Three DoD Contractors Get Highest Civilian Valor Award for Afghan Actions

Three Defense Department contractors — all with special operations backgrounds — were awarded the Pentagon’s highest civilian honor Tuesday for their actions in going into combat mode to support U.S. troops in Afghanistan. At a Pentagon ceremony, Army Lt. Gen. Darsie Rogers, deputy director Read More …

As Taliban Fight for Ghazni City in Afghanistan, Nearby Districts Fall

Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have taken over most of the rural areas in Ghazni Province, even as they continue to battle the government for control of the provincial capital, according to local officials and residents. While attention in the past Read More …

Special Forces Soldier Dies After Roadside Bomb Attack in Afghanistan

A Special Forces soldier died Sunday after being injured last week by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Monday in a statement, bringing the total number of American troops killed this year in combat in Afghanistan to Read More …

13 civilians killed, wounded in roadside mine explosion in Balkh

At least thirteen civilians were killed or wounded an explosion triggered by improvised explosive device in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan. A spokesman for the 209th Shaheen Corps, Mohammad Hanif Rezaye , said the incident has taken place in the vicinity Read More …

Taliban Commander Killed While Building Bomb

At least three people were killed and 11 others were wounded in an explosion in Helmand province, local officials said Monday. The governor’s media office said in a statement the incident happened on Sunday while Baran, a Taliban commander, was Read More …

Czech Republic Identifies Resolute Support Service Members Killed During Patrol

The Czech Republic identified that the three Resolute Support service members killed by a suicide bomber during a patrol with Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan, August 5, were from the Army of the Czech Republic. “The tragic death of our Read More …

IED expert and 12 ISIS-K militants killed in Nangarhar province

An expert of the Improvised Explosive Devices and at least twelve ISIS Khurasan militants were killed in separate incidents in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said a militant was killed while he Read More …

Afghan Army Captures IED Maker, Prevents Attack on School, Voting Center

The Afghan National Army’s 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps captured five improvised explosive device (IED) makers and a cache of bomb-making, in Logar Province, June 13. The successful operation began when the 4th Brigade’s intelligence section used its own Persistent Threat Read More …