General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), today issued a new Tactical Directive providing guidance and intent for the conduct of night raids by all Coalition Forces operating in Afghanistan. A "night raid" is any offensive operation involving entry into a compound, residence, building or structure that occurs in the period between nautical twilight and nautical dawn. To implement this change, the ISAF Driving Directive, the ISAF Directive on Medical Facilities and the Tactical Directive have been modified. Although these Directives have been classified for the protection of our own forces, portions of the directive are being made public in order to ensure a broader awareness of the intent and scope of General McChrystal's guidance to Coalition Forces. - ISAF