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DAILY SITUATION REPORT 13 May 2008

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DAILY SITUATION REPORT 03 JULY 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

Attack: VBIED: BBIED: 02 Jul, , Kunduz City, Ariana Hotel area, DAI Office, at 03h45 a complex attack was launched against the DAI Guesthouse in Kunduz City

Attack: 3 Jul, Uruzgan Prov, Shahidi Hassas Distr, Regak Bridge, at 03h53, insurgents deployed on three separate positions equipped with mortars, RPGs, PKMs and Small Arms

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Threat Reports Received Last 5 Days

BOLO: 01 Jul, Herat Insurgency: BOLO: 29 Jun, Insurgency: BOLO: 29 Jun, Province, insurgent Paktya Province, , Paktya Province, Gardez District, commander is coordinating Gardez – Khost Highway, Km 0-30 Gardez – Khost Highway, Km101 an attack targeting Herat City VBIED threat. IED threat. ANP HQ utilizing five stolen ANP Ranger trucks with twelve BBIEDs.

BOLO: 01 Jul, , , insurgents suicide attackers operating in a silver Corolla type vehicle in the Jambaran area intend to move to Herat City to carry out suicide attacks.

28 Jun: : , possible suicide attacks on the Kandahar Airfield with secondary target being the KRDC. Reportedly a Toyota Surf with the registration numbers of 95345 or 9543 might be used

INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR PERIOD 01 JULY TO 03. JULY 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.)

Coalition Military Fatalities by Year and Month Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 12 2002 10 12 14 10 1 3 0 3 1 6 1 8 69 2003 4 7 12 2 2 7 2 4 2 6 8 1 57 2004 11 2 3 3 9 5 2 4 4 8 7 2 60 2005 2 3 6 19 4 29 2 33 12 10 7 4 131 2006 1 17 13 5 17 22 19 29 38 17 9 4 191 2007 2 18 10 20 25 24 29 34 24 15 22 9 232 2008 14 7 20 14 23 46 30 46 37 19 12 27 295 2009 25 25 28 14 27 38 76 77 70 74 32 35 521 2010 43 53 39 34 51 102 4 0 0 0 0 0 326

SECURITY INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR PERIOD 01 JULY TO 03 JULY 2010

CENTRAL REGION

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Success: Arrest: 30 June, , Musayi District, at 23h30 ANP arrested a suspected insurgent during an IM/ANSF operation.

Ambush: 01 Jul, , , ANA and CF were ambushed by insurgents. No casualties reported.

Success: Arrest: 01 Jul, Ghazni Province, Ghazni City, ANP were ambushed by insurgents in the Qala Jawz area. One insurgent wounded and arrested.

Success: Arrest: 29 Jun, , Ghorband / Siahgird District, ANP arrested an insurgents commander during an IM/ANP operation.

IDF Attack: 30 Jun, , Tagab District, DAC, at 04h50 two rockets impacted in an open area near the DAC causing no casualties.

Success: IED Find: 29 Jun, , District, Qarya-i-Shaki area, at 14h00 ANP located two IEDs on a district road and defused the devices.

IDF Attack: 29 Jun, Logar Province, , at 17h00 two rockets impacted in an open area near the DAC, no casualties reported.

Attack: 01 Jul, Logar Province, Baraki Barak District, insurgents attacked a District ANA checkpoint. One ANA killed.

IED: 01 Jul, Logar Province, Centre, an ANP vehicle was hit by an IED on the Puli Alam – road. One ANP killed and three others wounded in the incident.

Ambush: 01 Jul, Logar Province, Muhammad Aghah District, Qala-I-Ahmadza’i area, at 00h30 insurgents ambushed an IM/ANA patrol on the Kabul – Logar highway. No casualties reported.

Attack: 01 Jul, , , Regak Bridge, at 12h00, insurgents deployed on three separate positions equipped with mortars, RPGs, PKMs and Small Arms, attacked both the Afghan Security Guard check point situated approximately 1,3 km North West of the Regak bridge site on road stretching between the Regak Bridge and the IM base, as well as fired harassing fire towards the International Construction Company’s Security team deployed at the Regak Bridge Head. No casualties reported.

