Articles Tagged With ‘Afghanistan’




Soldier from SLO dies in Afghanistan

A United States Army soldier from San Luis Obispo died Sunday in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Robert Boniface, 34, died in a non-combat related incident in Logar Province, according to a Department of Defense press release. Boniface’s death is currently... (Continue reading)

Soldier from Santa Maria killed in Afghanistan

A soldier from Santa Maria was one of two men killed Friday during a bombing in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced. Spc. Kenneth Clifford Alvarez, 23, of Santa Maria and Pvt. Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter, 20, of Humphreys, Mo.... (Continue reading)

Four California men charged with aiding Islamic jihad

The United States Attorney in Los Angeles has charged four Southern California men with conspiring with Al-Qai’da terrorists and plotting to kill Americans. An FBI investigation alleges that the four men, two American citizens and two lawful residents, planned to... (Continue reading)