Qal´eh-Ye Now authorities reintegrate two former Taliban members

HERAT, Afghanistan (May 26) – Two insurgents turned in their personal weapons Sunday to authorities at the Badghis province headquarters of the Provincial Coordination Office in Qal’ eh-Ye Now.

Insurgent’s Kill and Wound Local Nationals

Herat, Afghanistan (May 26,2010)-- In Pusht-e-Rod District, Farah Province- one civilian was killed and one was wounded in a suspected IED attack Wednesday. Local villagers went to investigate after hearing a blast,in afield between the villages of Chin Farsi and Dunkin, Where they discovered one male about 17 years of age wounded and one male about 15 years old dead from the blast

Operation ‘Sob Bakhair’: expanding security in northern Badghis province

HERAT, Afghanistan (26 May) – Afghan soldiers of Kandak 2/2/207 supported by ISAF troops of Regional Command West are expanding the security bubble built around FOB Columbus in Bala Murghab, Badghis province, north of Herat.

U.S., Italian Ambassadors discuss security, governance and economic development during visit to Farah Province

United States Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and Italian Ambassador Claudio Glaentzer visited with coalition forces and Farah provincial leadership, May 23, in Farah, Afghanistan. The ambassadors met with leadership from Task Force Three Fury, Task Force South, Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah and the Farah Provincial Government to discuss military and civilian operations and to assess the progress the provincial government is making

Significant progress made in construction of health clinic in Farah Province

Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah met with the lead contractor and the Shib Koh district sub-governor to provide an assessment of the progress being made on the construction of Ken Clinic, a new health clinic in Ken village in Shib Koh district. Over 20 locally hired workers have made significant construction progress with the clinic, according to Dawoud, lead contractor of the project. The clinic officially broke ground on April 20 and is expected to be complete within one to two months.