Attack: 3 Jul, Uruzgan Prov, Shahidi Hassas Distr, Regak Bridge, at 03h53, insurgents deployed on three separate positions equipped with mortars, RPGs, PKMs and Small Arms, attacked both the Afghan Security Guard checkpoint situated approximately 1,3 km North West of the Regak bridge site on road stretching between the Regak Bridge and the IM base, as well as fired harassing fire towards the International Construction Company’s Security team deployed at the Regak Bridge Head. During this attack, two ASG members sustained superficial injuries and were treated at the IM base.

IDF Attack: 28 June, Wardak Province, Chak-E Wardak District, DAC, at around 18h00 DAC came under insurgents rocket attack. No casualties reported.

IDF Attack: 29 June, Wardak Province, Nerkh District, DAC, two rockets impacted near the DAC. Two locals wounded.

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Ambush: 29 June, Wardak Province, Sayidabad District, Shashgow area, at 11h00, insurgents ambushed one PSC convoy on the ring road and burned out one vehicle. Three PSC members wounded.

IED: 30 June, Wardak Province, Maidan Shahr Centre, Hafizullah Street, at 09h30 one ANA patrol vehicle was hit by an IED on a sub-road. Five ANA wounded.

Attack: 30 June, Wardak Province, Maidan Shahr Centre, Sangshowe area, at 15h30 insurgents shot and killed one ANP member.

Success: Cache Find: 30 June, Wardak Province, Maidan Shahr Centre, Kashkak area, an IM/ANP force confiscated four AT mines, two machineguns, one AK47 rifle, one Handgun, 54 mortar bombs, one box of assorted ammo and two kg of explosives during a search operation.

WESTERN REGION

Attack: 30 Jun, , Kohistan District, An ANSF team was attacked with small arms during a mission to investigate reports of recent inter-tribal fighting in the area of Gorzan Village. The team ascertained that the recent fighting may have been orchestrated by insurgents and had resulted in some of the villagers joining local insurgent cells. After the ANSF team left the area, insurgents arrived at the village and set fire to some of the homes owned by people who had met with the ANSF team. No casualties reported.

Miscellaneous: Herat Province, Islam Qala District, Salah Abad area, the Iranian government has built several base camps in the vicinity of the Afghanistan Border over the last year. Source reported several Iranian camps have approx (100) workers and engineers actively enhancing the mentioned camps. Anti aircraft weapons and armoured vehicles have been observed in the mentioned camps.

Insurgency: Mobilization: Herat Province, Herat City, an insurgent commander held a meeting in Kishk Kohna District requesting other insurgent commanders to recruit locals.

BOLO: 01 Jul, Herat Province, insurgent commander is coordinating an attack targeting Herat City ANP HQ utilizing five stolen ANP Ranger trucks with twelve BBIEDs.

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BOLO: 01 Jul, Herat Province, Shindand District, Jambaran area, insurgents suicide attackers operating in a silver Corolla type vehicle in the Jambaran area intend to move to Herat City to carry out suicide attacks.

NORTHERN REGION

Success: IED Find: 01 Jul, , Faizabad city, Mercy Corp Guest house, at 04h00 an IED, disguised in a pressure cooker outside of the gate to the villa has been discovered and defused.

Attack: VBIED: BBIED: 02 Jul, Kunduz Province, Kunduz City, Ariana Hotel area, DAI Office, at 03h45 a complex attack was launched against the DAI Guesthouse in Kunduz City. Insurgents used an IED to breach the compound wall, allowing up to six armed insurgents, wearing suicide vests to enter the compound and a small arms fire fight was initiated. The insurgents were able to enter the main building, forcing those inside to retreat to the roof. ANP were the first to arrive on the scene and engaged the insurgents. ANP were said to have been able to seal off the ground floor whilst insurgents held the 1st floor. All six insurgents were killed, with at least one reported to have detonated his suicide vest inside the building. Unconfirmed reports stated that at least five people were killed and many others wounded.

Ambush: 01 Jul, , Pol-E Khumri City, at 04h00 insurgents severely damaged a truck during an attack on a main road in the area of Hussein Khel. The truck had been transporting cargo on behalf of ISAF when it was hit by one RPG. No casualties reported.

Attack: 30 Jun, , Khvajeh Gar District, at 22h00 insurgents carried out a complex attack with small arms and RPGs against an ABP check-point in the area of Qaflatoon. No casualties reported.

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Attack: 01 Jul, Takhar Province, , insurgents attacked a pro-GIRoA militia checkpoint with small arms and RPGs in the area of Qaflatoon, in Yangi Qal’eh. One militia member and one insurgents were killed.

