News Releases 2008

ISAF News Releases are produced by the ISAF Press Office.


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04 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-461

ISAF soldier killed in southern Afghanistan


04 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-460

ISAF soldier killed in southern Afghanistan


04 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-459

ISAF shoots civilian who ran toward patrol, failed to stop


04 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-458

ISAF soldier dies in southern Afghanistan


04 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-457

Canadian ISAF soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan


03 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-456

General McKiernan expresses sorrow for civilian non-combatant casualties and proposes joint approach to future enquiries


02 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-455

ANSF and ISAF successfully deliver a new turbine to Kajaki Dam


02 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-454

ISAF, coalition reject claims of 500 civilians killed


02 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-453

Additional child dies from accidental ISAF attack


02 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-452

ISAF not involved in Kabul incident September 1


01 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-451

ISAF injures civilian in Helmand


01 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-450

ISAF accidently kills 3, wounds 7 civilians in Paktika


01 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-449

Marines provide care for Afghan child


01 Sep. 2008
PR # 2008-448

Insurgents torment villagers in Helmand


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31 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-447

Insurgents plan to make false claim of civilian deaths


31 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-446

ISAF soldiers help injured Afghans in Sangin


31 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-445

ISAF soldier dies in southern Afghanistan


31 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-444

ISAF reminds forces of approaching Ramadan


31 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-443

U.S. joins Canadians in Kandahar


31 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-442

ISAF rebuilds bridges in Zabul


30 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-441

Governor donates vehicles


30 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-440

Lithuanian PRT donates furniture to schools in Ghowr province


29 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-439

ISAF escalation of force incident in Kunduz province killed three civilians


29 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-438

Afghan civilian killed in attack on ISAF outpost


27 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-437

12 Detained in joint operation


27 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-436

ISAF soldier dies in northern Afghanistan


27 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-435

Kandahar school receives year’s worth of supplies


27 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-434

Escalation of Force in Kandahar province


26 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-433

Armoured personnel carrier non-recoverable


26 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-432

ISAF helps Afghans fight fire in Kunduz city


26 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-431

ISAF soldier died in IED strike


24 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-430

Southern region Governors meet in Kandahar City


24 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-429

Independent Election Commission signs joint security order with partners


24 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-428

Spanish ISAF soldiers save lives of ANA soldiers


24 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-427

One dead, three wounded during emergency landing


24 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-426

Insurgents die in attack on Afghan station


23 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-425

Veterinarian Civil Assistance Patrol in Qalat City


23 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-424

Five IEDs discovered and destroyed in Paktika province


23 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-423

Security forces stop IED emplacement


22 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-422

ANSF, ISAF defeat IED threats


22 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-421

ISAF, Pakistan coordinate artillery strikes


21 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-420

ISAF soldiers die in IED strike


21 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-419

ISAF soldiers die in IED strike


20 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-418

ISAF soldier dies from non-combat injury


20 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-417

Czech PRT launches fourteen new development projects in Logar


20 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-416

Latest military Tri-Lateral meeting makes progress


20 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-415

Afghan forces defeat insurgents in Khowst


20 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-414

Huge interest for shop owners’ course in Deh Rawod


20 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-413

Italians to build female correctional centre


20 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-412

ISAF commander condemns recent attacks


19 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-411

Afghan interpreter killed and Afghan child seriously wounded by a suicide bomb in Kandahar province


19 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-410

Afghan Minister visits Uruzgan


19 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-409

ISAF soldiers die after insurgent attack in Kabul Province


19 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-408

Six suicide bombers die in unsuccessful attack on U.S. base in Khowst Province


19 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-407

ISAF engage in major incident with insurgents in Kabul Province


18 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-406

British ISAF soldier killed in southern Afghanistan


18 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-405

Spanish-led PRT collaborates with local authorities to provide necessities for displaced families


18 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-404

ANA and ANP combine forces to deliver Humanitarian Assistance


18 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-403

ISAF Regional Command Capital brings aid to the population of Kabul


17 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-402

ISAF concludes investigation on alleged civilian casualties


17 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-401

ISAF accidentally kills four civilians and wounds three during engagement with Insurgents


