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In his request, Webb cited an unreleased report from the Army's Combat Studies Institute by a contractor, Douglas Cubbison, that criticized how senior Army leaders in Afghanistan, especially Ostlund and Preysler, acted before the assault at Wanat. According to that report, soldiers at the Wanat base were critically short of basic necessities ...
The Afghan PMC chief of security for the base and a Jordanian military officer from the Jordanian spy agency Dairat al-Mukhabarat al-Ammah were also killed in the attack. On May 28, 2010, the 1,000th American fatality in Afghanistan was a Marine from Camp Pendleton killed by a roadside bomb while on a foot patrol in Helmand province.
17/35. 400 metres (1,312 ft) Asphalt. Forward Operating Base Shank ( IATA: OAA, ICAO: OASH, also known as Rocket City) is a former Forward operating base of the U.S. military, located in Logar Province of eastern Afghanistan, about 12 km south-east of the city of Baraki Barak. During Operation Enduring freedom, FOB Shank was one of the most ...
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The UNCT in Afghanistan comprises 20 agencies, funds and programmes with offices in Afghanistan. See also. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 - the Sanctions Regime against Taliban and al Qaeda. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) List of UN Security Council Resolutions; Bonn Agreement
This is a list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) installations in Afghanistan used during the War in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. This list encompasses installations used by the International Security Assistance Force from 2001 to 2014 and then by the Resolute Support Mission after 2014. Included are airbases, forward operating ...
14/32. 1300m Asphalt. [1] Forward Operating Base ( FOB) Sharana was a large forward operating base with many amenities, including a United Service Organizations installation. [2] It is located in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. [3] FOB Sharana was initially established as Camp Kearney on 21 November 2004. This was followed by the construction of ...
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi. 25 November 2001. 1 December 2001. Qala-i-Jangi District. Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan. Battle of Takur Ghar. 4 March 2002. 5 March 2002. The peak of Takur Ghar.