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[ISAF Latest News Feed] Marines Volunteer at Schoolhouse in Helmand Province | ISAF ...: Wali Muhammad and other Afghan boys call out the letter their teacher points to during class at the Forward Operating Base Geronimo schoolhouse in Afghanistan, July 8. Most of the kids who attend school are younger than the current war.

[Afghanistan] Helmand blog: Afghan security forces conduct joint operation ...: Helmand blog: Afghan security forces conduct joint operation. Afghan National Army and ISAF Commanders discussing plans before the operation

[Elites TV] Officials Provide Details of Afghanistan Operations :: Elites TV: The Afghan-led force went to a series of compounds in the Zheray district after intelligence confirmed militant activity. As the partnered force neared the first set of compounds, they came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire from multiple enemy positions, one of which was a mosque being used as insurgent headquarters.

[GlobalPost] Afghanistan | Rules of Engagement | Civilian Casualities: “Based on reports by the National Directorate of Security, a house in Rigi village in Sangin district of southern province of Helmand was hit with a rocket launched by NATO/ISAF troops leaving 52 civilians dead including women and children,” said the press release.

[GlobalSecurity.org] British Forces Launch Helmand Province Operation: -- An Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents in Helmand province while in pursuit of a Taliban military commander who also is believed to be a deputy commander of the Lashkar Gah district who commands more than 100 fighters. Afghan and coalition forces did not fire their weapons, and women and children were protected throughout the search.

[DVIDS RSS 2.0 Feed :] Update: Afghan-led Force Capture Taliban District Commander ...: On Thursday, the security force targeted a compound in Mohammad Rahim Kalay in Garm Ser district to search for the commander. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all residents to exit the buildings peacefully and then secured the area.

[Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis] Afghan civilian casualties up 31 percent: UN | www.bullfax.com: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose by 31 percent in the first six months of 2010, the United Nations reported Tuesday, with ordinary Afghans bearing the brunt of an intensifying Taliban insurgency.Rising casualties among children were of particular concern, rising 55 percent in the first half, said the UN special envoy in Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura."We are worried about the future because the human cost of this war is too much," he said.

[War On Terror News] AFG ISAF/Coalition Forces Operations Roundup 08/07/10 - War On ...: International Security Assistance Force confirmed the death of Shahin, a Taliban commander responsible for ordering attacks against Afghan and coalition forces operating in the Maka Khan and Sharana area, during a combined security force operation in Paktika province July 20.

[Afghanistan] ISAF: Taliban Commander, Two Suspected Insurgents Detained in Helmand: KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 3) - An Afghan and coalition security force detained three suspected insurgents in Helmand province last night including a Taliban sub-commander who facilitated weapons and logistics for the Taliban fighters operating in Lashkar Gah district.

[Europa NewsBlog] ISAF Conducted Operations in Kandahar and Helmand Provinces ...: KABUL, Afghanistan - July 14 2010 - Afghan and international security forces conducted operations in Kandahar and Helmand provinces last night.

[IBN Top Headlines] IBNLive : Suhasini Haidar's Blog : Playing the changing game: With the Wiki-leaked documents showing on the one hand how badly the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) operations in Afghanistan, particularly the southern offensives in Marjah, Helmand and Kandahar, were faring and on the other hand revealing the extent of the ISI's role in squiring the Taliban counter-offensives despite claims to the contrary, it seemed clear that the next step would be negotiating a cut-and-run from the mess.

[Psychology Today Blogs] NATO's Double Standard on Treating and Protecting Stabilization ...: To begin with, ISAF forces and the private security firms protecting NGOs in southern Afghanistan need to have a formal and more integrated operational relationship to enhance the current level of security for development contractors until a more effective Afghan National Police force is established to ensure their security. While formalizing the contractor-ISAF security liaison might not immediately diminish the rates and severity of attacks, it will enhance the general sense of safety amongst NGOs working in a volatile environment and extend their range of activities to more distant and less secure districts that might otherwise be avoided by private security contractors.

[ISAF Latest News Feed] World's Fastest Helicopter Boosts Battle Against Insurgents | ISAF ...: 672 Squadron’s Qualified Helicopter Instructor Danny Rae, a veteran Warrant Officer with 30 years experience said, “This is a massively capable aircraft. The environment in Afghanistan is challenging to say the least but it copes extremely well.

[MILNEWS.ca Blog] TALIBAN PROPAGANDA WATCH - 050010UTC Aug 10 « MILNEWS.ca Blog: In the end, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan view the Dutch forces’ pullout as a genuine effort to meet the wants and demands of both Afghan and Dutch nations and a move in better interests of both countries, asking the allied countries which have invaded Afghanistan in collaboration with the US invading forces to take up the Dutch slack and respect the moral, social and religious values of Afghan war-stricken nation and do the job of leaving Afghanistan, the earlier the better, since it is advisable to do something earlier than what has to be done later with dire consequences. Moreover, they are to stop rubber stamping and following the US blindly which is no one else’s friend and well-wisher knowing none but its interests, and to avoid further wasted lives of their soldiers in Afghanistan.

[SYSVOLT Technologies - www.sysvolt.com] Troops in southern Afghanistan seize drugs, bomb-making material ...: ISAF notes that the Taliban are “deeply entrenched in the villages of the poppy-producing region” in Helmand, where Afghan and coalition forces have squared off for years.

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