17 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-400

ISAF conducts Operation Shaitun Jaru


17 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-399

ISAF investigates allegations of civilian casualties


17 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-398

ISAF soldier dies from non-combat related injuries


17 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-397

ISAF provides aide to refugee camp


16 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-396

ISAF soldier dies in eastern Afghanistan from IED


16 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-395u

UPDATE: ISAF air strike kills known Taliban leader in Uruzgan


16 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-395

ISAF air strike targets known Taliban leader in Uruzgan


16 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-394

ISAF soldiers bring joy to children before the school opening


16 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-393

ISAF provides care for Afghans injured in car accident


15 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-391

Two ISAF service members died in Eastern Afghanistan


15 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-391

ISAF disrupts IED cell


14 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-390

ISAF medics create simple tool to save Afghan lives


14 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-389

Successful operation in Maywand disrupts insurgents


14 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-388

ISAF commander condemns attack on international aid group


13 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-387

Escalation of Force in Helmand province injures civilians


13 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-386

ISAF escalation of force incident in Helmand province killed one civilian


13 Aug. 2008
ISAF

RC-Capital commander visits troops at Camp Invicta


12 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-385

ISAF soldier, four civilians dead following IED strike


12 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-384

ISAF meets with local elders in Maywand, Kandahar


12 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-383

ISAF soldier dies in southern Afghanistan


11 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-382

ISAF refutes claims of civilian deaths during airstrike in TAGAB District


11 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-381

ISAF condemns attack in Faryab


11 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-380

Suicide attack kills, wounds civilians in Kabul


10 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-379

ISAF soldier dies from non-combat injury


10 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-378

ISAF soldiers bring hope, Australian football to Afghan orphans


10 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-377

20 officers graduate new police course


09 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-376

ISAF soldier dies in southern Afghanistan


09 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-375

Attack on ISAF soldiers kills child, wounds two others


07 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-374

Polish helicopter unit adds two to its fleet


07 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-373

Joint District Coordination Centre opens in Zharey, Kandahar


07 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-372

500 teachers graduate from new course in Ghowr


07 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-371

New office streamlines construction efforts in Zabul


07 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-370

Unmanned aircraft crashes in Paktika


07 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-369

French OMLT arrives in Uruzgan


06 Aug. 2008
ISAF

New NATO TV videos: ANA takes the initiative in Helmand video


06 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-368

ISAF destroys IEDs in Wardak


05 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-367

ISAF helps Zabul official to ride safely in style


05 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-366

ISAF helps farmers in Lowgar improve food quality


05 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-365

French assume command of ISAF’s RC-Capital


04 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-364

ISAF soldier dies from non-combat related injury


04 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-363

ISAF’s Zabul team brings purified water to Shajoy


04 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-362

ISAF team helps guard pistachio forests


04 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-361

ISAF school develops skills among Afghan youth


01 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-360

Four ISAF soldiers, one civilian die in IED strike


01 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-359

ISAF soldier dies in IED attack in Khowst


01 Aug. 2008
PR # 2008-358

New colonel takes command of Task Force Uruzgan


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31 July 2008
PR # 2008-357

ISAF bridge course builds capacity


31 July 2008
PR # 2008-356

Lithuanian soldiers help families in Ghowr


30 July 2008
PR # 2008-355

Afghan, American doctors save 10-year-old girl’s life


30 July 2008
PR # 2008-354

Plans call for building second ANA barracks in Farah


30 July 2008
PR # 2008-353

ISAF relocates combat outpost in Kandahar


30 July 2008
PR # 2008-352

ISAF soldier dies of wounds in Helmand


29 July 2008
PR # 2008-351

ISAF Soldier dies of wounds in Nad Ali district, Helmand province


28 July 2008
PR # 2008-350

UPDATE: ISAF escalation of force incident, two civilians dead and one other wounded


