Paktika

The U.S. airborne infantryman was taken by the Afghan Taliban in Paktika province on June 30.

Bowe R. Bergdahl 2009

When he first disappeared, military officials said he walked away from his base in Paktika province.

Bowe R. Bergdahl 2009

Benwood, W.V., died Nov. 4 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.

KIA KIA/BNR 2009

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden, 35, of Mesquite, Texas, died Feb. 16 at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove | ATTACKERMAN 2009

He was serving at a base in Paktika province near the border with

Bowe R. Bergdahl 2009

In a separate operation in Paktika province, NATO said its forces killed a Taliban commander who helped conduct bombings and was directly linked to attacks during last week's parliamentary elections.

Bombs Kill 3 Foreign Troops in Afghanistan 2010

Cpl. Charles P. Gaffney Jr., 42, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Dec. 24 in Paktika, Afghanistan, when his combat outpost received enemy rocket fire.

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove | ATTACKERMAN 2008

Maurertown, Va., died Aug. 27 in Paktika, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations.

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Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey, 25, of Snyder, Texas, died Sept. 6 in Paktika province,

KIA KIA/BNR 2009

This year, it has inflicted significant casualties on both American and Afghan government troops in border districts such as Paktika, Khost, Paktia, Nangahar, Konar and Nurestan.

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