U.S. CENTCOM News 1st - 5th Jan 2009

US CENTCOM Press Releases

Governor of Farah meets with Marine Corps leaders Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:29 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan - Key leaders of the Farah province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met with senior leaders of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan Jan. 3, 2009, to discuss the alliance's progress and security advancements in the southwestern province.

Three Afghans wounded at police checkpoint Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:27 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan – Three Afghans were wounded at a police checkpoint in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar on Jan. 1 when the vehicle they were traveling in failed to stop when warned. The incident occurred at approximately 4 p.m.

School opening celebrated in Shahidi Hassas Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:24 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army soldiers, Coalition forces and local Afghans celebrated the grand opening of a new school in Shahidi Hassas District, Oruzgun (Uruzgan) province, last Monday.

Afghan man killed at KMTC range Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:23 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan man was injured and later died of wounds sustained at the Kabul Military Training Center firing range Jan. 2.

Special Operations, Coalition forces give Afghan child a second chance at life Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:22 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan - Shair Ahmad and his wife were living a parents' worst nightmare. Their young son, Hamid, was desperately ill and Ahmad, a farmer from the Farah province, did not have the means to pay local doctors for his care.

Afghan Commandos, Coalition forces kill one insurgent in Herat Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:20 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan Commandos and Coalition forces killed one insurgent and detained five others during an operation in Sanowghan, Zer-e-Koh Valley, in Herat province Dec. 28.

ANA, and Coalition forces disrupt roadside bombers in Khost and Zabul Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:19 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and Coalition forces killed five armed militants and detained ten suspected militants, including the targeted Haqqani militant and Taliban sub-commander, during multiple operations to disrupt terrorist operations in Khost and Zabul provinces, Thursday.

Combined forces stop attack on coalition base Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:15 AM CST KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National police and Coalition forces killed three insurgents after they attempted an attack on a forward operating base in Nahr Surkh, Hemmand Province, Wednesday. U.S. turns control of Internaional Zone over to Iraq Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:40 AM CST WASHINGTON – The United States formally transferred the Republican Palace back to the Iraqi government today, a concrete symbol of the continuing improvement in the country.

Coalition forces target road side bombers in Zabul Posted: 01 Jan 2009 02:05 PM CST KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces killed eight armed Taliban militants and detained one suspected militant during an operation to disrupt the foreign fighter and roadside bomb network in Zabul Province, Wednesday.

Afghan forces stop attack on Coalition airfield Posted: 01 Jan 2009 02:03 PM CST KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan Security Guards (ASG) thwarted a daytime insurgent attack on Shindand airfield, Dec 29. The airfield is located in Herat province in the western area of Afghan.