Wardak, A Challenging Environment
- Insurgency’s Scars Line Afghanistan’s Main Road
- ..."Tone was dragged off and chopped to pieces, according to Afghan and Western officials. The body was so badly mutilated that at first the military announced that it had found the remains of two men, not one, in a nearby field. The road has become the site of extreme carnage in the last six weeks, disrupting supply lines for American and NATO forces and tying down Afghan Army forces. One of the worst attacks occurred in Salar on June 24 when some 50 fuel tankers and food trucks carrying supplies for the United States military were ambushed. "...
- U.S. at disadvantage in Afghan insurgent hotbed
- ..."In the past year, the Taliban and other insurgent groups in Wardak have increased their attacks by 58 percent, the U.S. military says. And with deadly frequency, the militants use the valley to launch attacks on Kabul and a national highway that is the economic lifeline to the southern part of the country. "...
- U.S., NATO battle on uneven Afghan patchwork
- ..."Last week U.S. Captain Roger Hill led a patrol into the Jaldez valley, just southwest of Kabul, and was immediately ambushed from three sides by 50 Taliban fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades."...
- Afghan insurgents rule in shadows
- ..."Over the past year in Wardak province alone, Taliban fighters have taken over district centers, set up checkpoints on rural highways and captured Afghan soldiers. The Taliban in Wardak has its own governor and military chief, its own pseudo-court system and its own religious leaders who act as judges. Bands of armed militants in beat-up trucks cruise the countryside, dispensing their own justice against accused spies and thieves."...
- Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan
- ..."KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents exchanged fire with U.S. troops aboard a Black Hawk helicopter in central Afghanistan on Monday before the aircraft was hit and forced to land. The crew was rescued, but in the north a suicide bomber killed two U.S. soldiers. Wardak province has seen an increase in insurgent activity the last two years, and its main highway is now extremely risky to travel on, particularly at night. In mid-October, a U.S. Special Forces raid freed a kidnapped American working for the Army Corps of Engineers who had been held captive in Wardak for two months. "...
- Newest US troops in dangerous region near Kabul
- ..."Militants have attacked several patrols with rifles and , including one ambush by 30 insurgents, Lt. Col. Steve Osterhozer, the brigade spokesman, said. Several roadside bombs also have exploded next to the unit's MRAPs - mine-resistance patrol vehicles - but caused no casualties, he said"...
- ISAF destroys IEDs in Wardak
- ..."KABUL, Afghanistan - ISAF prevented the use of two vehicle-borne IEDs Aug. 5 in the Maydan Shahr district of Wardak province. "...
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