From NATO in Afghanistan… Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE 2010-10-CA-178 For Immediate Release Detainee found dead in southern Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 18) – A detainee in International Security Assistance Force custody was found dead in his holding cell in southern Afghanistan Sunday. The detainee was captured during an operation Saturday and was being held in [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 945-10 October 16, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, Calif., died Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 943-10 October 15, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Eric C. Newman, 30, of Waynesboro, Miss., died Oct. 14 in Akatzai Kalay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 940-10 October 15, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah, died Oct. 13 in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 942-10 October 15, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood, 19, of Byron, Ill., died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 946-10 October 15, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, Calif., died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 941-10 October 15, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Irvin M. Ceniceros, 21, of Clarksville, Ark., died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th [...]

That just happened: The United States is helping senior Taliban leaders attend initial peace talks with the Afghan government in Kabul because military officials and diplomats want to take advantage of any possibility of political reconciliation, Obama administration and NATO officials said Thursday. If it’s necessary to say: the fact that talks could get underway [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 938-10 October 14, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The following Marines died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan: Cpl. Justin J. Cain, 22, of Manitowoc, Wis. Lance Cpl. Phillip D. Vinnedge, [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 935-10 October 14, 2010 DOD Indentifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Raymon L. A. Johnson, 22, of Midland, Ga., died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, [...]