updated Sat. August 10, 2024
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The State Journal-Register
March 3, 2018
Todd was stationed at Forward Operation Base Salerno in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009, while Robb was at the same base in 2010 to 2011. ... Ken Mitchell served in the Army Reserves, and the brothers said their family's connection to the military was part of the reason they joined the Illinois NationalÃâà...
The Nation
March 3, 2018
Washington - The US military killed a commander from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan who also served as an Al-Qaeda facilitator in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika late last month. The strike took place in a district that is known to have served as an Al-Qaeda haven in the past, reportedÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 3, 2018
The US military killed a commander from the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan who also served as an al Qaeda facilitator in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika late last month. The strike took place in a district that is known to have served as an al Qaeda haven in the past.
TOLOnews
March 1, 2018
Roshan Safi of the Afghanistan National Army this week visited checkpoints in Kabul to review biometric scanning procedures, general security ... Hashmatullah Muslim, Afghan National Police Unit 01 commander, visited Resolute Support Headquarters to discuss the security within the Green Zone. DuringÃâà...
Voice of America
February 24, 2018
Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan General John Nicholson made the remark Saturday while responding to recent Russian accusations ... their territory, again, we have driven their fighters out of parts of the country,” explained the general, who also commands NATO's Afghan military mission.
TOLOnews
February 12, 2018
Army chiefs from at least four countries along with US commanders will meet Tuesday to discuss the fight against terrorism. ... The United States Central Command commander Joseph Votel, Commander Resolute Support Mission John Nicholson and Afghan Army Chief Mohammad Sharif Yaftali are alsoÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
February 6, 2018
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says seven Afghan army officers, including two generals, have been dismissed for "professional negligence" during a recent deadly attack on a Kabul military base. Ghani announced the firings in a Twitter message on February 6, saying that all seven officers had beenÃâà...
NPR
December 31, 1999
The training exercise at Fort Polk, La., is preparing the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade for a spring deployment to Afghanistan. ... Army Maj. Jason Moncuse sat at a table in a makeshift headquarters with an Afghan actor playing the role of a commander from that nation's army. Through aÃâà...
Xinhua
December 31, 1999
26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 528 newly graduated officers including nine women commissioned to Afghan National Army (ANA) on Monday. The newly graduated officer after completion of a four-year military education in the country's prestigious military academy the Marshal Fahim National Defense UniversityÃâà...