EASTERN REGION

Attack: 01 Jul, , , insurgents fired heavy weapons targeting the Selab ANP checkpoint in the Saw Area. No casualties reported.

IED: 01 Jul, Kunar Province, Nari District, An IED detonated on the Saw Area Bridge. Four ANP wounded.

Kidnap: 01 Jul, Kunar Province, Ghaziabad District, insurgents set ablaze local supply trucks and kidnapped three local national drivers.

Attack: 01 Jul, Kunar Province, Asadabad City, insurgents fired heavy weapons targeting a Kunar District ANP HQ building. No casualties reported.

Attack: 01 Jul, Kunar Province, Nari District, insurgents fired heavy weapons targeting a District ANA checkpoint. No casualties reported.

SA Fire Attack: 01 Jul, Kunar Province, and , it is reported that an Civilian contracted, white colored MI8 Helicopter, while flying low level in the said provinces draw small arms fire which resulted in minor damage to the airframes hull & main rotor blades. No injuries were sustained and the helicopter landed without incident.

Ambush: 01 Jul, Nangarhar Province, Goshtah District, an IED detonated in the Tora Tiga area targeting the vehicle of a Parliament member. No casualties reported.

Attack: 01 Jul, , Barge Metal District, insurgents fired heavy weapons targeting the ANP District HQ. No casualties reported.

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SOUTH EASTERN REGION

IDF Attack: 01 Jul, Paktya Province, Wazi , insurgents fired artillery rounds targeting the above district ANP HQ. No casualties reported.

Attack: 01 Jul, Paktya Province, , insurgents attacked a district ANP checkpoint. No casualties reported.

Ambush: Thwarted Ambush: 01 Jul, Paktya Province, Gardez District, it is reported that insurgents had deployed an ambush for International Road Construction Clients/Security Teams in the Gardez – Ghazni route comprising of multiple positions either sides of the road stretching over an extended distance. Insurgents were equipped with sedans and motorcycles as their means of transport. The ambush was identified and the road movement was timeously aborted without incident.

Ambush: 01 Jul, , Khost City, an IED detonated in the Spin Jomat area targeting an ANP Ranger truck. Four ANP wounded.

Attack: 01 Jul, Khost Province, , insurgents fired heavy weapons targeting the Sabari District ANP HQ. No casualties reported.

Attack: 01 Jul, , Yusuf Kheyl District, insurgents attacked an ANP checkpoint in the Malakh area. Two local civilians wounded.

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SOUTHERN REGION

Ambush: 01 Jul, Kandahar Province, Howz-E-Madad District, at 09h10 a PSC escorted convoy was ambushed on Highway 1 South, about 800m west of Howz-e-Madad. They were engaged by insurgents from the southern side of the highway with heavy and small arms. No casualties reported.

Ambush: 01 Jul, Kandahar Province, Howz-E-Madad District, at 14h30 a PSC escorted convoy was ambushed by insurgents south of Highway 1. Initial contact took place approximately 200m east of Howz-e-Madad. At 14h40 approximately 2 km further the convoy was re-engaged by insurgents from south of Highway 1. No casualties reported.

IED: 30 Jun, Kandahar Province, Kandahar City, an ANP Ranger vehicle was hit by an IED during an attack in Khojak Baba area in Police District 4. One civilian wounded.

Attack: 30 Jun, Kandahar Province, Kandahar City, a shop in Haji Arab Village in Police District 3 was attacked by two insurgents on motorcycles with small arms. One civilian was killed and one wounded.

IED: 01 Jul, , Nahr-E Saraj District, an IM patrol was hit by an IED during an attack near an installation east of Babaji. One IM wounded.

Ambush: SA Fire Attack: 01 Jul, Helmand Province, Marjah District, an IM patrol was targeted with small arms on two separate occasions. After the second attack, a helicopter in the area was also attacked with inaccurate small arms fire. No casualties reported.

SA Fire Attack: 01 Jul, Helmand Province, Nahr-E Saraj District, a civilian logistics helicopter was targeted with small arms during the approach to an IM installation in the upper Gereshk Valley. No casualties reported.

