GIRoA and ISAF strive for the “well” being of Bakwa

BAKTIER, Afghanistan (July 21, 2010) – Coalition forces met with Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) officials to discuss proposals for new irrigation wells to be built in Bakwa district, Farah Province, Afghanistan, July 21.

Hundreds of Afghans medically treated by GIRoA Public Health Officials

Public Health Officers (PHO) from the Ministry of Public Health travelled to the village of Khorma Leq in Farah Province, Afghanistan, in order to conduct a Village Medical Outreach Program (VMOP) at the local health clinic, July 19.

PRT Qala-i-Naw Transfer of Authority ceremony

Qala-i-Naw, Afghanistan (July, 19th) – Today, in the Spanish Base “Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo”, home of PRT Qala-i-Naw, took place the Transfer of Authority ceremony, between the incoming and outgoing Commanders of the Spanish troops deployed in Afghanistan. The ceremony was presided by the ISAF Regional Command West Commander, Brigadier General Claudo Berto and was attended by civilian and military representatives, as well as Badghis province governor Mr. Shinwari Delbar Jan Arman.

Regional Command West keeps combating Improvised Explosive Devices

This morning, an Italian specialized unit in explosive disposal, belonging to Task Force Centre, was warned by the Afghan Police about a possible Improvised Explosive Device (IED) found under a Ring Road´s bridge, 6 km east from Shindand base, Herat province.

YOUNG NAZIFA RETURNS TO ITALY

Recently, young Nazifa Noor Ahmad, the child aged nine and born in Cha Bol Bol, a village around 80 km far from Herat, came back to Italy. She was cured of a severe form of Hodgkin´s disease in “S.Orsola-Malpighi” Hospital in Bologna, and for two years she underwent the treatment monitored by Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat. His return to Italy was necessary to be submitted to a series of medical examinations according to the protocol that she is following.

ISAF treats prisoners after explosion in Farah City Prison

Two prisoners were treated at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah after an explosion occurred in the Farah City Prison, 2:10 a.m., Farah, Afghanistan, July 18

Chaghcharan PRT in support of ANDMA for the population of Chahar Sadeh District, Ghwor province, affected by landslide

Today the Lithuanian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) based in Chaghcharan, Ghwor Province, provided to the Afghan National Disaster Management Agency (ANDMA) 320 litres of cooking oil, 1,500 Kilograms of flour and a power generator for the emergency needs of Raghaskan village people, Chahar Sadeh District, affected by a landslide which occurred yesterday. The delivery happened during a meeting between representatives of the Chaghcharan PRT and ANDMA, in order to share information about the damage due the landslide. According to initial reports, 27 houses were damaged and fortunately there were no victims among the population.

GIRoA and PRT Female Engagement Team: enhancing the future for women in Afghanistan

 U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis struggles with the strong-blowing wind as she places her Afghan headscarf on properly.

Spanish Minister of Defense, Carme Chacon, visits the Spanish base in Qala i Naw and the Forward Operating Base in Sang-Atesh, Badghis Province.

 After her visit to ISAF headquarters in Kabul, the Spanish Minister of Defense Mrs Carme Chacon, along with the Defense Chief of Staff, General Jose Julio Rodriguez traveled to Qala-i-Naw to inaugurate the new military facilities in the province of Badghis.

Herat: Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team continues to support governance and social development in the Province

 The Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) continues to support Herat’s population through donations of electronic equipments for the development of the public administrations and of the society in the province.

Herat: Handover in Camp “Arena”. A new Spanish Chief of Staff for the ISAF Regional Command West

 Today (July, 12th) in Camp “Arena”, home of ISAF Regional Command West, the handover ceremony as Chief of Staff was held between Spanish Army’s Colonel Jesus de Miguel and Colonel Gabriel Martinez Valera.

Heart: Provincial Reconstruction Team inagurated the Fossano Plaza, a piece of Italy in the heart of the Afghan city

The opening ceremony of the new ´Fossano Plaza’ was held this morning in one of the oldest Herat´s areas, Mohammad Mahal.

Herat: First combined staff meeting for ANA 207th Corps and RC-W’s Staff

The ANA 207Th Corps and ISAF Regional Command West (RC-W) today reached a new important goal in partnering to improve ANSF performances and to gain unity of effort for the stability and security in the western region of the Country.

Afghan and ISAF Troops of RC-W find weapons cache in Moqur District, Badghis province

 The partnership between Afghan National Security Forces and troops of ISAF Regional Command West led today to the seizure of a huge ammunition cache in Moqur District, Badghis province.

Farah: 9th Mountain troops Regiment has donated sewing machines to the city´s female orphanage

 The Italian Task Force South Mountain Troops, based in Farah, delivered yesterday at the city´s female orphanage, eighteen  sewing machines, through which small orphans can take courses to learn a profession and build their own future.

FST, PRT treat ANA soldier after Fire-fight in Farah

 A soldier of the Afghan National Army (ANA) was brought today to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah to receive treatment for gunshot wounds after a small arms fire-fight occurred in Shewan, Farah Province.

NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan and Italian Ambassador meet Herat authorities.

Ambassador Mark Sedwill, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan and Claudio Glaentzer, Italian Ambassador in Kabul, along with Major General Claudio Mora (ISAF’s DCOS Stability) visited Camp Arena – home to ISAF Regional Command West – and held a meeting with the main local Authorities, focusing on three NATO and International Community’s priorities: the unchanged commitment to work with Afghan Government to bring stability and security to the Afghan people, the main effort in building-up of the Afghan National Security Forces and the successful conduct of the International Conference on Afghanistan, scheduled for July 20 in Kabul.

Innocent civilians wounded as consequence of insurgents’ attack in Farah province.

Two civilians and two Afghan soldiers were injuried last night as consequence of an insurgents’ attack in Farah province. The wounded people were evacuated by Coalition Forces Helicopters to the ISAF Forward Operating Base of Farah where medics of the Forward Surgical Team provided first aid.

The insurgents’ attack happened in a village between Khak-e- Safayd and Farah during a movement of a ANSF and ISAF’s convoy towards Farah. this event remarks even more the insurgents’ total disregard for the Afghan people and for their rights to live safe in their houses. The incident is currently under investigation.

The first session of the Development & Governance Working Group hosted at ISAF’s Regional Command West in Herat

The first meeting of the Development & Governance Working Group (DGWG) took place today in Camp Arena, home to ISAF’s Regional Command West.

ISAF Troops rescue afghan child injured after an IED explosion in Badghis Province

An ISAF Patrol rescued yesterday night an Afghan child seriously wounded by the detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the District of Morghab, Badghis Province.