm, was immediately treated by a U.S. Special Forces medic upon arrival at the coalition forces base.
After examining the wound, the medic determined that further treatment was required. Request to transport him was approved, allowing the patient to be medically evacuated to a nearby facility capable of providing the required care for the type of wound sustained.
Earlier this week, eight Afghan civilians in Baghlan province and three in the Uruzgan province were killed when insurgent-emplaced improvised explosive devices detonated. The IED explosion in the Uruzgan province also wounded one civilian.
Kunar Province
During an ISAF patrol, coalition forces were engaged by an unknown number of insurgents with small arms fire in Dangam district. After gaining positive identification, coalition forces called for air support. The air weapons team supporting ground forces engaged the enemy position, killing numerous insurgents.
Also…..
During a separate clearing operation, an ISAF patrol was engaged by insurgents with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Shigal wa Sheltan district. After establishing positive identification, coalition forces returned fire and called for air support. The air weapons team on scene engaged, killing numerous insurgents
Uruzgan Province
In Kandahar, Uruzgan and Helmand provinces, Afghan National Security and ISAF patrols discovered several large weapons and IED-making components caches in Zharaj, Chorah, Tarin Kot, Marjah and Sangin districts. The caches consisted of 10 82 mm recoilless rifle rounds, 10 107 mm rockets, two RPG warheads, five RPGs, 24 RPG boosters, one 82 mm mortar round, one fragmentation grenade, 500 7.62 mm rounds, 14 AK-47 magazines, three hand grenades, 20 anti-personnel mines, 50 mortar charges, 11 mortar fuse, four Russian grenades, four AK-47s, nine full AK-47 magazines.
The IED-making components consisted of 15 pressure plates and several electronic components, one radio and homemade explosives.
Kandahar Province
An Afghan civilian tip led an ISAF patrol to another large weapons cache in Zharay district consisting of 12 rockets and 19 fuses.
Initial reports indicate no civilians were injured and no damage was reported during the clearing operations. The weapons, IED making components and chemicals from all the provinces were confiscated and will be destroyed.
Helmand Province
An ISAF patrol found a weapons cache in Washer district consisting of two RPGs, one machine-gun, two AK-47s and 5,000 7.62 mm rounds.
Also…..
Afghan National Police began working from a newly constructed police station this week in Chah-e Anjir, a key town in northern Nad ‘Ali District in Helmand province.
Chah-e Anjir is a centuries old settlement lying on a wadi which predates the 1950s irrigation and development projects that created the habitable area of Nad ‘Ali.
The newly-appointed Afghan National Police chief for Nad ‘Ali District, Maj. Shadi Khan, is aiming to bring about a renewed focus on this northern part of his district. Together with the local Afghan National Police commander in Chah-e Anjir, Lt. Hamidullah, the major is hoping to strengthen the position of the police in northern Nad ‘Ali.
“This new police station provides a model for what policing in Helmand should look like. It gives the locals of Chah-e Anjir a focus for local security issues and portrays the ANP as a professional and credible force,” said Capt. Ross Boyd, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, who mentors Hamidullah.
“The ANP themselves can take pride in it and identify it as a beacon for their own professionalism and development and as a representation of the Afghan government in the area.”
from waronterrornews...thx to MsMarti