Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province
Sierra Nevada awarded 5-year Afghanistan A-29 training contract as US shifts to in-country instruction
Sierra Nevada was awarded a $43 million contract for A-29 Super Tucano training for Afghanistan as the US transitions to in-country training
UN investigates ‘credible’ reported Afghanistan airstrike that killed 9 from a single family
The UN said it was investigating reports that 9 family members had been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but US Forces denied the victims were civilians
Afghan military helicopter crash in Farah province kills at least four
An Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an "emergency landing" in western Afghanistan's Farah province, killing at least four people
US Air Force awards Sierra Nevada $1.8 billion Afghanistan A-29 Super Tucano contract
Sierra Nevada was awarded a potential $1.8 billion contract for the procurement and sustainment of A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for Afghanistan's air force
NATO refurbishes Afghan Mi-17 helicopters in Europe as shift to Black Hawk continues
Three Afghan Mi-17 helicopters refurbished by NATO in Europe will be operational within weeks, as the US continues to build the Afghan Air Force's UH-60 Black Hawk capacity
Afghan president Ghani apologizes for Kunduz airstrike that killed 30 children
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized to the families of dozens of children killed in an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in Kunduz province last month
US and Afghan aircraft deployed after Taliban launch offensive on Farah city
U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircraft have targeted Taliban positions in Farah after the Taliban launched an assault in a bid to capture the city
Afghan Air Force conducts first Black Hawk operation, one day after crews qualify
Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews conducted their first operational mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, just one day after graduating from mission qualification training.
UN Afghanistan investigation concludes at least 36 children killed in Kunduz madrassa air raid
A UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report concluded that an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in the Taliban-controlled Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province killed and wounded at least 81 children
Two more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft delivered to US Air Force Afghanistan Program
Two more A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft were delivered this week to the U.S. Air Force for its Afghanistan Program, five months earlier than expected
Deadly airstrike on school is latest blow to Afghanistan peace prospects
Afghanistan saw yet another deadly government air raid claim multiple civilian lives, but is now witnessing a landmark civic movement in a bid to keep the hope of peace alive amid escalating violence.
Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians
The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an Afghan airstrike in an area controlled by the militant group killed or wounded dozens of people, many of them children
Afghan airstrike targeting Taliban in religious school kills and injures civilians
An Afghan airstrike on a religious school in a Taliban stronghold in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province caused multiple casualties, including civilians, Afghan officials and witnesses said
Afghan Air Force A-29 drops first laser-guided bomb against Taliban
An Afghan Air Force A-29 light attack aircraft used a laser-guided bomb against a Taliban target, marking the first time the AAF has dropped a laser-guided bomb in combat
German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan
A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, a rare example of a European among the insurgents
US sends A-10 Warthogs back to Afghanistan
The US deployed a squadron of A-10C Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft to Afghanistan, where it will soon launch strikes against the Taliban
Afghan female military officers to train in India
Afghan female military officers will train with the Indian Army for the first time at the training academy in Chennai, Indian media reported
First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training
The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November
US F-22s strike Taliban drug labs as new Afghanistan campaign begins
F-22 stealth fighters were used in Afghanistan for the first time as the new U.S.-led Operation Jagged Knife targeting Taliban funding was launched
