Record of NATO forces fleeing Afghanistan with tail between their legs

[Cyberian]

First 'Currahees' return from Afghanistan deployment Wednesday
Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013

FORT CAMPBELL, KY. — The first group of “Currahee” soldiers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are making an early return to Fort Campbell from Afghanistan on Wednesday evening.

Approximately 140 soldiers are coming home after six months of a scheduled nine-months tour, having completed their mission in their assigned area.

Families, friends and comrades will greet the returning troops at a ceremony at Campbell Army Air Field.

Those planning to attend are reminded that arrival times are subject to change on short notice and should visit the “Welcome Home Ceremonies” page on the Fort Campbell website at Welcome Home Ceremonies - Flights to receive updates and to get instructions for entering Fort Campbell.

The Leaf-Chronicle will post full coverage of the ceremony Wednesday evening, including a photo gallery and videos.

First 'Currahees' return from Afghanistan deployment Wednesday

 

[bandit]

More like -They came, they kicked out Taliban, Taliban ran away with tails tucked, they killed some more hiding around, and now they are leaving back to their country.

Tails tucked suggests they are running away scared, didn't the Taliban ran away from invading NATO forces into the mountains refusing to put up a fight being too scared, now that sounds more like tails between the legs.

 

[Hafizzz]

More like -They came, they kicked out Taliban, Taliban ran away with tails tucked, they killed some more hiding around, and now they are leaving back to their country.

Tails tucked suggests they are running away scared, didn't the Taliban ran away from invading NATO forces into the mountains refusing to put up a fight being too scared, now that sounds more like tails between the legs.

Cheerleader alert !!!

 

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Cheerleader alert !!!

Telling the truth around here makes one a cheerleader

No wonder ...

Cheerleader alert !!!

Telling the truth around here makes one a cheerleader

No wonder ...

 

[Oldman1]

http://news.**********/u-nato-officials-expect-approval-afghan-troop-deal-190006445.html

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Senior U.S. and NATO officials said on Tuesday they were confident Afghanistan's elders and parliament would back a deal allowing American troops to stay there after 2014, playing down lingering concerns over the accord.

The Afghan president's spokesman Aimal Faizi had told Reuters on Sunday Kabul and Washington had not yet agreed on several issues in a bilateral security pact, raising the prospect that the U.S. might still have to pull all its troops from the war-ravaged nation by the deadline.

But two days later, Afghan Defense Minister Bismullah Khan Mohammadi was positive about the prospects of a Bilateral Security Agreement during talks with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels, according to a U.S. defense official.

"Mohammadi expressed strong confidence that the (Bilateral Security Agreement) would be agreed to soon, and that the vast majority of Afghans support it," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

It was not immediately possible to reach Mohammadi or his aides to confirm the comments on the pact, which Washington and Kabul have been trying to conclude for almost a year.

The deal will help determine how many U.S. soldiers and bases remain in Afghanistan after most foreign combat troops exit by the end of next year.

A senior U.S. military official, speaking separately to reporters traveling with Hagel on condition he not be named, also said he saw "a very, very, very low probability" of total withdrawal from Afghanistan.

He said confidence was growing among NATO allies following U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Kabul this month, even despite differences over Washington's demand that its troops be immune from Afghan law and tried in the United States.

"I feel pretty confident - particularly now - that there will be an agreement post-2014" for an American troop presence, the official said.

The official added that Taliban insurgents were expected to attempt to disrupt elections in Afghanistan over the winter by , targeting election officials and candidates. The winter usually sees a decline in fighting.

The Loya Jirga, an assembly of Afghanistan's tribal elders, is to meet in November to discuss the security agreement. If approved, the BSA would then be submitted to parliament.

The senior U.S. military official said he was "cautiously optimistic" the deal could be signed within weeks of being approved by the Loya Jirga. That could then allow for a NATO status of forces agreement, something that NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he thought was likely.

"I'm confident we will reach agreement," Rasmussen told reporters, noting that Afghans knew NATO would be unable to deploy training forces to Afghanistan without one.

President Barack Obama has yet to announce how many troops he wants to keep in Afghanistan. There are about 51,000 troops there now, a figure set to fall to 34,000 by early next year.

Hagel told reporters on Monday there had been no change to the planning proposal presented by his predecessor to NATO defense ministers in February that the allies would keep between

8,000-12,000 troops in the country beyond 2014.

 

[Cyberian]

Fort Campbell's Easy Company ends deployment to Afghanistan
Monday January 27, 2014

FORT CAMPBELL — As the 4th Brigade Combat Team stands just months from deactivation as part of an Army-wide realignment, it was appropriate that its most storied unit, Easy Company of “Band of Brothers” fame, was the group to complete its final mission in Afghanistan.

The company returned home early Sunday morning with its battalion commander and the colors of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry “White Currahees.”

Much of the brigade had returned months earlier, having completed its part of an “Advise and Assist” mission early. Easy Company likewise completed its mission early, but found itself tasked with a new mission to provide security at several forward operating bases in Regional Command East.

Down the row of aluminum bleachers on one side of Hangar 3, a family waited for their Easy Company soldier with a large sign reading, “Spc. Seth Garner — Your last battle is through.”

The statement on the sign comes from a song Garner’s mother, Julie Brenner, wrote especially for his homecoming together with his brother-in-law, Josh Taylor, “Just 1 More Battle to Go,” which can be seen on YouTube.

