10 Insurgents join the Reintegration program in Badghis province.

A 10-insurgents group turned in their weapons in a Reintegration Ceremony that took place in Qal´eh-ye Now, the capital of Badghis province, on September 16.

Adraskan: 450 new Afghan Civil Order Police agents graduate from NATO Training Centre.

HERAT, Afghanistan (10 September) – After 14 weeks of training, 450 policemen graduated from Adraskan’s NATO Training Centre. The course comprised elements of Law, Shooting, Topography, Anti-riot and Check-point techniques, Counter-IED, Driving and Combat skills.  

Badghis: reconciliation takes place in Qal´eh-ye Now after August’s incidents

Qal´eh-ye Now, Afghanistan (September 05, 2010) – Last Saturday, Badghis Governor, Delbar Jan Arman, called for a Shura in the Hotel Marco Polo in Qal´eh-ye Now, gathering more than 200 elders representing all the population sectors in the province. During the Shura, they agreed to condemn the events happened last August 25th, when two Spanish ANP trainers and one interpreter were killed and the subsequent riots that took place.

Iftar Dinner hosted at FOB Farah in celebration of Ramadan

FARAH, Afghanistan (September 06, 2010) – Dignified leaders in Farah Province, Coalition forces and United States Agency for International Development representatives gathered to take part in an Iftar Dinner hosted by The Department of State on Forward Operating Base Farah, in Afghanistan, Sept. 6.

Herat: Local Authorities and PRT hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for a new Comprehensive Health Centre in Injil

HERAT, Afghanistan (5 September) – The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new comprehensive health Centre was held in the district of Injil, Herat Province. 

Farah: two suspected insurgents arrested by an Afghan and coalition security force

Herat (Afghanistan), 6 September 2010. - An Afghan and coalition security
force operation resulted in the detention of two suspected insurgents
in Farah province.

Ice stand explodes, 5 injured treated by FST

Farah, Afghanistan (September 05, 2010) – Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and two children were brought to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah for treatment after a improvised explosive device (IED) detonated an ice stand in Bala Baluk, Afghanistan, Sept. 5.

Among the three ANA soldiers, injuries included head traumas, severe burns, and extensive extremity and internal injuries. All were all evacuated to Kandahar Air Field for further treatment.

The two children age eight and twelve sustained shrapnel wounds to the body and were unresponsive due to severe injuries and burns to their faces.

“The kids in this country are innocent bystanders, and it’s a shame that they are continuously taking the brunt of the insurgent attacks,” said U.S. Navy Lieutenant Gareth Evans of San Diego, Calif., physician assistant for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. 

Currently the children are undergoing surgery, and will be transported to another hospital for further treatment if necessary.

Herat. ANSF and Regional Command West conduct District Stability Operations in the remote districts of Western Afghanistan

Herat, 30 August 2010 – An important ‘District Stability’ Operation was conducted over 6 days by the ANSF with the support of the Italian PRT and RC-W’s troops in Chest-e-Sharif, a remote district located 140 km from Herat.

Afghan National Civil Order Police deploys 150 men in Qal-e-Naw, Badghis province

Herat’s Afghan Police authorities reinforced the security framework existing in Qal-e-Naw – Badghis Province’s main city - with 150 men drawn from the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) units.

The deployment was coordinated between the Afghan National Security Forces and ISAF Regional Command West. The policemen were transported from Herat to the main city of Badghis province by means of 6 ISAF helicopters.

Security force arrests two suspected insurgents in Farah.

An Afghan and coalition security force conducted yesterday an operation resulting in the detention of two insurgents supposed to have links to IED (Improvised Explosive Device) facilitator cell in Farah district.

US Ambassador to Spain visits RC West

 The United States Ambassador to Spain, Alan Solomont, visited the Spanish troops deployed within the ISAF Regional Command West, both in Badghis and Herat provinces.

Hand-grenade injures 4, 1 treated by FST.

A young boy was brought to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah for care after sustaining severe injuries from the blast of a hand-grenade thrown in Farah, Afghanistan, Aug. 8.

ISAF medics rescue 5 Afghan people wounded in the blast of suicide vehicle borne IED along the HW1

Five Afghan people were transferred to the ISAF medical treatment facility inside Camp Arena and provided first aid and medical treatment following the explosion of a suicide vehicle borne IED that occurred today along the Highway One near Herat city

120 projects completed in Ghor

Up to 120 projects, benefiting 15,000 families, have been completed in the western province of Ghor, an official said on Sunday.

Numbers of religious leaders, teachers, government employees, directors and members of different community development council of Badghis province have participated in the “Gender and Social Relations” awareness workshop, organized by AECID.

Farah: 5 insurgents detained by ANSF and ISAF forces

An Afghan and coalition security force
detained five insurgents in a joint operation aimed at disrupting the insurgency network in Farah and Bala Boluk.

Badghis PRT supports pilgrims to Mecca

  

In the scope of the Quick Impact Projects program carried out by the Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), a new floor of the Religious Affairs Centre was inaugurated in Qal´eh-ye Now.

Herat: ISAF supports the Blue Mosque and Taraqi Park

Two important projects in favour of Herat’s communities have been initiated thanks to the partnership between the Provincial Institutions and ISAF’s Italian PRT along with USFOR-A.

Operation ‘Sob Bakhair’, endstate: uniting Afghanistan through the completion of Highway 1 in Badghis

HERAT, Afghanistan (1 August) – Operation ‘Sob Bakhair’ (good morning, in dari language) has entered a new stage since last April. Its aim is to expand the security bubble in place around Bala Murghab (northern Badghis Province), in order to progressively include an increasing number of villages, which had been abandoned by their inhabitants for fear of the insurgents. The operation requires boots on the ground and time, to achieve steady progress.