Archive for the ‘ISAF’ Category
Posted by warvictims on July 10, 2009
TIME
By Mark Thompson in Washington and Aryn Baker in Kabu
07/09/2009
The headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul looks more like a college campus than the nerve center of a military operation involving more than 90,000 troops from 41 countries, its staff officers roaming the halls in each nation’s distinct patterns of camouflage. On July 3, on a wooden deck at the back of his office in the compound, shaded by trees and a garden umbrella, U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal, who recently became ISAF’s commander, and that of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, sat down to discuss his new role. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Roadside bomb attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan are blowing past previous records, causing a rising number of wounded as U.S. troops are waging a major offensive to stop growing violence from Afghan insurgents.
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Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA and ALAN COWELL
Published: July 9, 2009
KABUL, Afghanistan — A huge explosion in a truck Thursday killed 24 people south of Kabul, including 16 schoolchildren, 4 policemen and 4 bystanders, local officials said, as the death toll among foreign soldiers fighting in Afghanistan rose. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
Written by Qadir Shah
Tuesday, 07 July 2009
A powerful blast that shocked a town in eastern Afghanistan left one dead and at least 34 wounded Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 8, 2009
American Forces Press Service
By JIM GARAMONE
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2009 – A new tactical directive for coalition forces serving in Afghanistan re-emphasizes the importance of preventing civilian casualties.
Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, released the directive July 2. It builds on previous tactics and is much clearer about use of close-air support, searching Afghan houses and protecting Afghan cultural and religious sensitivities. All coalition forces in Afghanistan must follow the directive.
Taliban fighters use a tactic of engaging coalition forces from positions that expose Afghan civilians to danger. Close-air support of coalition and Afghan personnel engaged in a May 4 firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Farah province killed numerous civilians. The Taliban cite such incidents to lead people to believe the NATO-led force does not care for Afghan civilians. Read the rest of this entry »
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