27 July 2008
PR # 2008-349

ANP, ISAF repel insurgents in Spera district centre


26 July 2008
PR # 2008-348

ISAF escalation of force incident, 4 civilians dead and three others wounded


25 July 2008
PR # 2008-347

One ISAF soldier dies and three injured in Helmand


25 July 2008
PR # 2008-346

One ISAF soldier killed, two wounded in Helmand


24 July 2008
NATO

NATO Secretary General visits Afghanistan


23 July 2008
PR # 2008-345

ANSF and ISAF partner for operation in troubled Ajiristan District


23 July 2008
PR # 2008-344

ISAF soldier dies of wounds in Helmand


22 July 2008
PR # 2008-343

ANA, French to build bridge in Sarowbi, Kabul


22 July 2008
PR # 2008-342

French TF Chimera assumes authority in Kapisa


20 July 2008
PR # 2008-341

ISAF soldier killed in Khowst


20 July 2008
PR # 2008-340

ISAF kills Taliban leader in Helmand


20 July 2008
PR # 2008-339

ISAF accidentally kills 4 civilians in Paktika


19 July 2008
PR # 2008-338

ISAF soldier dies from wounds in Kandahar


19 July 2008
PR # 2008-337

ISAF troops teach Afghan families honey cultivation


19 July 2008
PR # 2008-336

100 disadvantaged women find opportunity in Zabul


19 July 2008
PR # 2008-335

ISAF soldiers defeat insurgent ambush


19 July 2008
PR # 2008-334

ISAF troops see progress in Paktika


18 July 2008
PR # 2008-333

ISAF rejects Farmakan and Bakhtabad villages civilian casualty claim


17 July 2008
PR # 2008-332

ISAF Romanian transfer of authority in Zabul


17 July 2008
PR # 2008-331

17 July 2008 PR# 2008-331 ISAF soldier dies of non-combat related causes


17 July 2008
ISAF

Progress in Uruzgan visualized by children


17 July 2008
ISAF

ISAF team provides aid in Yosuf Khel


17 July 2008
PR # 2008-330

Combined operation kills two Taliban leaders


17 July 2008
PR # 2008-329

Afghan Air Corps flies first ISAF mission


17 July 2008
PR # 2008-328

ANSF, ISAF kill Taliban leader in Helmand


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-327

ISAF responds to attacks from inside Pakistan


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-326

ISAF destroys two enemy munitions bunkers


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-325

ANA, ISAF destroy truck of explosives


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-324

ISAF soldier dies of non-combat related causes


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-323

Spanish PRT gets new commander


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-322

ISAF rejects NURESTAN / KUNAR civilian casualty claim


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-321

ANSF, ISAF strike insurgent leaders, arrest IED facilitators


16 July 2008
PR # 2008-320

ISAF presence will be maintained in Wanat


15 July 2008
ISAF

Highlight: The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployment under ISAF video


