Coalition, Afghan Vehicles Collide in Kabul Highway Accident
American Forces Press Service Both vehicles were
traveling east when the van attempted to move into the left lane of
traffic where it struck the side of the coalition vehicle, according to
a U.S. military news release. The coalition vehicle’s driver was unable
to swerve to avoid the van, the release said, because of a median
separating the east-bound and west-bound lanes of traffic. The Afghan
van skidded off the highway and struck a roadside shop. The
release didn’t say whether or not coalition forces or Afghan civilians
had been injured or killed as a result of the accident. The accident was reported to the Afghan National Police. The incident is under investigation. “We
regret this incident and express our condolences to the families and
people involved,” said Army Col. Jerry O’Hara, U.S. Forces Afghanistan
spokesman. In news yesterday, Afghan and coalition forces killed
seven militants and uncovered three caches containing drugs and
improvised explosive device-making materials during a clearing
operation in Nahr Surkh district, Helmand province. In Nov. 26 operations: Coalition
forces killed 15 militants and detained six suspected militants during
an early-morning raid in Anizai, part of Zhari district in Kandahar
province. Afghan and coalition forces detained seven suspected
militants during a combined operation aimed at disrupting the Haqqani
terrorist network in Khost province. (Compiled from U.S. Forces Afghanistan news releases.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2008 – A
coalition-forces vehicle and a van carrying Afghan civilians were
involved in a traffic accident on Highway 1 in the capital city of
Kabul today, military officials said.
News From NATO
ISAF counters rocket attacks from insurgents
KABUL,
Afghanistan — ISAF countered three attempts by insurgent forces to
attack ISAF bases in Bermel district, Paktika, Nov. 27.ISAF soldiers first saw two insurgents positioning rockets in preparation for an attack. The ISAF troops fired six artillery rounds at the location.
Incident on Jalalabad Rd, Kabul
KABUL,
Afghanistan — ISAF is aware of an incident which took place this
afternoon on the Jalalabad Rd, approximately 1.5km south of Kabul
International Airport.An ISAF patrol was dispatched from Camp SOUTER having received reports that a civilian contractor had been involved in a traffic accident.
News From Bagram Air Base
ANSF, Coalition forces disrupt militant operations in Helmand
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces killed 33 militants Friday in Nad Ali District, Helmand province, about 150 kilometers west of Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan.
Pilot surpasses 3,000 hours in A-10 Thunderbolt
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The list
of single-seat fighter pilots who have flown 3,000 hours in one
particular aircraft is short. On Nov. 21, a new name was added to that
list when Lt. Col. David Dressel, flew his 3,000th hour in an A-10
Thunderbolt II while flying a close air support mission over
Afghanistan. 
House Armed Services Committee delegation visits Camp Eggers
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Servicemembers at
Camp Eggers shared breakfast with several members of the House Armed
Services Committee, or HASC, delegation during their visit on
Thanksgiving Day to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan,
or CSTC-A, headquarters. 
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