Sat 4 May 2013 10:05
KABUL, Afghanistan – KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five U.S. service members were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week.
Tue 9 Apr 2013 08:16
KABUL, Afghanistan – KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A NATO helicopter crashed in a field in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two American service members.
The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash is under investigation but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time.
It did not immediately identify the nationalities of those killed. But a senior U.S. official confirmed they were Americans. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to release the information ahead of a formal announcement.
The deaths raised to nine the number of Americans, including three civilians, killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
A local official, Mir Baz Khan, said the helicopter crashed in an agricultural field in the Pachir Wagam district in Nangarhar province.
Shir Azam, a teacher who lives in a village near the site, said he heard a loud explosion, then saw the helicopter in flames as it plunged to the ground.
Then, he said, more helicopters came and American troops sealed off the site. He also said he heard nothing to indicate any shooting before the crash.
Sat 6 Apr 2013 19:51
CNN — Two attacks in Afghanistan killed six Americans — four service members and two civilians — on Saturday as a top U.S. military official arrived to assess the country’s security, officials said.
Mon 1 Apr 2013 07:26
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan teenager killed an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan by stabbing him in the neck while he played with a group of local children, officials said Monday.
The killing comes as the monthly U.S. death toll rose sharply in March to 14 with the start of the spring fighting season when the Taliban and other insurgents take advantage of improved weather to step up attacks.
Tue 4 Sep 2012 20:34
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Since he took command of U.S. and international forces in southwestern Afghanistan in March, Marine Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus and his Camp Pendleton staff have overseen a “fighting retrograde” in the deadliest area of the country for coalition forces. Violence remains high after nearly 11 years at war, unlike the twilight of the Iraq conflict, but most Marines and U.S. military equipment are on the way home.
Thu 30 Aug 2012 16:16
In what can only be described as a pitiful attempt to distract Americans from the obvious truth which is being written, and rewritten in American blood multiple times per week, General Allen excused the actions of Afghanistan’s “True Soldiers of Allah”. He very publicly declared that the “stresses” endured by ANA and ANP troops who participated in the month long Ramadan fast, have contributed to the very existence of “insider” attacks. Apparently, for the General, this is an acceptable explanation for “vetted” Afghan’s to turn the weapons Americans have given them, against their benefactors.
Sun 26 Aug 2012 01:26
Fort Bragg paratroopers returning from Afghanistan in the coming weeks will not immediately get a month off as they have in the past.
Fri 17 Aug 2012 03:53
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, minutes after they gave him a new weapon as a present, killing two U.S. service members. It was the latest in a disturbing string of attacks by Afghan security forces on the international troops training them.
Fri 22 Jun 2012 06:09
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon review recommends ridding the combat pay system of inequities that have allowed officers thousands of miles from battle to get better benefits proportionally than troops on the front lines in Afghanistan.
Mon 11 Jun 2012 01:32
Sgt. 1st Class Walter Taylor’s life collapsed in four interminable seconds in a dusty field in central Afghanistan.
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I think Taylor panicked and hosed the civilians. I don’t believe he was being malicious—he just panicked. However, I also believe he has been lying to cover his ass instead of owning-up to fucking-up. Of course, not being privy to classified reports, I don’t know. From what the LA Times is reporting, and reading between the lines… I believe Taylor fucked-up.
