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Newsweek
June 26, 2011
Rodriguez called his plan Operation Omid (the Dari word for “hope”), and it has centered from the very start on enabling the Afghan government forces to stand on their own. The country's security forces have grown by 94,000 new police and soldiers since the surge began, Rodriguez says, and their total ...
BBC News
June 17, 2011
The marines had been taking part in Operation Omid Haft alongside soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) in central Helmand. They were searching a compound there when an improvised explosive device exploded, which killed them and injured several others. Marine Alexander joined the Royal ...
Scottish Daily Record
May 31, 2011
Heroic Scots troops in Afghanistan have helped crush the Taliban in one of their last remaining strongholds in Helmand. They joined Afghan and coalition forces for the huge push in Nahr-e Saraj district. Two men from 42 Commando died during Operation Omid Haft (Hope Seven). But despite the tragedy, ...
War On Terror News
February 23, 2011
369492_q75 Afghan National Army soldiers with 3rd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 215th Afghan National Army Corps and their coalition advisors with 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Brigade Advisory Group move on patrol during Operation Omid Shash in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The advisors ...
New York Times
January 13, 2011
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An Afghan presidential commission has determined that military operations in the Kandahar area have caused more than $100 million in damage to homes and farms over the past six months, its chairman said in an interview on Thursday. Those findings, reported by the ...
War On Terror News
November 7, 2010
"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother”. Rest in peace my Brothers, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare). REQUEST that all afford ...
Mirror.co.uk
October 22, 2010
It was part of Operation Omid IV, the largest Afghan-led operation since British troops were deployed to Helmand in 2006, and senior officers hope that is a watershed along the road towards transition. It should, they hope, spell an end to British combat operations. Their mission was to clear a Taliban safe ...
Defense Update
July 19, 2010
As a first independent operation, planned and executed entirely by ANA, Operation Omid 2 could be regarded a success, but it seems a long way, until the Afghans can take over their country's security against an ever-growing threat from Taliban. In fact, while the official reports tried to magnify 3rd Kandak's ...
TucsonSentinel.com
May 10, 2010
KABUL — As Afghan President Hamid Karzai goes off to Washington for what promises to be a cordial meeting with his U.S. counterpart, he will be closely watched by his countrymen, who are expecting him to bring home major American concessions. The main topic of conversation at the Karzai-Obama ...
Plymouth Herald
February 9, 2017
Plymouth-based Royal Marines had a one in 17 chance of being killed or seriously injured during a horrific six-month tour in Afghanistan, it hasÃÂ ...
Newsweek
June 26, 2011
Rodriguez called his plan Operation Omid (the Dari word for “hope”), and it has centered from the very start on enabling the Afghan governmentÃÂ ...
BBC News
June 17, 2011
The marines had been taking part in Operation Omid Haft alongside soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) in central Helmand.
Scottish Daily Record
May 31, 2011
Two men from 42 Commando died during Operation Omid Haft (Hope Seven). But despite the tragedy, the mission has been deemed anÃÂ ...
War On Terror News
February 23, 2011
Ben Irwin-Clark takes part in a patrol during Operation Omid Shash, Feb. 16, in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Irwin-Clark is theÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 13, 2011
The commission studied the impact over the past nine months of Operation Omid, which means “hope” in the Dari language, in which coalitionÃÂ ...
Mirror.co.uk
January 3, 2011
Operation Omid Panj – meaning Hope Five – is the biggest launched by Afghan soldiers so far and should eventually pave the way for BritishÃÂ ...
War On Terror News
November 7, 2010
"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For heÃÂ ...
British Forces News
October 27, 2010
The Military Stabilisation and Support Group are providing a vital role in reconstruction work in Afghanistan. The tri-service unit works closelyÃÂ ...
Defense Update
July 19, 2010
As a first independent operation, planned and executed entirely by ANA, Operation Omid 2 could be regarded a success, but it seems a longÃÂ ...
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