WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2017 — U.S. forces killed Abu Sayed, the head of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan, in a strike on the group’s headquarters in Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 11, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Dana W. White said today in a statement. “The strike also killed other ISIS-K members and[Read More…]
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U.S. Strikes in Afghanistan Target Senior al-Qaida Leaders
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 — Precision U.S. strikes conducted Oct. 23 targeted two of al-Qaida’s most senior leaders in Afghanistan, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook announced last night. In a statement, Cook said officials are still assessing the results of the strikes, which targeted Faruq al-Qatani and Bilal al-Utabi. “Their demise[Read More…]
Afghanistan: UN Report Finds July Attack on Peaceful Protests in Kabul ‘May Amount to a War Crime’
A policeman in Kabul, Afghanistan, which remains the most dangerous country for aid workers globally. Photo: Obinna Anyadike/IRIN AFGHANISTAN–(ENEWSPF)–18 October 2016 – A new special human rights report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has concluded that the 23 July attack on a large, peaceful demonstration[Read More…]
Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Release Statement Regarding Trump’s Insensitive PTSD Comments
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2016 By Jen Hayden There is nothing weak about seeking help In a speech to veterans in Virginia yesterday morning, Donald Trump implied that some vets who suffer from PTSD are not strong: “When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and[Read More…]
ISIL Leader in Afghanistan Targeted in Airstrike
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2016 — U.S. and Afghan special operations forces conducted operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Afghanistan’s southern Nangarhar province between approximately July 1-30, 2016, a Defense Department spokesman said in a statement released today. During this time, Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge said,[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Afghanistan, July 6, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016 -10:27 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. More than 14 years ago, after al Qaida attacked our nation on 9/11, the United States went to war in Afghanistan against these terrorists and the Taliban that harbored them. Over the years — and thanks to heroic[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Hostage Rescue in Afghanistan
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- I want to commend the U.S. Special Operations personnel and the Afghan special operations forces for the professionalism and skill they demonstrated in the raid this morning in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. In the counterterrorism operation targeting Al Qaeda operatives, the partnered team freed Ali Haider Gilani, the son of[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Initial Reaction to Public Release of U.S. Military Investigative Report on the Attack on MSF Trauma Hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016. The United States military today released its investigative report on the attack on the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) trauma hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2015. The attack killed 42 people, including 14 MSF staff members, and wounded dozens more. MSF was only[Read More…]
Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes While Serving in Afghanistan
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. A former Navy noncommissioned officer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for accepting approximately $25,000 in cash bribes from vendors while he served in Afghanistan. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Canova of the[Read More…]
Yemeni National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan
Defendant Received Military-Type Training from al-Qaeda and then Went to Afghanistan with the Taliban to Fight against U.S. Forces NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Ali Alvi al-Hamidi, 31, a Yemeni national, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to murder U.S. nationals abroad, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda and receiving military-type training[Read More…]
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