In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 27 Armed Taliban Killed (June.09.2013.)

Publish Date: Jun 09, 2013

 

Counterterrorism:
In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.

The operations were conducted in Sar-e-Pul, Balkh, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Paktiya, Herat and Helmand provinces, as a result 27 armed Taliban were killed, eight wounded and 25 other armed Taliban were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.                                                                                   

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated some amount of light and heavy rounds ammunition and IEDs.

During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused eight different types of mines placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Khost, Badghis and Nangarhar provinces.

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Afghan battle leaves 31 Taliban dead

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, May 31 (Xinhua)-- Clash between Taliban militants and pro-government villagers in Andar district of Ghazni province, 125 km south of Kabul, has left 31 Taliban fighters dead on Friday.

"Taliban militants raided three villages in Andar district at 01:00 a.m. local time and we resisted. The gun battle lasted for six hours during which 31 rebels, including Pakistanis, Arabs and Chechens, were killed and the remaining rebels run away," commander of villagers, Latif Kamran told Xinhua.

Meanwhile, Qari Yusuf Ahmadi who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit, confirmed the conflict in talks with media via telephone from unknown location, saying that the militants have killed 10 pro-government militias, a claim rebuffed by Kamran as baseless.

The inhabitants of several villages in Andar district had made armed uprising against Taliban militants last year and since have evicted Taliban militants from several villages.

from XINHUA
2013-05-31 14:50:36
Editor: Chen Zhi

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 57 Armed Taliban Killed (May 26.2013.)

Publish Date: May 26, 2013

Counterterrorism:
In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.

The operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Logar, Ghazni and Paktiya provinces, as a result 57 armed Taliban were killed, 26 wounded and seven other armed Taliban were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and defused some amount of light and heavy rounds ammunition and 1500 kilos of ammonium nitrate.

During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused six different types of mines placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Kunar, Laghman, Maidan Wardak, Herat and Nimroz provinces.

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 15 Armed Taliban Killed (May 25.2013.)

Publish Date: May 25, 2013

 

Counterterrorism:
In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.

The operations were conducted in Kandahar, Logar, Ghazni and Paktika provinces, as a result 15 armed Taliban were killed and 21 other armed Taliban were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and defused some amount of light and heavy rounds ammunition and 200 kilos of ammonium nitrate.

During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused an anti-vehicle mine placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activity in Nangarhar province.

Counter Crimes:
The 101 Kabul Zone National Police detained a suspect accused of murder in the 10th District of Kabul-City.

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Explosion in mosque kill 9 people in Ghazni province

districts of Ghazni province (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

At least nine people were killed and several others were injured following an explosion in central-eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Friday evening.

The incident took place later Friday evening in a mosque in restive Andar district.

According to local authorities the incident took place while Taliban militants were inside the mosque and their explosives went off.

The officials furhter added a number of civilians were also killed or injured following the incident.

Taliban militants group yet to comment regarding the incident.

In the meantime a senior Taliban leader was killed along with two other fighters following an explosion in Andar district on Friday afternoon.

Deputy provincial governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi confirming the report said Piru Watan was killed while he was planting a roadside bomb in Mehter area.

Mr. Ahmadi said Piru Watan was a senior Taliban leader who was controlling group of insurgents in Andar, Qarabagh, Moqor and Gilan districts of Ghazni province.

from KHAAMA
By Meena Haseeb - 25 May 2013, 9:22 am

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7 people killed in Ghazni suicide blast on Wednesday evening

Map of Afghanistan with Ghazni highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Seven people were killed and several others, including women and children, were injured when a suicide bomber struck a restaurant in southern Ghazni province late on Wednesday, an official said.

The attack took place around 7:30pm in the Town of Maqur, killing three members of a public uprising members, who were the target and four civilians, deputy governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi told Pajhwok Afghan News.

The target was members of the uprising movement in the district, he said, adding 15 people, including women and children, were injured.

