DAILY SITUATION REPORT 13 May 2008
Strategic SSI - Afghanistan
DAILY SITUATION REPORT 26 JUNE 2010
SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES RELEVANT TO SSSI PERSONNEL AND CLIENTS
Various Threat Reports were received of possible attacks in Kabul over the past few days, and the insurgent’s intent and capability to conduct attacks in the Kabul City remains elevated. There are daily Threat Reports, but the received reports are mainly generic and lacking detail. It is possible that suicide attacks and indirect fire attacks can be expected in the city, but no time frames and/or specific targets were reported. Any attack in the city can be seen as a success for the insurgents, and they will make maximum use of the propaganda value of such an attack.
MAJOR COUNTRY WIDE EVENTS
Kidnap: Murder: 25 Jun, Uruzgan Province, Khas Uruzgan District, Bagh Char area, insurgents stopped a vehicle with local civilians on their way to Tarin Kot. They were then kidnapped. During a search operation ANP found eleven beheaded bodies.
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Threat Reports Received Last 5 Days
BOLO: 22 Jun, Badghis Province, Murghab District, according to the ANA, insurgents emplaced nine IEDs in Dashuri area and also five IEDs in Managan
BOLO: 22 Jun, Farah Province, Pusht Rod District, reportedly five IEDs was emplaced in the Charbagh and Panji Gow village areas.
INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR PERIOD 24 TO 26 JUNE 2010
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Killed and Wounded, Captured and Arrested as per the reporting’s of the SSSI DSR.
(Kindly note that these are from the SSSI DSR and are not official statistics and may differ from those released by ISAF or other agencies and organisations.)
SECURITY INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR PERIOD 24 TO 26 JUN 2010
CENTRAL REGION
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Success: Cache Find: 23 Jun, Kabul Province, Paghman District, Darreh Pashai, a cache of six hand grenades was found by the ANP.
IED: 23 Jun, Kapisa Province, Nejrab District, Zindagen, a road construction company vehicle was hit by an IED. No casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Kapisa Province, Nejrab District, an IED has been found in the area Har Kheyl.
Success: IED Find: 24 Jun, Kapisa Province, Nejrab District, An ANP patrol found and destroyed an IED in the Jowr, area.
Attack: 22 Jun, Ghazni Province, Deh Yak District, Ghazni – Gardez Road, insurgents attacked a road construction project guarding post, no casualties reported.
Attack: 23 0815 Jun, Ghazni Province, Deh Yak District, at 08h00 insurgents attacked a local road construction contractor in the Tasai area. Two local national guards were killed.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Ghazni Province, Andar District, Shinay, at 10h30 insurgents attacked an ANP vehicle patrol. No casualties reported.
Attack: 23 Jun, Ghazni Province, Andar District, Sar Balai, insurgents attacked the village, killing one civilian and wounding two.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Ghazni Province, Nawa District, Baba Yadgar, at 17h00 an ANP member got wounded by insurgents on a water resupply run for his checkpoint.
IED: BBIED: 23 Jun, Ghazni Province, Andar District, a BBIED device detonated prematurely in the Qala-Ye Kohneh area. Four insurgents killed.
IED: 23 Jun, Ghazni Province, Andar District, a local PSC escort vehicle was hit by an IED in the Sardar Qaleh area. Two PSC guards killed.
Attack: 24 Jun, Ghazni Province, Deh Yak District, at 03h00 a PSC post guarding a road construction project on the Ghazni – Gardez Road was attack by insurgents, eight PSC guards injured.
IED: 23 Jun, Logar Province, Charkh District, an IM vehicle patrol was hit by an IED in the Now Bojeh area. No casualties reported.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Logar Province, Charkh District, insurgents launched an RPG attack on an IM patrol, one IM member killed.
IDF Attack: 24 Jun, Logar Province, Charkh District, insurgents launched an IDF attack towards the District ANP Station. One civilian wounded.
Success: COIN OP: Arrest: 24 Jun, Logar Province, during an IM/ANSF operation in the Kharwar District area, two insurgents got captured.
Ambush: 25 Jun, Logar Province, Kharwar District, insurgents attacked an IM patrol in the Karez area. No casualties reported.
