THE FORGOTTEN WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

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02/16/14 Tolonews: 28 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Afghan Raids Twenty eight Taliban insurgents were killed and seven others were injured in joint Afghan security forces operations over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Sunday.

02/16/14 KP: Huge cache of Taliban ammunition, explosives seized in Kapisa Afghan intelligence operatives discovered and seized a huge cache ammunition and explosives belonging to the Taliban group in Kapisa province. National Directorate of Security (NDS) announced Sunday that the munitions were seized during an operation conducted by NDS operatives.

02/16/14 KP: Roadside blast kill municipality worker in Kandahar province A municipality worker was killed following a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Sunday. According to local government officials, the incident took place around 11:30 am local time in Mirwais Meena road in Kandahar city.

02/15/14 thehindu: Suicide attacker kills civilian, injures eight in Afghanistan One civilian was killed and eight injured Saturday by a suicide bomber in northern Afghanistan, police said. “The bomber targeted a police vehicle passing in Khan Abad district at 9:30 am (0500 GMT),” said Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, police spokesman for Kunduz province. Mr. Hussaini said the police officers were unhurt, but one civilian passerby died and eight others were injured.

02/15/14 KP: Suicide attack reported in northern Kunduz province According to reports, a blast has taken place in Khanabad district at northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. Preliminary reports suggest a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of the Afghan police forces, leaving at least one civilian dead and eight others injured.

02/15/14 KP: 18 Taliban militants killed or injured in Afghan operations At least 18 Taliban militants were killed or injured following coordinated military operations by Afghan national security forces. The militants were killed or injured during military operations conducted by Afghan national police, Afghan national army and Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) in the past 24 hours.

02/15/14 AP: Blast kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan An improvised explosive device killed a NATO service member in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the U.S.-led international military coalition said. In its statement, the coalition did not give further details on where the incident occurred or the nationality of the service member killed. Saturday's death brings to five the number of coalition troops who have died in Afghanistan so far this month. So far this year, 12 coalition troops have been killed in Afghanistan, according to a tally kept by The Associated Press.

02/14/14 Reuters: U.S. military not targeting released Afghan prisoners, Pentagon says The U.S. military said on Friday it was not actively targeting any of the 65 detainees released by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, but warned that if the freed prisoners returned to the fight, "they do it at their own peril."

02/14/14 AP: Released Afghan prisoners could be targeted If any of the 65 Afghan militants who were released from a former U.S. prison in Afghanistan return to the battlefield, they risk being hunted down by U.S. forces, a Pentagon official suggested Friday.

02/14/14 CBC: Daniel Menard, former Canadian general, still in Afghan jail A retired former Canadian general who was removed from command in Afghanistan after he was caught having sex with a subordinate remains in jail in that country facing charges of gun smuggling. Daniel Menard's employer, the Canadian security company GardaWorld in a statement to CBC News confirmed their employee was still in prison – even though the company had been told two weeks ago that he would soon be released.

02/14/14 VOA: Afghanistan Releases 65 Prisoners from Parwan Facility Afghanistan has released 65 accused militants from a former U.S. detention facility near Bagram Air Base, despite warnings from the United States. Afghan officials said Thursday that the prisoners were freed from the Parwan Detention Facility earlier in the day. Among those scheduled to be released was Mohammad Wali, whom the United States says is a Taliban explosives expert who targeted U.S. and Afghan forces.

02/14/14 DoD: Army Casualty Identified (2 of 2) Sgt. First Class Roberto C. Skelt, 41, of York, Fla...assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C....died Feb. 12, in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they were struck by enemy small arms fire.

02/14/14 DoD: Army Casualty Identified (1 of 2) Spc. John A. Pelham, 22, of Portland, Ore...assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C....died Feb. 12, in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they were struck by enemy small arms fire.

02/13/14 DoD: Army Casualty Identified Spc. Christopher A. Landis, 27, of Independence, Ky., died Feb. 10, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from wounds received when the enemy attacked his dismounted patrol with a rocket propelled grenade in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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