14 July 2008
ISAF

German officer provided critical information at scene of Kabul bombing


14 July 2008
ISAF

Croatian doctor rushes to help save Afghan lives after India Embassy blast


14 July 2008
PR # 2008-319

ISAF helps wounded following Deh Rawod suicide attack


14 July 2008
PR # 2008-318

Change of command for ISAF’s RC-W Battle Group


13 July 2008
PR # 2008-317

Nine ISAF soldiers die in fighting in northern Kunar


13 July 2008
PR # 2008-316

Heavy fighting erupts in Kunar province


13 July 2008
PR # 2008-315

Two children, two ANA killed in a suicide IED in Helmand


13 July 2008
PR # 2008-314

ISAF soldier dies from injuries in northern Afghanistan


12 July 2008
PR # 2008-313

Twenty-four Afghans graduate first EOD course


11 July 2008
PR # 2008-312

Insurgents fire at Afghan, Pakistan targets


10 July 2008
PR # 2008-311

Two ISAF soldiers die, one wounded in Paktika


10 July 2008
PR # 2008-310

Key members of Insurgents leadership killed by ANSF, ISAF


10 July 2008
PR # 2008-309

Forward operating base “HERO” Gets Afghan Seal of Approval


10 July 2008
PR # 2008-308

ISAF relocates combat outpost


09 July 2008
PR # 2008-307

ANSF, ISAF killed a Taliban sub-commander today


09 July 2008
PR # 2008-306

One ISAF soldier dies, three are wounded in Uruzgan


08 July 2008
PR # 2008-305

One ISAF soldier dies, 4 are wounded in Kunar


07 July 2008
PR # 2008-304

ISAF commander condemns attack in Kabul


07 July 2008
PR # 2008-303

ISAF, Afghan doctors’ teamwork saves life


07 July 2008
PR # 2008-302

ISAF soldier dies from injuries in southern Afghanistan


05 July 2008
PR # 2008-301

ISAF Regional Command Capital troops support agricultural developments


02 July 2008
ISAF

Italian defence minister visits deployed troops in Regional Command West


02 July 2008
PR # 2008-300

ANSF, ISAF conducted operations to disrupt insurgents


01 July 2008
PR # 2008-299

Agreement begins transition of Kabul airport to Afghanistan control


01 July 2008
PR # 2008-298

CH-46E Mishap in Southern Afghanistan


01 July 2008
PR # 2008-297

ISAF’s Turkish Battle Group in RCC changes command


01 July 2008
PR # 2008-296

ISAF, Pakistan military kill militants


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29 June 2008
PR # 2008-295

ISAF solider dies in Helmand


29 June 2008
PR # 2008-294

20 Afghans graduate from ISAF carpentry course


29 June 2008
PR # 2008-293

ISAF delivers computers to children’s hospital


25 June 2008
PR # 2008-290

ISAF’s Romanian soldiers continue to build trust in Zabul


25 June 2008
PR # 2008-289

Afghan air corps demonstrates new capability


25 June 2008
PR # 2008-288

One ISAF soldier dies in Helmand


24 June 2008
PR # 2008-287

One ISAF soldier dies in Helmand


24 June 2008
PR # 2008-286

ISAF Forces open Garmsir Civil Military Operations Center


24 June 2008
PR # 2008-285

One ISAF soldier dies from wounds in Nangarhar


24 June 2008
PR # 2008-284

ISAF Royal Netherlands Air Force helicopter achieves historic milestone


23 June 2008
PR # 2008-283

ISAF donates supplies to orphanage in Herat


23 June 2008
PR # 2008-282

ANA forces begin returning from Kandahar


23 June 2008
PR # 2008-281

ISAF disrupts IED placement in eastern Afghanistan


23 June 2008
PR # 2008-280

Regional Command Capital finds 100th weapons cache


22 June 2008
PR # 2008-279

Two Afghans slightly injured in an escalation of force incident in Kandahar City


22 June 2008
PR # 2008-278

4 Afghan civilians killed by rocket attacks in Khowst


21 June 2008
PR # 2008-277

ISAF attacked by cross-border artillery fire


21 June 2008
PR # 2008-276

Regional commander comments on ANA success in Arghandab


21 June 2008
PR # 2008-275

One ISAF soldier dies, four are wounded in Paktika


19 June 2008
PR # 2008-274

ISAF regional commander reports Arghandab, Kandahar as safe, secure


19 June 2008
PR # 2008-273

ISAF doctors complete skin transplantation


19 June 2008
PR # 2008-272

Citizens may return to Arghandab


19 June 2008
PR # 2008-271

ISAF troops to boost education in Afghanistan


19 June 2008
PR # 2008-270

Commander gave an appreciation of the operations in Arghandab district and the life in Kandahar City


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-269

Two ISAF soldiers die, 10 receive wounds in Paktika


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-268

Joint Combined Operation patrols western side of Arghandab River


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-267

Spanish Crown Prince visits Regional Command West


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-266

ISAF medical teams treat more than 400 local nationals in Ghor province


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-265

4 ISAF soldiers die, 2 receive wounds in southern Afghanistan


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-264

Team teaches farming techniques in Zabul


11 June 2008
PR # 2008-263

Kandahar city remains firmly under the control of the Afghan government and its people


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-262

ISAF bolster ANSF in Kandahar City


18 June 2008
PR # 2008-261

ISAF forces respond to small-arms fire near Afghanistan-Pakistan border


16 June 2008
ISAF

Afghan and ISAF doctors share experience


16 June 2008
PR # 2008-260

ISAF Troops inaugurate a library in Surobi


16 June 2008
PR # 2008-259

ISAF Commander visits Regional Command West


15 June 2008
ISAF

Fallen PRT Gardez members honoured at memorial service


15 June 2008
PR # 2008-258

Afghan National Army Air Corps now integrated in ISAF’s Intra-Theatre Air Support System


15 June 2008
PR # 2008-256

Little steps result in big gains


15 June 2008
PR # 2008-256

ISAF troops established successful presence into Gizab


13 June 2008
PR # 2008-255

Another young life saved by ISAF in Kabul


13 June 2008
PR # 2008-254

One ISAF soldier killed in southern Afghanistan engagement


13 June 2008
PR # 2008-253

Supply helicopter damaged in emergency landing


13 June 2008
PR # 2008-251

ISAF Italian mentors handover responsibility at Camp Stone


13 June 2008
PR # 2008-250

ISAF Medical Team offers hope to medically challenged Afghan child


13 June 2008
PR # 2008-249

Two ISAF soldiers die, one wounded in southern Afghanistan


12 June 2008
PR # 2008-248

ISAF Troops of Regional Command Capital support Kabul City Police


12 June 2008
PR # 2008-247

ISAF Troops of Regional Command Capital providing awareness on Unexploded Ordnance in northern Kabul