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IED: 23 Jun, Uruzgan Province, Tarin Kot City, an ANP patrol was hit by an RCIED in the Kotowal area, one ANP member wounded.
IED: 23 Jun, Uruzgan Province, Tarin Kot City, an ANP patrol was hit by an RCIED in the Sar Khum area, no casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Uruzgan Province, Chorah District, Ghunyeh, a road construction company vehicle was hit by an RCIED on the Gizab Road, seven local construction workers killed.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Uruzgan Province, Chorah District, an ANA/IM foot patrol came under attack by insurgents with small arms, one ANA member killed.
Kidnap: Murder: 25 Jun, Uruzgan Province, Khas Uruzgan District, Bagh Char area, reportedly insurgents stopped a vehicle with local civilians on their way to the Provincial Capital on the Tarin Kot Road on 24 Jun. They were then kidnapped. During a search operation the ANP found eleven beheaded bodies in the Bagh Char area.
IDF Attack: 23 Jun, Wardak Province, Sayidabad District, an ANP Post came under IDF in tha Hashim Kheyl area. No casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Wardak Province, Meydan Shahr City, an IED exploded prematurely at both Kashmirian & Pol-E Sorkh locations. No casualties reported.
Success: IED Finds: 23 Jun, Wardak Province, Sayidabad District, Shash Gow, a local PSC reportedly came across five IEDs.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Wardak Province, Shahr District, an ANA motorcade on the JALREYZ road came under attack in the Maidan area. One ANA member was wounded.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Wardak Province, Sayidabad District, a local PSC patrol was attacked by insurgents, one PSC guard wounded.
Kidnap: 23 Jun, Wardak Province, Nerkh District, ANP reported that two local national employees of an NGO were kidnapped in the Akhchi area.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Wardak Province, Maidan Shahr District, Jalrayz road, an ANA vehicle move came under attack. One ANA member was wounded.
IED: 24 Jun, Wardak Province, Jalrayz District, an IED exploded in the Sang-E Shah area. One ANA member was killed.
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WESTERN REGION
IED: 23 Jun, Farah Province, Pusht Rud District, an IM vehicle patrol was hit by an IED in the Teppai Sheran area. One IM member killed.
Ambush: 25 Jun, Farah Province, Gulistan District, an IM contracted logistics convoy came under attack on Highway 1. ANSF QRF assisted the contractor. No casualties reported.
Success: Cache Find: 21 Jun, Herat Province, Ghorian District, ANP found a cache of ten 107mm rockets and some A/T mines in the Bernabad area.
Success: Cache Find: 24 Jun, Herat Province, Obeh District, ANP found a cache of explosives in the area.
Attack: 24 Jun, Herat Province, Kushk District, insurgents attacked an ANP post. No casualties reported.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Badghis Province, Murghab District, insurgents attacked an IM/ ANSF, vehicle patrol in the Mangan Pass. No casualties reported.
Kidnap: 23 Jun, Faryab Province, Khwajeh Sabz Push District, a man got kidnapped, as his family refused to pay money to them.
Insurgency: IVCPs: 23 Jun, Faryab Province, Dowlatabad District, during a illegal check point insurgents were stopping vehicles and searching for people with ANSF/GIRoA connections.
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NORTHERN REGION
Insurgency: Poison Attack: 23 Jun, Kunduz Province, Sar-E Pol District, insurgents poisoned a girls’ school classroom in the Boghoi Aliya area. Between fifteen and twenty schoolgirls and six teachers were affected and taken to hospital.
IDF Attack: 23 Jun, Samangan Province, Aibak City, an ANP Post was attacked by insurgents with IDF in the Akh Kham area. No casualties reported.
Attack: 24 Jun, Kunduz Province, Imam Sahib District, insurgents launched an attack against a local pro-GIRoA militia location in the Ismael Kheyl area. No casualties reported.
Success: IED Find: 23 Jun, Baghlan Province, Baghlan-E Jaded District, ANP found an IED in the Gerd Ab area.
Success: IED Find: 23 Jun, Badakhshan Province, Kishim District, Sikh Darreh, ANP found an IED on the on the Tagab Road.
Success: 24 Jun, Takhar Province, Khwajah Bahawuddin District, a heavily armed insurgent handed himself in to ANSF under the GIRoA reconciliation programme.
