THE FORGOTTEN WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

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07/26/14 KP: Explosion in capital Kabul leaves Afghan army officer martyred An Afghan army national army (ANA) officer was martyred following an explosion in capital Kabul early Saturday. According to the security officials the incident took place around 7:00 am local time in Abdul Haq Square.

07/26/14 KP: 24 militants killed during Afghan army operations At least 24 militants were killed during military operations by Afghan national army (ANA) soldiers during the past 48 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) following a statement said Saturday that the operations were conducted in Zabul, Helmand, Wardak, Kandahar, Paktia and Uruzgan provinces.

07/26/14 BNA: Two ANA Officers Killed In Herat Two ANA officers were targeted by terrorists and killed in Herat province this morning. According to national defense ministry press office to BNA, two ANA officers were going to their work, targeted by terrorists and killed. So far the attackers have not been identified, investigation is going on.

07/26/14 DoD: Army Casualty Identified Pfc. Donnell A. Hamilton, Jr., 20, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, died July 24, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, from an illness sustained in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

07/26/14 DoD: Army Casualty Identified (2 of 2) Pfc. Keith M. Williams, 19, of Visalia, Calif... died July 24, in Mirugol Kalay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. These soldiers were assigned 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

07/26/14 DoD: Army Casualty Identified (1of 2) Staff Sgt. Benjamin G. Prange, 30, of Hickman, Neb... died July 24, in Mirugol Kalay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. These soldiers were assigned 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

07/25/14 ToloNews: 60 Percent of Ballot Boxes Now in Kabul The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Friday announced that 60 percent of the ballot boxes from around the country have arrived to the central IEC headquarters in Kabul, adding that no harm has been done to the boxes. The boxes were transferred to the capital with the cooperation of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

07/25/14 LATimes: Gunmen kill 14 Shiite Muslims in rare sectarian attack in Afghanistan Gunmen stopped a convoy of three minivans traveling through central Afghanistan and executed 14 Shiite Muslims in a rare attack on the country’s religious minority, a local official said Wednesday. The attack shortly after midnight in Ghor province marked one of the relatively few major instances of sectarian killings in Afghanistan’s 13-year war.