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Afghanistan
U.S. forces conducted 465 strikes against militants in Afghanistan in September
2018-10-07
[KhaamaPress] The U.S. forces based in Afghanistan have carried out 465 strikes engaging 522 targets during the month of September, according to a statement released by U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.

"In addition, such strikes enable Afghan National Defense and Security Forces operations and compliment the Resolute Support train, advise and assist mission, as Afghanistan and the international community continue to apply judicious military pressure to enable the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
’s eventual reconciliation, reintegration and realignment," the statement said.

According to the statement, on September 1, U.S. forces conducted two strikes consisting of four engagements in Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
and Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
provinces.

On September 2, U.S. forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 10 engagements in Farah, Helmand, Kandahar and Nangarhar provinces.

On September 3, U.S. forces conducted nine strikes consisting of 11 engagements, on September 4, U.S. forces conducted 21 strikes consisting of 31 engagements, on September 5, U.S. forces conducted 23 strikes consisting of 25 engagements, on September 6, U.S. forces conducted 21 strikes consisting of 29 engagements.

On September 7, U.S. forces conducted 27 strikes consisting of 29 engagements, on 8 September, U.S. forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 16 engagements, on 9 September, U.S. forces conducted 25 strikes consisting of 28 engagements, on September 10, U.S. forces conducted 36 strikes consisting of 42 engagements, on September 11, U.S. forces conducted 20 strikes consisting of 21 engagements, on September 12, U.S. forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 18 engagements, on September 13, U.S. forces conducted three strikes consisting of three engagements, and on September 14, U.S. forces conducted three strikes consisting of three engagements.

On September 15, U.S. forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 14 engagements, on September 16, U.S. forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 14 engagements, on September 17, U.S. forces conducted seven strikes consisting of seven engagements, on September 18, U.S. forces conducted 13 strikes consisting of 17 engagements, on September 19, U.S. forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 13 engagements, on September 20, U.S. forces conducted 16 strikes consisting of 17 engagements, on September 21, U.S. forces conducted 17 strikes consisting of 17 engagements, on September 22, U.S. forces conducted 12 strikes consisting of 12 engagements, and on September 23, U.S. forces conducted 33 strikes consisting of 35 engagements.

On September 24, U.S. forces conducted seven strikes consisting of seven engagements, on September 25, U.S. forces conducted 27 strikes consisting of 30 engagements, on September 26, U.S. forces conducted four strikes consisting of four engagements, on September 27, U.S. forces conducted 17 strikes consisting of 17 engagements, on September 28, U.S. forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 22 engagements, on September 29, U.S. forces conducted 16 strikes consisting of 16 engagements, and on September 30, U.S. forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 10 engagements.

The aforementioned summary contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery. U.S. Forces ‐ Afghanistan may refine strike assessments, the statement added.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Truly.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-10-07 19:48  

#1  Now that Obammer is gone.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-10-07 01:20  

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