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EASTERN REGION
Attack: 23 Jun, Nuristan Province, Nuristan District, insurgents opened fire on an ANP Post in the Parun area, no casualties reported.
IDF Attack: 23 Jun, Laghman Province, Qarghah’i District, insurgents attacked an ANCOP Base in the Shahidan area with five rockets, no casualties reported.
IED: 24 Jun, Laghman Province, Alisheng District, a lorry belonging to a construction company was hit by an IED in the Shamsa Kheyl area. No casualties reported.
IDF Attack: 23 Jun, Kunar Province, Dangam District, insurgents attacked the District ANP Station with IDF. No casualties reported.
Attack: 23 Jun, Kunar Province, Naray District, an ANP Posts came under attack by insurgent in the Tufan area. No casualties reported.
Attack: 23 Jun, Kunar Province, Naray District, an ANP Posts came under attack by insurgent in the Sau area. No casualties reported.
Attack: 23 Jun, Kunar Province, Naray District, an ANP Posts came under attack by insurgent in the Silab area. No casualties reported.
IED: 24 Jun, Kunar Province, Watah Pur District, insurgents placed an IED at the home in the Shah Mir Kot area, one civilian killed.
IED: 24 Jun, Kunar Province, Sirkanay District, an ANP patrol was hit by an IED in the Nowpas area. One ANP wounded.
IDF Attack: 24 Jun, Kunar Province, Sirkanay District, at 093h0 insurgents attacked IM/ANSF FOB with IDF, wounding one local civilian.
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Kidnap: Arson: 24 Jun, Kunar Province, Watah Pur District, insurgents kidnapped a cargo truck driver they believed to be supplying IM/ANSF and set the truck on fire.
IED: 24 Jun, Kunar Province, Sirkanay District, an ANP vehicle patrol was hit by an IED. Two ANP members wounded.
Success: COIN OP: 25 Jun, Kunar Province, Shigal Wa Sheltan District, Saparai, An IM air- strike on a concentration of insurgents resulted in twelve insurgents killed.
Attack: 24 Jun, Nangarhar Province, Jalalabad City, insurgents attacked the home of an ANP Officer. Two civilians were wounded.
IED: 24 Jun, Nangarhar Province, Jalalabad City, Road to Chaparhar, a magnetic IED attached to a stationary and unoccupied ANP vehicle detonated in the Angur Bagh are.
SOUTH EASTERN REGION
Attack: 23 Jun, Paktya Province, Ahmad Kheyl District, Argudeh, at 12h00 insurgents attacked a local PSC location and set fire to five PSC vehicles. No casualties reported.
Success: Air Strike: 23 Jun, Khost Province, Tani District, an IM Air Strike caused twenty insurgent kills.
IDF Attack: 24 Jun, Khost Province, Khost City, at 20h40 twenty mortars were fired at the IM Post where the PRT is co-located. No casualties reported.
Attack: 23 Jun, Paktika Province, Wazih Khwah District, an ABP Post came under a small arms attack. No casualties reported.
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SOUTHERN REGION
Ambush: 23 Jun, Zabul Province, Shah Joy District, insurgents attacked an ANP Patrol, no casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Zabul Province, Pol-E Hassan, Qalat City, an IM vehicle patrol was hit by an IED, two IM members killed and three wounded.
IED: 23 Jun, Zabul Province, Shin Kay District, Badin, an ANP vehicle patrol was hit by an IED on Highway 1. Three ANP wounded.
IED: 24 Jun, Zabul Province, Shah Joy District, an ANA vehicle patrol was hit by an IED, one ANA member wounded.
IDF Attack: 24 Jun, Zabul Province, Qalat City, insurgents launched two mortars towards the city. No casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Kandahar Province, Zhari District, Makwan, an ANP vehicle patrol was hit by an IED, one ANP member wounded.
IED: 23 Jun, Kandahar Province, Panjwa’i District, an ANA vehicle patrol was hit by an IED in the Chemras area, three ANA members killed and two wounded.
Success: IED Find: 23 Jun, Kandahar Province, Kandahar City, District 8, ANP found two IEDs in the Pir Peymal area.
IED: 23 Jun, Kandahar Province, Kandahar City, District 8, an ANP vehicle patrol was hit by an IED in the Mirza Mohamed Khan Kalacha area, no casualties reported.
