“Be very careful when someone says they’ve extended the life expectancy by 20 years in Afghanistan. That’s baloney! They don’t collect data. They don’t collect birth and death rates…..The American taxpayer deserves an answer.”-John Sopko, U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
Balkh Province: Germany announced it will force its taxpayers to pay for building a engineering university, at a cost of $3.85-million USD.
Bamiyan Province: The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has selected a company out of Argentina to design the new Bamiyan Cultural Center, funding for the project will come from the taxpayers of the U.S. ally of the Republic of Korea (aka South Korea). But wait, there’s more! Taxpayers from around the World are paying for the larger Bamiyan World Heritage site.
Farah Province: Mujahideen report they’ve “liberated” Bakwa District.
Helmand Province: In Sangin District, the Interior Ministry claims Operation Zulfiqar has resulted in 29 Mujahideen killed. The Defense Ministry also claims Operation Zulfiqar resulted in more than 55 Muajhideen killed and more than 57 wounded in other districts across the province. Reports out of the town of Malmand that government personnel conducting Operation Zulfiqar burned 2-hundred shops and 22 vehicles! The government troops were dropped in via helicopter during the night. Mujahideen rushed to the scene, and battles raged until morning. Townsfolk say they contacted the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and AP (Associated Press) and begged them to come document the government assault, but the BBC and AP employees refused.
Kabul Province: An explosion in the Kabul City’s 9th police state district killed one person and wounded two. Police say it was caused by a magnetic bomb on a car. The new U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter paid a visit in Kabul, and stated that at least 10-thousand U.S. and NATO military personnel will remain in Afghanistan.
Kandahar Province: In Maiwand District, battles resulted in six cops being killed. It’s unknown if any Mujahideen suffered casualties. In Spin Boldak District, an explosion followed by a 30 minute firefight left at least six people dead and eight wounded. Police say Mujahideen waited until police showed up, after the shopping center (bazaar) explosion, before shooting. Mujahideen claim at least 30 people were killed. In the same district, the Da Afghanistan Bank was robbed by its own manager! Police say the manager had help from two other employees, the three escaped to Pakistan with just under $1-million.
Kunduz Province: In Qala-e-Zal District, reports that a battle lasted several hours, but nobody knows of any casualties. In Khanabad District, a government personnel was sniped by a Mujahid.
Logar Province: The governor reported that four cops turned Kamikaze bombers attacked their own provincial police HQ, killing ten cops and wounding at least eight. 14 policemen have been arrested in connection to the attack, which reveals that even the police don’t trust the U.S. supported government!
Nangarhar Province: In Bati Kot District, the shoe’s on the other foot as Mujahideen are now conducting their own search and destroy operations. They report they’ve captured one Afghan National Army personnel in their most recent op. In Khogiyani District, witnesses say a drone hit a taxi with a missile, killing the four people inside.
Zabul Province: In Shinki District, witnesses say cops at two checkpoints randomly fired into nearby Amazi village, wounding one woman. In Sheikho village, residents say government forces stole six of their motorcycles.
11 – 15 February 2015: Obama backs off troop withdrawal!
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reports a 22% increase in civilian casualties by the end of 2014.
The Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion 294th Infantry Regiment (Guam U.S. territory) reports that more than six months after their tour in Afghanistan ended there are still 40 of their fellow militiamen undergoing medical care at a U.S. military hospital in Hawaii. Officers said federal law prevents them from publicizing what kind of wounds they’re suffering from.
Militia-airmen from the Air National Guard’s 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (Delaware U.S.A.) returned from Afghanistan.
Militia-airmen from the Air National Guard’s 166th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (Delaware U.S.A.) deployed on a “unique mission” to Kabul airbase in Afghanistan.
The Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing (Kentucky U.S.A.) deployed to an undisclosed location in the Persian Gulf, for support of ops in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
The Army National Guard’s 950th Engineers (Wisconsin U.S.A.) has been re-assigned to provide security for two air bases in Afghanistan. The unit was deployed to Afghanistan at the end of last year.
The Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade (Oregon U.S.A.) has “placed a colonel on leave and shut down an Army contracting program in Clackamas following an FBI inquiry.”