15 June 2013/06 Sha’ban 1434/25 Khordad 1391/08 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711

In Maidan Wardak Province, Syed Abad District, local reports that U.S./NATO/ISAF forces kidnapped three high school students from the same family.

In Paktika Province, Janikahil District, a police van was blown up with a remote detonated bomb.  Five cops killed, seven wounded.

In Baghlan Province, 200 German NATO troops pulled out of their Observation Post North.

In Badakhshan Province, locals say that after a battle between Afghan National Army (ANA) and Mujahideen, the ANA conducted home invasions, and seized the homes of villagers for their own use.

In Nangarhar Province, Hisarak District, 22 ANA soldiers joined the Mujahideen.

120 U.S. state of Missouri Army National Guard troops deployed to Afghanistan.

130 U.S. state of Illinois Army National Guard troops returned home from Afghanistan.

14 June 2013/05 Sha’ban 1434/24 Khordad 1391/07 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711

In Nangarhar Province, U.S. forces claim they’ve “targeted” a al Qaeda operative.  This makes the ninth al Qaeda operative targeted this year.  U.S. officials are using these claims to show that al Qaeada is alive and well, and the U.S. should not pullout.

In Maidan Wardak Province, Saeed Abad District, three U.S. troops wounded during a firefight with Mujahideen.  Reports say five Mujahideen killed.  Mujahideen claim the U.S. personnel were killed.

In Badghis Province, Bala Morghab District, three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers killed when their vehicle drove over a landmine.

In Khost Province, eight people killed when they drove over a landmine.  They were on their way home from a funeral.

In Kandahar Province, government officials say an Afghan border cop was killed by a Pakistani artillery strike in Maruf District.

In Kunar Province, NATO has denied the results of a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) investigation, which accuses NATO of killing three children.  The incident took place on 06 June.

In Daykundi Province, Daykundi District, at least 17 ANA troops joined the Mujahideen.

USMC General Joseph Dunford says the U.S. can not pullout of Afghanistan in 2014:  “The gains that we have made to date are not going to be sustainable without continued international commitment. We are not where we need to be yet.”

12 U.S. state of Ohio Army National Guard troops returned home from Afghanistan.

From the U.S. state of California, a mom is sending food to her son in Afghanistan because the U.S. Department of Defense has cut meals for military personnel: “They are doing deconstruction of the forward operating bases. So they’re doing heavy work all day long. And they had no breakfast and they are going to the jobs hungry!”-Nina Eusebio

13 June 2013/04 Sha’ban 1434/23 Khordad 1391/06 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711

In Helmand Province, Musa Qala District, two Afghan National Police (ANP) were killed along with four local cops.  Their vehicles and weapons were missing, Mujahideen are suspected.  Also, it’s been revealed that a USMC K-MAX unmanned helicopter crashed northeast of Camp Leatherneck.  It happened on 05 June, but USMC officials will only say they’re investigating the cause.

In Laghman Province, Alishang District, ten contracted security guards and one cop joined the Mujahideen.  Their names were publicized.

In Badakhshan Province, Mujahideen have launched an offensive to take control of villages under control of government forces.   Mujahideen claim to have liberated the villages of Kori, Katow, Khorak, Kahir and Asp.  Also, in Jaram District, 35 ANA soldiers joined the Mujahideen.

The U.S. Department of Defense stated that 2220 U.S. personnel have been killed in Afghanistan, so far.

UNICEF reports that the number of children being killed in Afghanistan has increased 27% compared to the same time last year.

The Afghan Ministry of the Interior claims 50 Mujahideen were killed, 15 wounded and 18 captured in operations in Kunar, Kunduz, Jawzjan, Kandahar, Logar, Ghazni, Paktika, Nangarhar and Helmand provinces.

The Afghan government has released 2156 prisoners from the formerly U.S. run Bagram prison.  The Karzai government says investigations revealed that the thousands of prisoners the U.S. detained, had no evidence of their involvement in militancy.

According to Wall Street Journal articles, based on conversations with Edward Snowden, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has a data sifting program called Real Time Regional Gateway (RTRG).  RTRG is used to make predictions on possible future terror attacks.  Here’s the kicker, the program includes data sources as remote as road traffic and potato prices in Afghanistan!  The WSJ says their sources claim RTRG has a 60-70% success rate!