Success: COIN OP: 24 Jun, Kandahar Province, Zhari District, an IM/ANSF operation in the Kendayani area, resulted in fifteen insurgents killed and, three captured.
Success: IED Find: 24 Jun, District 10, Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, ANP found and destroyed an IED.
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Success: COIN OP: 24 Jun, Kandahar Province, Kandahar City, District 13, an IM/ANSF operation in the Deh Kuchi area resulted in two insurgents killed.
Success: IED Find: 24 Jun, Kandahar Province, Khakrez District, ANP found five IEDs.
Success: Arrest: Cache Find: 24 Jun, Kandahar Province, Dand District, during a search of a suspect lorry ANP discovered about 120kg of explosives, an unspecified small-arm, 5000 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and a mortar round. One man was arrested in the Nakorek area.
Success: IED Find: Arrest: 24 Jun, Kandahar Province, Spin Boldak District, Spin Boldak, ABP conducted a search of five tractors and discovered of bomb-making chemicals. Three men were arrested.
IDF Attack: 24 Jun, Kandahar Province, KAF, Daman District, at 20h30 insurgents launched a single rocket attack against Kandahar Airfield. No casualties were reported.
Insurgency: Murder: 24 Jun, Kandahar Province, Kandahar City, District 2, insurgents killed a local GIRoA official.
Ambush: 25 Jun, Kandahar Province, Zhari District, Highway 1, north-east of Howz-E Madad, at 20h30 insurgents attacked a PSC escorted, IM contracted logistics convoy. ANSF assisted and no casualties were reported.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, insurgents attacked an ANP CN patrol in the Babaji area. No casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, Highway 1, Yakchal, an IM vehicle patrol was hit by an IED in the South-East Of Gereshk area, four IM members wounded.
Attack: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Sangin District, single well aimed small arms shot, resulted in one IM member killed at PB Almas. The MEDEVAC helicopter was then targeted with ineffective automatic small arms fire.
Attack: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nad-E Ali District, INS fired upon the ANP post in Khowshal Kalay village, no casualties reported.
Attack: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nad-E Ali District, INS fired upon the ANP post in Karim Pur Kalay village, no casualties reported.
Miscellaneous: Helicopter Crash: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Lashkar Gah District, an IM helicopter, while landing, clipped some HESCO and crashed from a very low altitude. One IM member was injured.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Marjah District, insurgents attacked an IM patrol. No casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, Gereshk, insurgents threw an IED over the compound wall, but it failed to detonate. A second IED detonated outside the compound detonated and wounded a civilian. ANSF then found two wheelbarrow-borne IEDs during a subsequent search of the area.
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Attack: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Marjah District, an ANP posts was attacked by insurgents in the Marjah area, no casualties reported.
Miscellaneous: Fatal Accident: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, Gereshk, An IM armoured vehicle came off a dirt track into a canal, killing four IM members.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, insurgents attacked an ANP patrol in the Sar Band area, one ANP wounded.
Insurgency: Murder: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Lashkar Gah City, at 20h00 two men on a motorcycle shot dead the Deputy District Governor of Garmsir area.
Ambush: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, CP5, insurgents opened fire on an IM patrol near Gereshk, no casualties reported.
Attack: 6 x Attacks: 24 Jun, Helmand Province, Marjah District, IM reported seven small arms attacks over the period of 23-24 June 2010 in the area. No casualties reported.
IED: 24 Jun, Helmand Province, Marjah District, IM reported on an IED attack in the area. No casualties reported.
IED: 23 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, IM reported on an IED attack near PB4. Three IM wounded.
IED: 24 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, IM reported on an IED attack near PB Wahid.
Attack: SA FIRE Attack: 24 Jun, Helmand Province, Lashkar Gah District, PB Nahidullah, insurgents attacked an IM helicopter with small arms. No casualties reported.
IED: 24 Jun, Helmand Province, Now Zad District, as a civilian car was hit by an IED in the Kapeh area, killing one local civilian.
IED: 24 Jun, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, Yakchal, an IM vehicle patrol was hit by an IED on Highway 1 south-east of Gereshk, no casualties reported.