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SPECIAL INTEREST NEWS

THE CHALLENGE OF KANDAHAR

Nearly nine years into the U.S.-led war, it remains a Taliban stronghold, ill-served by corrupt Afghan officials, and patrolled by Western forces just now getting around to governance and development issues.

Los Angeles Times By David Zucchino July 2, 2010 Reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan

Rahmatullah, a slender Afghan engineer who lives in Kandahar city, tried to be polite when young Shawn Adams of Digby, Nova Scotia, offered to help in his efforts to build a local school.

Sgt. Adams, 23, was leading a Canadian foot patrol when he encountered Rahmatullah, who complained that he and his neighbors had donated land for a school that the Afghan government has refused to build.

Adams promised to pass the complaint up the chain to his military superiors. But Rahmatullah simply sighed and said: "I'm sorry, sir. I've been here six years. I've heard these promises so many times I don't believe them anymore."

The recent encounter exposed the limits of good intentions in Kandahar, a province dominated by the Taliban, ill-served by a corrupt government, and patrolled by foreign forces just now getting around to governance and development, nearly nine years into the longest war the United States has ever fought.

In the struggle to win over Kandahar civilians and weaken the Taliban, U.S. commanders have ordered NATO troops to join with civilian development experts to create a competent government where none exists. But the effort has so far seen few concrete results.

Development projects have been modest and plagued by insurgent attacks or threats against Afghan workers. Residents complain of shakedowns by Afghan police. Many U.S. soldiers say they don't fully trust their nominal allies in the Afghan police or army, who are scheduled to take responsibility for security by next summer.

What little government exists in Kandahar is overshadowed by a cabal of Afghan hustlers who have milked connections to high government officials to earn illicit fortunes. Last month, a congressional subcommittee said Afghan warlords have siphoned off millions of dollars through protection rackets involving security escorts for North Atlantic Treaty Organization convoys.

All this weighs down U.S. efforts to bring Kandahar under control. The province is the focus of the "surge" of 30,000 troops ordered by President Obama in December, but the heavy combat sweeps promised by top U.S. commanders in briefings to reporters in the winter have not taken place. Those commanders now say there will be no massive military operation here, instead describing a sustained effort designed to establish security bit by bit to pave the way for development and proper governance. Privileged and Confidential 10 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. Strategic SSI - Afghanistan

Most of the added troops have been patrolling Kandahar for weeks, pumping residents for information on insurgents while promising development and a responsive government. An accompanying civilian surge — specialists in government, development, agriculture, policing — is cranking out various community projects from their air-conditioned office redoubts.

The Taliban have responded with an onslaught of assassinations, rocket attacks, car bombings and homemade bombs. The NATO toll of 103 in June made it the deadliest single month for Western troops since the war began in 2001.

This is the landscape that greets Gen. David H. Petraeus as he takes command following the resignation of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who was at the helm for just a year. Petraeus has his own short timetable: He is under pressure to show swift results in order to meet Obama's determination to begin drawing down U.S. troop levels by August 2011.

The leadership change reinforces the sense here that the United States has been engaged in a series of one-year wars since toppling the Taliban regime in 2001. Because the typical troop rotation is about 12 months, each year brings a new approach that often is at odds with the previous effort.

Kevin Melton, an American contractor who heads civilian operations in Arghandab district, northwest of Kandahar city, said the United States began making a concerted effort in the province only a year ago. From 2001 to 2006, there was no significant Western troop presence in Kandahar.

"Why has it taken eight years to commit the resources to do what we really need to do here?" Melton said. "We took our eyes off the ball. So we've really been at this for a year, not eight years."

In Arghandab, Melton works in the same heavily guarded building on a U.S. military base as four Afghan district officials struggling to create a local government. Afghans who wish to visit the district office must first pass through three security posts — a search by Afghan police, then the Afghan army and finally by U.S. forces.

The tight security underscores the frailty of the fledging local government whose officials must take refuge on U.S. military bases. When the Arghandab district governor, Abdul Jabar, ventured out June 15, he was killed in a car bombing.

Corruption is another corrosive problem. The national government of President Hamid Karzai is riddled with officials who have enriched themselves through bribes, government contracts and the lucrative drug trade.

At Camp Nathan Smith in downtown Kandahar, the secured offices of U.S. development officials feature a chart of the Karzai family tree. Laid out like a prosecutor's crime family operation, the chart documents the expansive business empire of Karzai's extended family. Western officials have accused Karzai's brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, of parlaying family connections into an enterprise that controls trucking, security, drug and protection operations.

