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Reporter-Times
May 16, 2012
A 1994 graduate of Mooresville High
school recently received the Bronze Star while deployed to the
Kandahar province in Afghanistan.
Blackanthem.com
May 16, 2012
By Sgt. Ryan Hohman
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Soldiers with the 2nd
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division assumed responsibility of
Kandahar City from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division during a transfer of authority ceremony ...
ArmyTimes.com
May 16, 2012
McClatchy Washington Bureau
May 16, 2012
Survivors recall horror of night
army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly shot up Afghan village By Jon Stephenson |
McClatchy newspapers Kandahar, Afghanistan - It was early in the morning, perhaps 2 am, when gunfire awoke 14-year-old Rafiullah.
Kansas City Star
May 16, 2012
By Jon Stephenson A young Afghan villager named Sadiqullah was wounded in his right ear when he was shot allegedly by US Staff Sgt.
Canada.com
May 16, 2012
Peter Devlin, the head of the
army, which provides most of the troops for the training mission that began in
Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif and
Herat last year while thousands of Canadian combat forces left
Kandahar. Those returning home from
South Asia ...
Houston Chronicle (blog)
May 16, 2012
Spc. Alex Hernandez III, 21, of Round Rock died in
Kandahar, Afghanistan on May 12. Hernandez was supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom and was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade,
25th Infantry Division, ...
Patch.com
May 16, 2012
Stuart Beare, Commander, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, for their valorous actions in support of the Canadian-led
Operation Medusa,
Kandahar province, Afghanistan during August and September 2006. The ceremony will take place on May 23 at 11 am ...
Novinite.com
May 16, 2012
Bulgaria currently has about 600 troops in Afghanistan stationed in
Kabul,
Kandahar, and the
Herat province. Photo by BGNES Bulgarian nationalist party "Ataka" has failed to bring about an immediate pullout of the 600 Bulgarian troops current serving ...
Stars and Stripes
May 16, 2012
Afghan soldiers patrol outside the perimeter of Kandahar Air Field. US airmen are mentoring their Afghan counterparts on how to defend the base perimeter and flight-line.
Khaama Press
May 16, 2012
The incident took place in Zherai district of southern
Kandahar province late Tuesday evening. According to a statement released by Afghan Interior Ministry, a suicide bomber was shot dead by
Afghan security forces on Tuesday evening around 6:00 pm ...
Stars and Stripes
May 16, 2012
In outposts like the makeshift base in Kandahar province where Zakirullah and Britton-Mihalo were deployed, the punishingly primitive, close-quarters conditions can foster strong bonds - or allow small irritants to fester.
Detroit Free Press
May 16, 2012
Brian Egloff, who helped spearhead a new program to build artificial limbs for Afghan War victims in
Kandahar province. / Defense Department By Carmen Gentile, Special for
USA Today PASAB, Afghanistan (USA TODAY) - Eight-year-old Mohammed Rafiq was ...
Patch.com
May 15, 2012
Approximately six weeks into his deployment, Theinert was killed in action at the age of 24 on June 4, 2010 while on foot patrol in
Kandahar. While his platoon was undergoing hostile fire from
rocket propelled grenades, Theinert noticed something ...
KUT News
May 15, 2012
Specialist Alex Hernandez III of Round Rock died Saturday in
Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Alex Hernandez was based in
Hawaii .
United States Army (press release)
May 15, 2012
Robert Eldridge, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group executive officer, mounts a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2012. Eldridge was injured while on a combat patrol in Shkin, Patika province.
Canada.com
May 15, 2012
Peter Devlin, the head of the
army, which provides most of the troops for the training mission that began in
Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif and
Herat last year while thousands of Canadian combat forces left
Kandahar. Those returning home from
South Asia ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
May 15, 2012
Spc. Alex Hernandez III of Round Rock,
Texas died on Saturday in
Kandahar. The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade says the 21-year-old was found unresponsive in his room.
The Republic
May 15, 2012
In outposts like the makeshift base in Kandahar province where Zakirullah and Britton-Mihalo were deployed, the punishingly primitive, close-quarters conditions can foster strong bonds - or allow small irritants to fester.
Blackanthem.com
May 15, 2012
By Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Smith, 45th Sustainment Brigade Kandahar, Afghanistan - A kind gesture can go a long way in Afghanistan, uniting soldiers in common bond and giving them a taste of what awaits back at home.
KVUE
May 15, 2012
by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News and Photojournalist DATHAN HULL
Kandahar province, Afghanistan - The
United States Army is reporting the death of an
army specialist from Round Rock from over the weekend.
Rupee News
May 14, 2012
... hop to
Kabul on 01 May to sign US-Afghan strategic accord tendered an apology for burning copies of Holy Quran by the
US soldiers at
Bagram airbase and for the reckless US Sergeant killing 16 innocent Afghans in a village in
Kandahar province.
Huffington Post
May 14, 2012
"We saw a security detail, a convoy, and we saw bin Laden exit the vehicle, clearly," Crumpton told CBS's
Lara Logan, describing aerial images captured by a
drone flying somewhere outside of
Kandahar. "The optics were spot in, it was beaming back to us ...
CBS42
May 14, 2012
The two-day trip included visits to the provinces of
Helmand and
Kandahar as well as offered an opportunity for the delegation to visit with troops on Mother's Day weekend and discuss national security and woman issues in the Middle East, ...
