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US Airstrikes Eliminate 10 ISIS-K Fighters in Nangarhar

APRIL 13, 2018, Afghanistan – Four U.S. airstrikes killed 10 ISIS-K fighters in southeastern Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Apr. 12, 2018. The strikes come six days after an airstrike killed 17 ISIS-K fighters identified by Afghan and U.S. Special Operations Forces massing in a defensive position built into the side of a mountain in Deh Bala district, Nangarhar on Apr. 6.

The Afghan population is not supportive of ISIS. Similar to the ISIS-K element in Jowzjan province, the terrorists in Nangarhar rely for external support and foreign fighters to conduct their activities.

“The majority of these fighters are Pakistani Pashtun from the Orakzai Agency,” said Gen. John Nicholson, Resolute Support commander, in a Feb. 26 press conference. “They’re former TTP members who converted to Daesh for their own reasons.”

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The Afghan Commandos led offensive operations in southeast Nangarhar in the spring and summer of 2018, driving ISIS-K from several district centers. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces then placed multiple police and military forces forward to hold the terrain in order to enable families to return to their homes in Pekha and Mohmand Valleys.

“There is no sanctuary for ISIS inside Afghanistan, and we will not stop until they are eliminated from this country,” Nicholson said.

Story by Maj. Tony Mayne
NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

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DoD Must Be More Agile in Technology Development

APRIL 19, 2018, Washington D.C. – The Defense Department must embrace a more agile approach to technology development to keep pace with rapidly evolving adversaries, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering told lawmakers yesterday. Michael D. Griffin appeared before the House Armed Services Committee for a hearing on promoting DoD’s culture of innovation. […]

First Female Marine Students Arrive at SOI-West

MARCH 8, 2018, Camp Pendleton, CA – This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training Company on the West Coast. “It is important, one team one fight, at the end of the day it’s to show the Marine Corps can produce [Marines] regardless of gender and complete any mission.” Said Sgt. Ambar Gonzalez, a […]

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The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, also known as the “Forever GI Bill,” was signed into law on August 17, 2017, and brings significant changes to Veterans’ education benefits over the next few years. Most enhance or expand education benefits for Veterans, servicemembers, families and survivors. Here’s a list of the changes and […]

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