Courtesy Story | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 10.10.2017
Maj. Gen. Adil, Commander of the 606th Ansar Western Zone, hosted the Afghan Local Police Shura, the first in 18 months, at the zone headquarters in Herat, October 7....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eliodoro Molina | U.S. Forces Afghanistan | 04.23.2017
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (April 22, 2017) - The Afghan National Army (ANA) command sergeant major brought more than 20 ANA and Afghan National Police (ANP) senior enlisted advisors to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan to discuss the role of the noncommissioned officers (NCOs) in those formations. Five U.S. senior military advisors supported the shura....
Story by Lt.j.g. Charity Edgar | Resolute Support Headquarters | 08.17.2015
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mitchell Chitwood knows that a major, but often overlooked, key to success in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan is adherence to human rights....
Story by Sgt. Frances Candelaria and Sgt. Jessica Ostroska | Regional Command Southwest | 03.29.2014
Nimroz and Helmand provincial leaders met with Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), and key members of his staff aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 26 and 29....
Story by Sgt. Jessica Ostroska | Regional Command Southwest | 03.11.2014
The sky was black with the exception of a few construction lights illuminating a small compound. Rugged, heavyweight military vehicles began to stage for departure. Voices were heard shouting out of the darkness, ensuring everyone was accounted for and ready to begin the operation....
Story by Sgt. Jessica Ostroska | Regional Command Southwest | 03.06.2014
Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), and Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan staff visited with Afghan National Army officials of the 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram, Nimroz province, Afghanistan, March 4, 2014....
Story by Lt.j.g. Jacob Joy | NATO Training Mission Afghanistan | 10.09.2013
Afghan Ministry of Defense senior leaders gathered at Camp Eggers in September to approve the findings of a first of its kind Afghan-led working group charged with analyzing how the Afghan National Army keeps its wheeled vehicle fleet up and running....
Story by Sgt. Kandi Huggins | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | 09.19.2013
Throughout Zabul, government officials have been increasing their participation within the districts of the province through shuras and encouraging the population, as a whole, to stand up and take action. In the past week, Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials conducted shuras in the outlying districts of Nawbahar, Sept. 15, and Atghar, Sept. 19, which have not had a......