Craig Daily Press
May 14, 2012
Robinson, who was born and raised in Craig, is currently serving with the
US Army's Second
Stryker Brigade of the Second Infantry Division in
Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was deployed April 28. By Joe Moylan Pfc. Ethan Robinson smiles at his 3-month-old ...
Department of Defense
May 14, 2012
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2012 - An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force detained a
Taliban facilitator and another insurgent in the
Kandahar district of
Afghanistan's Kandahar province today,
military officials reported.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
May 14, 2012
The security transfer, announced May 13 by
Kabul, takes in 230 districts and the centers of all provincial capitals, including the
Taliban stronghold of
Kandahar City. The announcement came on the same day
gunmen shot dead a top Afghan negotiator in ...
DVIDS
May 14, 2012
Kandahar AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Keeping people safe is Afghanistan
engineer District-South commander Air Force Col. Benjamin Wham's number one priority.
KTVQ Billings News
May 13, 2012
Kandahar City, until recently a
Taliban stronghold, is among the areas being handed over to Afghan authority. The list announced Sunday is the third set of areas making the transition.
DVIDS
May 13, 2012
Kandahar, Afghanistan - A kind gesture can go a long way in Afghanistan, uniting soldiers in common bond and giving them a taste of what awaits back at home.
The Hindu
May 13, 2012
The dirigible, a white 117-foot-long surveillance balloon called an aerostat by the military, and scores more like it at almost every
military base in the country, have become constant features of the skies over
Kabul and
Kandahar, and anywhere else ...
Detroit Metro Times (blog)
May 13, 2012
and I headed home to fully relax because the next day we were heading to
Taliban central in
Kandahar. The trip to the gig consisted of an Department of State small jet, a
Chinook helicopter ride, and a four tank / M-Wrap convoy to an undisclosed ...
thejournal.ie
May 13, 2012
I HAVE BEEN here in Afghanistan now for ten months after arriving in July 2011 to the bustle and surrealness of Kandahar Airfield.
Surghar Daily
May 13, 2012
Kandahar Surgar -- Dozens of talented and successful youths are departing to other areas of Afghanistan or abroad, which has created a wider gap of capable individuals in the southern
province of Kandahar. The troubled province is facing lack of ...
3News NZ
May 13, 2012
By Jon Stephenson in
Kandahar, Afghanistan Two members of the US-led coalition were killed Saturday when two men wearing Afghan
police uniforms opened fire on them at an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan.
msnbc.com
May 13, 2012
The dirigible, a white 117-foot-long surveillance balloon called an aerostat by the military, and scores more like it at almost every
military base in the country, have become constant features of the skies over
Kabul and
Kandahar, and anywhere else ...
msnbc.com
May 12, 2012
The dirigible, a white 117-foot-long surveillance balloon called an aerostat by the military, and scores more like it at almost every
military base in the country, have become constant features of the skies over
Kabul and
Kandahar, and anywhere else ...
OCRegister
May 12, 2012
San Nicolas, 20, died from injuries he sustained when his vehicle hit an
improvised explosive device while on patrol in
Kandahar province, Afghanistan. 52% off! $12 for $25 Worth of Gourmet Cookies or Cupcakes from Donna B's Bakery By ROXANA KOPETMAN ...
WBUR
May 12, 2012
On a recent day, the
Afghan National Army, or ANA, is to be out front on a joint Afghan-US patrol in the countryside outside
Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. It may seem like a small thing, but it's actually a big deal. They understand they have to ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
May 12, 2012
The dirigible, a white 117-foot-long surveillance balloon called an aerostat by the military, and scores more like it at almost every
military base in the country, have become constant features of the skies over
Kabul and
Kandahar, and anywhere else ...
Press TV
May 12, 2012
An injured US soldier is carried away at
Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan on August 28, 2011. Another US-led trooper, serving with the
NATO military alliance has died of non-combat related injuries in southern Afghanistan, Press TV reports.
DVIDS
May 12, 2012
US Army Major Robert Eldridge, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group executive officer, mounts a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle in
Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 7. Eldridge was injured while on a combat patrol in Shkin, Patika province ...
DVIDS
May 12, 2012
In
Arghistan district,
Kandahar province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to capture a
Taliban leader today.
Vancouver Sun
May 12, 2012
Ghulam Hazrat and his family arrived in Vancouver from
Kandahar a week before
Christmas with little more than the clothes on their backs.
NPR
May 12, 2012
On a recent day, the
Afghan National Army, or ANA, is to be out front on a joint Afghan-US patrol in the countryside outside
Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. It may seem like a small thing, but it's actually a big deal. "ANA is going to lead, too.
Voice of America
May 11, 2012
And in April, an Afghan soldier shot and killed an American service member in southern
Kandahar province.
NATO officials say there were at least 15 attacks in Afghanistan this year in which an Afghan soldier or insurgent disguised as one fired on ...
Vancouver Sun
May 11, 2012
VANCOUVER -- Ghulam Hazrat and his family arrived in Vancouver from
Kandahar a week before
Christmas with little more than the clothes on their backs.
Independent Online
May 11, 2012
By Amir Shah File photo -
US Army soldiers walk through water after a flash flood swept through Combat Outpost Terra Nova following heavy rains in the
Arghandab Valley north of
Kandahar April 16, 2011. A flash flood swept through villages in a ...
RTT News
May 11, 2012
The Daily Telegraph
May 11, 2012
Just last week, an Afghan medevac team from Kandahar conducted its first full-blown mission using Afghan helicopters, medics and support staff - flying a wounded soldier to the Afghan role 3 hospital at Camp Hero near Kandahar airfield.
