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Afghanistan morass deepens. (Insider Report).(Brief Article)
Even as hundreds of thousands of U.S. and allied troops fight a major war in Iraq, "an 11,500-strong multinational coalition remains deeply engaged" in Afghanistan, observed a March 27th AP report. "The troops face challenges that a postwar force also may meet in Iraq--hunting residual enemy forces while bringing aid to the people."
The war against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces is not yet over in Afghanistan. "Military officials say the coalition is winning the battle against rebels in Afghanistan," continues the AP dispatch. "They say the number of roadside ambushes, rocket attacks and shootouts have declined in the last few months. Every day, combat jets roar into Bargram air base, the ...
- A surge of Special Forces for Afghanistan likely.(USA)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor December 23, 2008 700+ words
...to send up to 20 Special Forces teams to Afghanistan this spring, part...simply send more Special Forces units to Afghanistan without a coherent...to send additional Special Forces teams to Afghanistan unless there is a...
- Norwegian special forces for Afghanistan.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire February 24, 2003 700+ words
...Government: Norwegian special forces for Afghanistan(C)1994-2003 M2...previously carried out by special forces units in Afghanistan. Force deployment...which Norway has sent special forces to Afghanistan. Contingents from...
- Doing more with less: Special Forces logistics in Afghanistan.
- Magazine article from: Army Logistician Manganaro, Christopher G. November 1, 2007 700+ words
...element (FLE) in a Special Forces group support battalion (GSB) in Afghanistan. A FLE is attached to a Special Forces battalion task force...average size of a Special Forces battalion task force FLE in Afghanistan ranges from 15 to...
- 'I Yelled at Them to Stop': U.S. Special Forces are frustrated. Kicking down...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Soloway, Colin October 7, 2002 700+ words
...August, a U.S. Special Forces A team knocked...fugitives in eastern Afghanistan. The man of the...characterized the Special Forces involved in Mountain...the mission in Afghanistan and increasing...soldiers from several Special Forces A teams have been...operating in ...
- Special Forces soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Infield, Tom Landay, Jonathan S. Brown, Drew January 4, 2002 700+ words
MUSA QAL'EH, Afghanistan _ A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was killed...hostile fire in eastern Afghanistan, underscoring the...had been attached in Afghanistan with the 5th Special Forces Group from Fort Campbell...
- Three special forces are killed by roadside explosion in Afghanistan; Jackal...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) August 8, 2009 700+ words
...paratroopers working with special forces in Afghanistan, it was revealed...recently-formed Special Forces Support Group...direct support for UK special forces missions, but it...British troops in Afghanistan are being provided...
- U.S. special forces come under fire on patrol in Afghanistan.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) April 14, 2002 700+ words
...Liz Sly KABUL, Afghanistan_In their first reported engagement in Afghanistan in weeks, U.S. Special Forces commandos hunting...America's war, in Afghanistan, dubbed Operation Mountain Lion, Special Forces soldiers are scouring...
- Newsweek: U.S. Special Forces, Witnesses in Eastern Afghanistan Say Operation...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 29, 2002 700+ words
...U.S. troops in Afghanistan is that Operation...fugitives in eastern Afghanistan in August -- was...reports, U.S. Special Forces, Afghan villagers...soldiers from several Special Forces A-teams have been operating in eastern Afghanistan, working to win the...
