Operation SLIPPER: Stories from Afghanistan
Soldiers strike insurgent stronghold
A Special Forces operation in Afghanistan has resulted in the seizure of insurgent weapons, improvised explosive devices, as well as Afghan Army uniforms and about 100 kilograms of opium.
Australian soldiers destroy insurgent weapons cache
Two weapons caches have been discovered and destroyed during a daylight raid lead by Australian soldiers patrolling Oruzgan province in Afghanistan.
Special Forces Groundwork Sets Conditions for Stability
Months of intense and carefully applied Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) and Australian Special Forces pressure on insurgent sanctuary areas in Oruzgan province have helped pave the way for a permanent Coalition and ANSF presence in the province’s Mirabad region.
Operational Success in Southern Afghanistan
Afghan and Australian Forces are currently conducting Operation Baz Panje in the Mirabad Valley in Southern Afghanistan creating stronger relationships between Afghan locals and the Afghan and coalition forces.
Special Forces Mentoring in Orunzgan Bears Fruit
The partnership between Afghan National Security Force and the Australian Special Operations Task Group has resulted in the graduation of the first class of Afghan policemen who will work alongside the Australian forces.
Australian soldier wounded in engagement with Taliban
Australian soldiers and members of the Afghan National Security Forces were conducting operations in Southern Afghanistan on Saturday 10 October 2009, when they were engaged by violent extremists
Aussie Gunners on target in Afghanistan
Firing rounds in support of ISAF patrols whilst deployed to the Helmand Province, Afghanistan with the British Armed forces has been an experience of a lifetime for Gunners from the Enoggera-based 105 Medium Battery, 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.
Aussie Mentors see real improvement in Afghan Army colleagues
After four months in Afghanistan, the second rotation of the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) is seeing real improvements in the Afghan National Army (ANA).
A soldier's best friend
Australian Army cooks at Patrol Bases around Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan are proving to be the soldiers’ best friends.
Aussie soldier leads the way out of minefields for poor Afghans, offering new hope
Afghan civilians who previously risked life and limb scrounging for scrap metal in minefields now have an opportunity to enjoy a safer life and work in paid jobs, thanks to efforts led by an Australian soldier serving with the United States (US) military.