Mir Ali, a resident, said the bomber wanted to kill Habibullah, commander of the uprising group.

He said the attack took place when Habibullah emerged from a shop. As a result, four civilians and two guards of the commander were killed, he said, putting at 28 the number of people injured, including women and children.

Severely injured people were taken to an ISAF clinic in the nearby Gilan district, the resident said.

It was a second suicide blast in Ghazni on Wednesday. The first attack involved a cyclist, who blew up himself in Ghazni city, the provincial capital, currently serving as the Asian Capital of Islamic Civilisation. Five people on a rickshaw were injured in the blast aimed at a police van.

Ghazni Civil Hospital head Dr. Baaz Mohammad Himmat confirmed reciveing the dead body of the attacker and five injured civilians from the scene, the Kabul Bus Stand. Two of the injured are in critical condition, he said.

from Pajhwok
By Saifullah Maftoon May 22, 2013 - 21:50

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Explosion rocks Ghazni city in eastern Afganistan

A relatively heavy explosion rocked Ghazni city in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday morning.

Deputy provincial governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi confirming the report said the incident took place in a bus station.

Officials in Ghazni state hospital said at least six people killed or injured following the blast have been taken to the hospital and the health condition of a number of individuals injured are critical.

According to reports the incident took place after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the bus stop, however local officials are saying it is yet not clear if it was a suicide attack.

No group has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

from KHAAMA
By Sayed Jawad - 22 May 2013, 10:58 am

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Afghan local police officers killed in Taliban attack

Districts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

According to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, at least six Afghan local police officers were killed during clashes with the Taliban militants in Moqor district on Sunday.

District governor for Moqor, Sahib Khan Elham confirming the report said the incident took place around 10am local time after a number of Taliban militants attacked Afghan local police forces check points.

Mr. Elham further added at least six Afghan local police officers were killed and four others were injured during the clashes.

He said Taliban militants also suffered casualties, however, he said there are no reports regarding the exact number of Taliban militants killed or injured.

Ghazni is among the volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where Taliban militants are openly operating in its various districts.

The Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since the group announced its summer offensive against the Afghan and coalition security forces in the month of April.
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Also on Sunday, four Afghan border police were killed when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb in eastern Nangarhar province that borders neighbouring Pakistan.

“Today at around 10:00 am, a border police pickup truck hit a roadside bomb while on patrol in Mohamand Dara district of Nangarhar province,” Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, Nangarhar provincial governor spokesman told AFP.

“As a result of the blast, four border police were killed.” he said.

A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for both attacks saying at least two local officers were among the dead in Ghazni.
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from KHAAMA & agencies
By Sayed Jawad - 19 May 2013, 4:26 pm

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 26 Armed Taliban Killed (May 11.2013.)

Publish Date: May 11, 2013

Counterterrorism:
In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.
 

The operations were conducted in Ghazni and Helmand provinces, as a result 26 armed Taliban were killed, 13 wounded and one other armed Talib was arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.                                                                                  
 

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated some amount of light and heavy round ammunitions and IEDs.
 

During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused two anti-vehicle mines placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in the Trinkot city capital of Uruzgan province.

Counter Crimes:
The 101 Kabul Zone National Police detained four suspects accused of murder and drug trafficking in the Bagrami and 13th Districts of Kabul-City.

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Rebel leader among 4 killed in Ghazni clash

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Four Taliban, including one of their commanders, have been killed in a clash with police in the Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Friday.

The gunbattle was triggered by an overnight insurgent attack on a post of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) force in the area, Fazal Rahman Nazarwal, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Security forces seized four weapons, a walkie-talkie and a night-vision goggle from the attackers a s a result of the three-hour, the district chief said, identifying the local rebel commander as Wahidyar.

from Pajhwok
By Saifullah Maftoon May 10, 2013 - 11:43

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3 insurgents blown up by own explosives in Ghazni

GHAZNI CITY/ SHARAN (PAN): Three Taliban insurgents were killed and as many others wounded when the explosive device they were planting in the Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province went off prematurely, an official said on Monday.

