Central Command News (11/28/09)

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President provides glimpse of Afghanistan strategy

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 08:18 AM PST

WASHINGTON – President Obama said he will announce his decision on the strategy and troop request for Afghanistan “shortly after Thanksgiving.”

Iraqi engineers prepare to work independently

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 06:44 AM PST

BASRA, Iraq – Abrahim M. Oda al-Timimi leads six other Iraqi engineers hired to take over the work of the U.S. Air Force’s facilities engineering team.

Clinton cites opportunity in Karzai's second term

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:07 AM PST

WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton praised Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday in Kabul for the renewed commitment to end government corruption.

Obama: Upcoming decisions will pave way to war's end

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:24 AM PST

WASHINGTON – A range of decisions still remain for President Barack Obama and his administration to finalize the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

Airmen speed delivery of vital vaccine

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:21 PM PST

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron ship the first half of the U.S. CENTCOM allotment of H1N1 flu vaccine to military service members forward deployed

Afghan leaders discuss reconciliation

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 06:46 AM PST

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, – Provincial governors and local leaders met recently to form a "peace and development jirga."

Task force to focus on Afghan IED threat

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:01 AM PST

OSHKOSH, Wis. – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has created a new task force to enhance existing department efforts to counter the threat from roadside bombs, the No. 1 killer in Afghanistan.

Biden honors Stryker Soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:31 AM PST

WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden delivered condolences for seven soldiers killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan last month.

Marines shuttering major base as Iraq mission draws to close

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST

CAMP TAQADDUM — Marine participation in Iraq is drawing to a close, and Marines and Sailors are preparing equipment for shipment back home.

Afghan farmers learn new techniques

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:20 AM PST

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Paktika provincial reconstruction team hosted an Afghan-led agricultural training event in Bermel district.