Seth was groomed to be a golfer, said Julie, “but school wasn’t his thing and he knew he would have to wait to get on the circuit, so he joined the Army and then told everybody.”

Fort Campbell's Easy Company ends deployment to Afghanistan

 

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Afghanistan instability weighing on Pakistan

Photo by: Susan Walsh
Secretary of State John Kerry and Pakistani National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Azizarrive for the start of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Plenary Session at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014.

WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s national security adviser warned U.S. officials on Monday that his country “will have to face the brunt of any instability that may engulf Afghanistan” as the 12-year war there winds down at the end of the year.

At the start of top-level meetings at the State Department, Pakistani foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz did not specifically mention U.S. efforts to potentially keep as many as 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December.

The Obama administration hasn’t decided how large a military force — if any at all — it might want to remain but U.S. officials have been frustrated by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s refusal to sign a security agreement permitting it.

Across the border, Pakistan fears that an abrupt U.S. troop departure from Afghanistan will bolster militant traffic and instability between the two nations.

“In pursuing this goal of the responsible end to the long war in Afghanistan, we have to ensure that Afghanistan successfully transitions into a period of stability, and that past mistakes are not repeated,” Aziz told a crowd of diplomats, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

He added: “Although the war in Afghanistan may be winding down, just as in the past, Pakistan will have to face the brunt of any instability that may engulf Afghanistan after 2014. The people of Pakistan have continued to sacrifice in this war against extremist elements, and despite this heavy toll on our people, Pakistan has supported the international community — because a stable and peaceful Afghanistan is in the interest of the region and Pakistan.”

Aziz said Pakistan also supports an Afghan-led peace process with the Taliban.

The meeting marked rejuvenated efforts between Washington and Islamabad to foster better diplomacy after setbacks following the May 2011 raid by U.S. special forces that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in northeast Pakistan.

Both Aziz and Kerry highlighted efforts to improve energy, education and economic systems in Pakistan.

Kerry avoided discussion of U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan. But he called Pakistan “a vital partner in supporting a secure Afghanistan.”

“We know how closely Pakistan’s own security is linked to Afghanistan’s success,” Kerry said. “That’s why addressing the threats posed to both Pakistan and Afghanistan by cross-border militancy is a key aspect of our conversations.”
Read more: Afghanistan instability weighing on Pakistan - Washington Times

 

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Approximately 140 soldiers are coming home after six months of a scheduled nine-months tour, having completed their mission in their assigned area.

140 soldiers? Out of like 50,000? That's it??? This is considered news?

 

[JOEY TRIBIANI]

uhhh usa .. lost again ..

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

uhhh usa .. lost again ..

Dil ko behlane k liye . . khayal achha hai Ghalib
Translation ( its a good thought to console yourself )

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

uhhh usa .. lost again ..

I think you should look in your own backyard. You really think you are doing better?

 

[JOEY TRIBIANI]

Dil ko behlane k liye . . khayal achha hai Ghalib
Translation ( its a good thought to console yourself )

ghalib chalay gaye tatpunjiyon ko chor gaye .. is hi trah usa chala gaya bhartiyon ko tan o tanha chor gaya

 

[Biplab Bijay]

Jehadi alert

Cheerleader alert !!!

 

[Cyberian]

Troops Return Home From Afghanistan
Monday February 16, 2014

SANDSTON (WRIC) — Approximately 150 Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's Emporia-based 1710th Transportation Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group returned to the United States Feb. 15, 2014, after serving on federal active duty in Afghanistan since June 2013 where they conducted transportation support operations at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. Soldiers from the 1710th began serving on federal active duty on April 1, 2013.

The Soldiers arrived at their demobilization station of Fort Hood, Texas, where they will spend approximately seven to 10 days for reintegration training, medical evaluation and administrative tasks to transition from federal active duty to traditional National Guard status. The time schedule for the return of Soldiers to Virginia has not been finalized.

The company had no Soldiers killed in action or seriously wounded.

As of mid-December, Soldiers from the 1710th Transportation Company had driven more than 275,000 miles since they began running transportation support missions in June 2013 in Afghanistan. They conducted more than 40 sustainment and retrograde missions where they hauled more 3,000 20-foot container units for resupply operations and 100 pieces of rolling stock for transport out of country. During these operations, they maintained a 98% operational readiness rate and received a safety streamer for having no serious accidents.

The company's maintenance section has performed nearly 800 quality assurance and quality control inspections before each vehicle leaves on a mission. They have also performed 95 repairs and completed 55 annual services.

While headquartered in Emporia, the 1710th is made up of Soldiers from all over the state. Approximately 70 Soldiers are from the Hampton Roads area, about 30 are from the Richmond and Petersburg area, approximately 15 are the Emporia, Franklin and Courtland area, about 10 are from the Northern Virginia area and the other Soldiers are from various locations across the state.

The 1710th Transportation Company last served on active duty in Iraq from May 2008 to February 2009. The unit provided medium lift transportation that moved critical supplies from logistical support areas out to different forward operating bases, traveling supply routes all through Iraq.

"We have a great group of ambassadors here with the 1710th," said Capt. Rodney Rhodes, commander of the 1710th. "They know the standard, and they apply that each and every day. They are hard working men and women, and I am proud to be their commander."

Since September 11, 2001, more than 15,000 Virginia Guard Soldiers and Airmen have mobilized on federal active duty for homeland security missions and combat operations, sustainment support and peacekeeping in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and other locations around the world.

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Fleeing from what,where,when?