Balkh Province: In Nihar-e-Shahi District, villagers report a U.S. led Israeli style home invasion. The family was beaten and one person kidnapped.
Farah Province: In Bala Baluk District, Shewan region, Mujahideen captured the son of a local police chief. In retaliation, the police chief ordered the kidnapping of 40 villagers, saying they would be set free when his son is set free.
Ghazni Province: In Ghazni City, a suicide bomber killed a local police chief and his bodyguard. In Aab Band District, government officials reported a battle that resulted in 15 Mujahideen from Pakistan being killed. Six cops were also killed. In Andar District, three local cops killed, eight cops and civilians wounded by a suicide bomber.
Herat Province: In Shindand District, Zer Koh region’s Kohak area, Mujahideen claim they shot down a U.S.-NATO-ISAF Cargo Helicopter-47 Chinook. They say they shot at the Chinook from four different locations. ISAF confirms an Italian-NATO Chinook was attacked, and “landed in the area”, but says it was not shot down. Mujahideen also say one of their own was killed in a firefight immediately after the crash.
Jawzjan Province: In Shebarghan City, three people killed, two wounded, during an attack on a natural gas field project.
Kabul Province: In Kabul City, two explosions. One bomb went off near the 8th District Police HQ. Cops claim nobody was hurt. The second bomb exploded as a U.S. military convoy went by. Unnamed cops say it was a magnetic bomb. No official government comments about casualties, but Mujahideen say their attack targeted Camp Eggers, and caused dozens of casualties.
Kunar Province: In Chapa District, an explosion killed two people. Local police say the two people were trying to attack a police station.
Khost Province: In Sabari District, four National Directorate of Security (NDS, Afghan version of Homeland Security) were killed when Mujahideen detonated remote bombs under the victims’ vehicle.
Nangarhar Province: In Ghani Khel District, Mujahideen attacked a U.S.-NATO-ISAF base. Government officials say six Mujahideen killed. Mujahideen say seven of their own were killed (they even publicized their names), but also say they caused U.S. forces at least 25 casualties. ISAF confirmed that a U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class (E-7), from the U.S. state of Florida, was killed in the attack.
At the behest of the Obama regime, the Afghan government reviewed ‘evidence’ presented by U.S. military personnel regarding 88 Bagram prisoners about to be released. The Obama regime claims the 88 men, who’ve been held without charge or trial by U.S. forces, are terrorists. The Afghan government review board found the U.S. ‘evidence’ to be bogus and declared the men innocent of the U.S. charges!
There are reports of skyrocketing cases of children dying from starvation. One estimate said there is already a 50% increase in malnutrition cases compared to the same time in 2012! Doctors Without Borders reports that the Bost Hospital is admitting an average of 200 children per month for starvation! The New York Times points out that the unexplained famine is taking place despite billions of taxpayer funds spent by the U.S. and European Union to supposedly improve food security. “In 2001, it was even worse, but this is the worst I’ve seen since then!”-Saifullah Abasin, Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital
12 soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 481st Transportation Detachment, from the U.S. state of Mississippi, deploying to Afghanistan.
U.S. Army’s 505th Transportation Company, from the U.S. state of Florida, deploying to Afghanistan.
208 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 108th Sustainment Brigade, from the U.S. state of Illinois, deploying to Kuwait, in support of the Afghan occupation.
Army National Guard’s Military Advisory Team 5, from the U.S. state of New Jersey, deploying to Afghanistan as Combat Advisors to the Afghan National Army.
300 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, from the U.S. state of Florida, returned from Afghanistan. In an example of a lack of government funding, the governor of Florida actually got retailers to donate $35-thousand USD to support the homecoming!