The president and his brother, who heads the Kandahar provincial council, have called the accusations false and politically motivated.

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For soldiers charged with driving the Taliban from Kandahar, convincing ordinary Afghans that their government and security forces are honest and capable is daunting, especially because U.S. troops spend a lot of their time trying to avoid roadside bombs and ambushes.

"Our focus right now is on staying alive," said Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Mason, an 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper whose platoon has encountered nearly 50 roadside bombs during several hundred foot patrols in Arghandab.

The platoon has built good relations with villagers, but has been able to mount only small aid efforts. There is virtually no local government presence — only farming villages with no plumbing or electricity.

U.S. officers here carry "talking point" cards issued by the U.S. military. The message: The Afghan army and police are taking the lead. The Afghan government is ready to serve the people.

But for all the attempts to put an Afghan face on the future, it is clear to all that this is an American show. Even illiterate villagers know that the U.S. provides the money, the troops and the leadership for what is called "Operation Hamkari," or "cooperation" in Pashto and Dari.

"We're the funders, the people in charge, and the Afghans know that," said an American aid official in Kandahar. "But we have to act like the government until the actual government is able to take over."

Nor is U.S.-Afghan cooperation running smoothly on security operations. Afghan army and police units are housed in separate compounds next to U.S. bases. Soldiers say they fear the Afghans will steal supplies and weapons or leak information to the Taliban. Officers say they do not tell Afghan security forces of impending missions.

One hot afternoon in Kandahar city, U.S. military police mentoring Afghan police arrived at a police sub-station for a scheduled foot patrol. The Afghans had disappeared. Police from a different unit had to be roused from mid-day naps and dragooned into patrolling.

The Afghan police "is only good for five or six hours," said Capt. Michael Thurman, commander of the 293rd Military Police Company. "They take a long break at mid-day and they won't stay out overnight."

First Lt. Justin Kush, who commands a platoon with the 82nd Airborne Division in Arghandab, said the Afghan army unit posted next to his base is far better than the previous unit. Those troops wanted to stay on their base and play volleyball, he said, and their commander demanded favors — food, fuel, water — as the price to go on patrols.

The new unit actually patrols on its own and reports back on intelligence it has gathered, Kush said.

But other soldiers in Arghandab say Afghan army units rely on U.S. forces for logistics, supplies and direction.

"`They're always begging for generators, fuel, water, supplies," said a senior non- commissioned officer. "They use their people and vehicles to forage for supplies, so they're not available for missions."

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He added: "They can't function on their own. But at the same time, we couldn't operate without them. We don't have the manpower."

For all the challenges, civilian officials in Kandahar insist that progress is possible.

Bill Harris, the top U.S. reconstruction civilian for Kandahar province, said the 2011 withdrawal target should convince Afghans that this is their last chance.

"Now is the time," Harris said. "We've never had the troop strength here we have now. We've never had the resources we have now. If we'd had this strategy two or three years ago, things would look a lot better than they do now," he said.

In Arghandab, Melton pointed to signs of progress. Seventeen "clusters"' of local leaders representing 75 villages have been created, he said. They meet weekly at the district center on the U.S. base to air grievances. Village elders have signed agreements promising to cooperate with U.S. and Afghan forces against the Taliban. Agricultural and irrigation projects have helped create 16,000 jobs. Local officials are predicting the best pomegranate harvest in seven years.

"For the first time, people are telling me: Yes, this is what we want," Melton said.

Even so, he said, security remains tenuous, and many in Arghandab have asked how long the U.S. will remain committed here, given Obama's August 2011 deadline.

"We are at the tipping point," Melton said. "My two pillars of governance and economic development are going in. Now we'll see if the table can stand." [email protected]

WEATHER FORECAST

Afghanistan Weather for Sunday 04 July 2010 Kabul Jalalabad Mazar Kandahar Herat

Clear Rain 20% Clear Clear Clear 31° C | 19° C 37° C | 20° C 40° C | 22° C 43° C | 25° C 41° C | 22° C

Farah Khost Kunduz Gardez Faizabad

Clear Rain 20% Clear Rain 20% Clear 45° C | 27° C 30° C | 21° C 39° C | 24° C 27° C | 15° C 36° C | 13° C

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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.

NEWS / INFORMATION

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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 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 15 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.

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