Attack: 23 Jun, Nimroz Province, Khash Rud District, insurgents attacked the District ANP Station, no casualties reported.
Kidnap: 24 Jun, Nimroz Province, Khash Rud District, insurgents kidnapped an ANP member.
Attack: 25 Jun, Nimroz Province, Chakhansur District, a group of sixty insurgents in fourteen vehicles attacked an ANP post and the nearby house of an ANP Officer. One ANP killed and one wounded. One civilian wounded and ten insurgents killed.
SPECIAL INTEREST NEWS
NO BAILOUT IN AFGHANISTAN
Washington Post By Lisa Larson June 25, 2010
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Q: In confronting the issue of Gen. McChrystal's apparent insubordination, did President Obama have any choice but to remove him? Going forward, what can Gen. Petraeus do to overcome this dramatic shakeup and keep his troops reassured and on mission?
Losing a leader in the home stretch of a long and complicated effort is rarely a net positive. A new leader will inherit a situation and a strategy that he did not create but must execute. The departing leader may be so entrenched that the mission falls apart when he is removed - like playing Jenga. Deciding whether a leader can safely be removed requires clear priorities and an in-depth understanding of the risks to the overall mission.
An example of the potential consequences of this decision is the leadership fallout at Freddie Mac from their financial restatement. Freddie Mac fired CEO Leland Brendsel, President David Glenn and CFO Vaughn Clarke. In the wake of the Enron debacle, as part of Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, there was a big push to hold the chief executives of a company accountable for their financial statements. Leland was the chief architect of Freddie and successfully managed the tension between their public mission to maintain liquidity in the mortgage market and their fiduciary duty to their shareholders. An entirely new leadership team was brought in with no prior experience in Freddie's business model. Without Leland's vision and without understanding enough about the risks and operations of Freddie's business, the new leadership was utterly unsuccessful and Freddie is now in receivership with the government - like a foreclosed property repossessed by the bank.
One could argue that it was an industry-wide problem, since Fannie Mae faced a similar fate. A quote about Daniel Mudd, the CEO who took over Fannie after Franklin Raines was ousted in the same accounting scandal, illustrates what happens when you lose sight of the mission: "He believes you make decisions based on business and the outside noise will take care of itself"
The question is: Which business did Daniel Mudd believe Fannie Mae was in - maintaining liquidity in the market or maximizing shareholder return? The subprime collapse and the resulting tsunami that washed away the mortgage-backed security market was part of an unprecedented financial crisis. But I would argue that replacing the leadership of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae over ACCOUNTING without regard for their RISK MANAGEMENT strategies contributed to the severity and duration of the crisis.
There are parallels between the tensions at Fannie and Freddie and the current situation in Afghanistan. President Obama presumably replaced General McChrystal because he believed that the degradation of the chain of command posed too great a risk to the overall mission.
General Petraeus must now be VERY clear on the mission and strategy - is it counterinsurgency, is it troop withdrawal by a certain date, is it leaving Afghan leadership with control of their own security? He must maintain the support of the troops in the trenches and ensure the sacrifices made to date have not been in vain. The government bailed out and took over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae when they failed - we don't have that option in Afghanistan.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Afghanistan Weather for Sunday 27 June 2010 Kabul Jalalabad Mazar Kandahar Herat
Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear 34° C | 16° C 40° C | 23° C 40° C | 24° C 42° C | 24° C 39° C | 21° C
Farah Khost Kunduz Gardez Faizabad
Clear Clear Clear Clear Rain 20% 44° C | 28° C 36° C | 22° C 39° C | 23° C 29° C | 14° C 37° C | 12° C
CALENDAR
20 Jul 10 - Kabul Conference 19 Aug 10 - National Day. 11/12 Aug-10/11 Sep 10 - Ramadan 18 Sep 10 - Parliamentary Election 08 Oct 10 - Parliamentary Election Preliminary Results Expected 30 Oct 10 – Parliamentary Election Final Results Expected 16 Nov - 17 Nov 10 - Eid-al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
Note. Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last up to several days, depending on the region.