11 June 2008
PR # 2008-246

ISAF commander congratulates Ministry of Interior for likely world’s largest seizure of narcotics


10 June 2008
PR # 2008-245

ISAF soldier killed as result of an explosion in northern Afghanistan


10 June 2008
PR # 2008-244

Afghan National Policeman injured in traffic accident


10 June 2008
PR # 2008-243

ISAF Donation to Herat City General Hospital


09 June 2008
PR # 2008-242

Netherlands’ F-16s flies 10,000 hours for ISAF


09 June 2008
PR # 2008-241

A step towards trusted government in Uruzgan


09 June 2008
PR # 2008-240

Supply helicopter damaged by insurgent fire


09 June 2008
PR # 2008-238

Three ISAF soldiers died of wounds, one ISAF soldier wounded by suicide attack in southern Afghanistan


08 June 2008
PR # 2008-237

ISAF soldier dies of non-battle injury


08 June 2008
PR # 2008-236

Security and Development Progress Brings Measure of Relief to People of Daman District


08 June 2008
PR # 2008-235

New start for the Balluchi Valley in Uruzgan


08 June 2008
PR # 2008-234

ISAF Medical Team saves life of Afghan Child


06 June 2008
PR # 2008-233

Planting seeds of learning in Farah City


05 June 2008
PR # 2008-232

ISAF organizes first riot control training for the Afghan National Police in Chaghcharan


05 June 2008
PR # 2008-231

Herat Forward Support Base hails, farewells leaders in ceremony


05 June 2008
PR # 2008-230

JFC Brunssum commander, delegation visit ISAF soldiers in Surobi


05 June 2008
PR # 2008-229

ISAF, ANA prevent insurgent attack


04 June 2008
PR # 2008-228

Commitment, competence, courage, candidness – General McKiernan states expectations


04 June 2008
PR # 2008-227

ISAF French troops inaugurate bridge in Kalakan


03 June 2008
PR # 2008-226

ISAF soldier dies in southern Afghanistan engagement


03 June 2008
PR # 2008-225

2 ISAF soldiers die, 1 soldier and 1 local national wounded in eastern Afghanistan


03 June 2008
PR # 2008-224

ISAF teamwork pays off for local national child


03 June 2008
ISAF

General McKiernan assumes command of ISAF


02 June 2008
PR # 2008-223

Marines secure new areas in southern Helmand


02 June 2008
PR # 2008-222

ISAF Italian-led PRT opens bridge in Herat city


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31 May 2008
PR # 2008-221

2 ISAF soldiers die, 4 wounded in Nangarhar province explosion


31 May 2008
PR # 2008-220

Zabul governor holds districts accountable for security


30 May 2008
PR # 2008-219

ISAF troops of Regional Command Capital support education in Kabul


30 May 2008
PR # 2008-218

Senior insurgent leader killed


29 May 2008
PR # 2008-217

ISAF doctors successfully operate on Afghan girl


29 May 2008
PR # 2008-216

ISAF helps open causeway in Kandahar


28 May 2008
PR # 2008-215

ISAF soldier died of wounds, 4 others wounded in eastern Afghanistan IED explosion


28 May 2008
PR # 2008-214

ISAF Marines build trust, support in Garmsir


28 May 2008
ISAF

ISAF and ANA discuss partnership and mentorship


26 May 2008
PR # 2008-213

ISAF soldier dies, 2 wounded in southern Afghanistan engagement


25 May 2008
PR # 2008-212

ISAF soldier dies of non-battle injury


25 May 2008
PR # 2008-211

ISAF medical team performs surgery on Afghan locals in Chaghcharan


24 May 2008
PR # 2008-210

Three Afghan children killed by UXO


24 May 2008
ISAF

ISAF holds workshop to repair village’s motorcycles, water pump


23 May 2008
ISAF

ANA and ISAF counter insurgents in Kunar


23 May 2008
ISAF

ISAF conducts counterinsurgency and relief operation


22 May 2008
PR # 2008-209