Insurgent attacks and civilian casualties remained stubbornly high, while many of the Afghan military and police units taking over security duties appeared to be ill-prepared to hold off the Taliban.
General McChrystal repeatedly stressed that the partnership between coalition and Afghan forces for the pending offensive would be "very tight," and that helping Afghan Army and police units take over the entire security mission in their nation was the only path to eventually withdrawing American and coalition troops.
One of Pitney Bowes' fastest-growing units takes over and runs other companies' mailrooms.
Then the demolition unit took over.
An armed unit took over, ordering him to stop.
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Stahmer, at a time that is convenient to you, you will, of course, draw our attention to the necessary dates, the date at which this unit took over its headquarters and the date at which it left.
Changing of The Guard This is one of several articles about the 49th Armored Division of the Texas National Guard describing the troops' deployment in Bosnia, where the unit took over the American Sector of a NATO peacekeeping force.
This is one of several articles about the 49th Armored Division of the Texas National Guard describing the troops' deployment in Bosnia, where the unit took over the American Sector of a NATO peacekeeping force.
The commander, Lt. Col. Quentin Crank, whose military police unit took over for Colonel Steele's at Camp Cropper in October 2006, said the gifts, which would be a breach of military law and Iraqi cultural norms, were given after Colonel Steele had moved to another assignment in Iraq.
However, after an investigation by the Guardian, which tracked down witnesses on the aircraft who said Mubenga had been forcibly detained by the guards, and was complaining he could not breathe, the Metropolitan police's homicide unit took over the case and arrested the three guards.