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NEWS / INFORMATION
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ACRONYMS
AA Anti-Aircraft MNF Multi National Forces AGE Anti-Government Elements (Generic term for MO Modus Operandi insurgent groups) MOD Ministry of Defence ABP AFGHAN Border Police MOI Ministry of Interior ADZ AFGHAN Development Zone (in Central NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation HELMAND around LKG) NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical AEF AFGHAN Eradication Force NBD Non-Battle Death ANA AFGHAN National Army NBI Non-Battle Injury ANP AFGHAN National Police NDA NAD-e ALI (in HELMAND Province) ANSF AFGHAN National Security Forces NFDK No Further Details Known ANSO AFGHAN NGO Safety Office NGO Non-Governmental Organisation AMF AFGHAN Militia Forces NSTR Nothing Significant to Report AO Area of Operations NDS National Directorate of Security (Afghan) AP Anti-Personnel OEF Operation Enduring Freedom (US Operation APC Armoured Personnel Carrier with a separate command structure and remit to AQ Al Qaeda ISAF, predominantly operating in the ASF AFGHAN Special Forces EASTERN region) AT Anti-Tank OP Observation Point BBRCIED Bicycle Borne Remote Controlled Improvised OPCEN Operations Centre Explosive Device OPSEC Operational Security BBIED Body Borne Improvised Explosive Device P2K PAKTIKA, PAKTIA & KHOWST BDA Battle Damage Assessment PAK PAKISTAN BME Bomb Making Equipment PB Patrol Base BP Border Post PBIED Person Born Improvised Explosive Device CAS Close Air Support PD Police District CASEVAC Casualty Evacuation PEF Poppy Eradication Force CNP Counter Narcotic Police PPIED Pressure plate IED CivPop Civilian Population PRT Provincial Reconstruction Team COIN (Ops) Counter Insurgency (Operations) PSAF Precision Small Arms Fire CoP Chief of Police PSC Private Security Company CP Checkpoint PSD Protective Security Detail CQA Close Quarter Assassination QRF Quick Reaction Force CWIED Command Wire IED Recce Reconnaissance DC District Centre RC Radio controlled / Remote controlled (as in DDR Disarmament, Demobilisation, Reintegration RCIED) DF Direct Fire RL Rocket Launcher DIAG Disarmament of Illegal Armed Groups RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade EF Enemy Forces (Generic term for insurgent RTA Road Traffic Accident groups) SAF Small Arms Fire EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal SAFIRE Surface-to-Air Fire FOB Forward Operating Base SAM Surface-to-Air Missile FP Firing Point SF Special Forces / Security Forces GIRoA Government of the Islamic Republic of SIOC Security Information Operations Centre AFGHANISTAN SOP Standard Operational Procedure GOA Government of Afghanistan SRA Security Risk Assessment GR Grid Reference (Provided in MGRS – Military SVBIED Suicide Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Grid Reference System) Device GSK GERESHK (in HELMAND) S Suicide i.e. SIED – suicide IED, SVBIED – HIG HEZB-I-ISLAMI GULBUDDIN suicide VBIED HME Home-made explosives (usually fertiliser- TB TALIBAN based) TBD To be determined HMG Heavy Machine Gun TTPs Tactics, techniques and procedures HQ Headquarters UGV Upper GERESHK Valley (HELMAND HVT High Value Target Province) IDF Indirect fire (Rockets and mortars) UN United Nations IEC Independent Election Commission UN DSS United Nations Department of Safety and IED Improvised Explosive Device Security IM (F) International Military (Forces) USV Upper SANGIN Valley (HELMAND Province) INGO International Non-governmental Organization UXO Unexploded Ordnance INS Insurgent(s) VBIED Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device ISAF International Security Assistance Force VCP Vehicle Check Point (Also, IVCP – Illegal IVO In the Vicinity Of (i.e. mil-speak for near) VCP) JEMB Joint Election Management Body VOIED Victim Operated IED JTF Joint Task Force WB World Bank KAF KANDAHAR Airfield WFP World Food Program KAIA KABUL International Airport WIA Wounded in action KCP KABUL City Police WHO World Health Organisation KIA Killed in action LKG LASHKAR GAH (in HELMAND Province) LN Local National (i.e. Afghan) MCIED Motor cycle improvised explosive device MCN Ministry of Counter Narcotics MEDIVAC Medical Evacuation MG Machine Gun MIA Missing in action Privileged and Confidential 16 This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited without the explicit approval from StrategicSSI Management.