THE FORGOTTEN WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

Captured U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl being held by Taliban. Bergdahl was taken prisoner in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. It is believed he is being held somewhere in Pakistan

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01/16/14 DoD: Army Casualties Identified Sgt. Daniel T. Lee, 28, of Crossville, Tenn., died Jan. 15, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

01/16/14 DoD: Army Casualties Identified (2 of 2) Sgt. Drew M. Scobie, 25, of Kailua, Hawaii, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, Wahiawa, Hawaii Army National Guard, Oahu, Hawaii...died Jan. 10, at Bagram Airfield, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the aircraft they were aboard crashed. The incident is under investigation.

01/16/14 DoD: Army Casualties Identified (1 of 2) Chief Warrant Officer Andrew L. McAdams, 27, of Cheyenne, Wyo., assigned to Detachment 53, Operational Support Airlift Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo. ..died Jan. 10, at Bagram Airfield, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the aircraft they were aboard crashed. The incident is under investigation.

01/16/14 Cincinnati: NKY soldier killed in Afghanistan loved the Army life The parents of a Fort Wright soldier were notified early Wednesday that their son had been killed while serving in Afghanistan. Daniel Tyler Lee, 28, died Tuesday, according to his family. “He lit up a room when he came in and he was always smiling,” said the soldier’s father, Daniel Patrick Lee. “He had such a positive outlook in life, was very strong and very dedicated to the U.S. Army.

01/16/14 breakingnews: Video emerges of captured US soldier in Afghanistan US officials have received a new video of captured Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl they believe was taken within the last month, showing that the soldier is alive. The video came to light several days ago, said one senior defence official. Another said that Bergdahl appeared in poorer health than previous videos, showing the signs of his nearly five years in captivity.

01/16/14 KP: ISAF regrets civilian casualties in northern Parwan province The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Wednesday confirmed the civilian casualties during a joint military operation in northern Afghanistan. ISAF following a statement said, ” International Security Assistance Force regrets that civilians were killed Jan. 15 during a deliberately-planned, Afghan-led clearing operation to disrupt insurgent activity in Ghorband district, Parwan province.”

01/16/14 WaPo: With Afghan drawdown ongoing, U.S. to set up center in Bahrain to continue anti-drug efforts As the United States shrinks its civilian presence in Afghanistan, limiting its ability to combat the country’s booming drug industry, U.S. officials intend to establish an intelligence center in Bahrain to continue fighting the trade.

01/15/14 KP: 16 Taliban militants killed, 30 IEDs seized in Afghan operations At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and 3 others were injured during joint military operations by Afghan national security forces. The interior ministry of Afghanistan following a statement said, the operations were conducted during the past 24 hours in various provinces of Afghanistan

01/15/14 KP: Missile attack on Bagram airbase, government compounds foiled The Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) announced Wednesday that the NDS operatives foiled coordinated attacks on Bagram airfield in Parwan province and other government compounds in this province.

01/15/14 AP: NATO Says Service Member Killed in Afghanistan NATO says one its service members has been shot and killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. A statement by the U.S.-led coalition says the shooting took place on Wednesday but provided no other details on the attack or the nationality of the service member.

01/14/14 wakht: Suicide bomber shot dead in Kabul A suicide bomber was shot dead after failing to target a Parwan influential figure near the Afghan parliament building across the Dar-ul-Aman highway, an eyewitness said Tuesday.

01/14/14 wakht: 3 killed as capsule burst in Nangarhar Three members of a family were killed and two others wounded, when a gas-capsule exploded in eastern province of Nangarhar, where an official said Sunday the injured were the victims’ parents.