Fazal Rahman Nazarwal, the Qarabagh district chief, confirmed the overnight incident to Pajhwok Afghan News. However, he gave no further details of the explosion.

But a witness, who did not want to be named, confided the strong explosion had killed five militants. Their bodies were mutilated beyond recognition, he added.

According to another report, a suicide bomber was detained by security forces before he reached his target in the Sra Rawza district of southeastern Paktika province.

Azizullah Karwan, the Afghan Local Police commander, said the bomber wore a suicide vest and wanted to attack a member of the US-backed force in his house.

from Pajhwok
By Saifullah Maftoon & Ali Mohammad Nazari May 6, 2013 - 15:36   

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Senior police officer killed in Taliban assault

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): The deputy police chief of southern Ghazni province, Mohammad Hussain, was killed on Sunday in a bomb attack claimed by Taliban insurgents.

Two guards of the senior police officer were also killed and as many wounded in the roadside bombing that took place at 8am, the governor’s spokesman said.

Nabi Jan told Pajhwok Afghan News Hussain was on his way to Zankhan district, which came under rebel attack earlier in the morning. Security personnel have been sent to the scene.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, claimed Hussain was killed along with four senior government officials. The bomb attack marked the Taliban’s spring offensive codenamed “Khalid bin Waleed”, he said.

At least 11 policemen were killed as the militants stormed the Zankhan district headquarters, Mujahid said, but local authorities rejected his assertion as baseless.

from Pajhwok
By Saifullah Maftoon Apr 28, 2013 - 10:58

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Six Afghan Police killed in insider attack

GHAZNI CITY/SHIBERGHAN (PAN): Six members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) force were killed in the Deh Yak district of southern Ghazni province on Sunday, officials said.

The policemen were killed while staying as guests with their friend Abdul Razzaq, who had links with insurgents, the district chief told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Fazal Ahmad said the Taliban killed the six ALP personnel inside Razzaq’s house in the Tasan village and abducted two others. Razzaq also fled with the rebels after snatching the policemen’s weapons.

A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed killing 13 local policemen, including their commander Darya Khan, in the attack.

Separately, the insurgents released six ALP members from a week of captivity in the Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province, said the police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Aziz Ghairat.

One of the six policemen had links with militants and handed to them, he said, adding three guarantors of the policemen were under investigation.

However, Zabihullah Mujahid said they had released the policemen as a result of medication by tribal elders. The ALP members had promised to quit their jobs, he claimed.

from Pajhwok
By Saifullah Maftoon & Mohammad Jan Tamkin Apr 21, 2013 - 14:29

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13 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel were killed early Friday morning when Taliban launched attack on a checkpoint in Andar district in the country's eastern province of Ghazni, an official said.

"Taliban raided an ALP checkpoint in Gandaeer area in Andar district early Friday morning, killing 13 ALP cops," the district administrative chief, Mohammad Qasim Destiwal, told Xinhua.

Details about the incident was not immediately clear, however, the official said an investigation into the incident was underway.

The ALP or community police was established in August 2010 to protect villages and districts around the war-torn country where Afghan army and police have limited presence.

The Taliban, which has been waging an insurgency for more than a decade, has recently intensified attacks as the spring and summer known as fighting season is drawing near.

On Thursday evening, Usman Jan, a senior district official with the Afghan intelligence agency, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Ismail Khil district of eastern Khost province, the district administrative chief Mohammad Younus told Xinhua.

from XINHUA
2013-04-19 14:55:05

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Taliban ambush kills 5 Afghan police

Map of Afghanistan with Maidan Wardak highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan, April 16 (Xinhua)-- Taliban militants fighting the government ambushed a convoy of Police Public Protection Force in Wardak province 35 km west of Kabul on Monday night leaving five personnel of the body dead and another injured, spokesman for Wardak's provincial administration said Tuesday.

"A team of Public Protection Force of Police was on patrol in Haft Asiab area of Sayed Abad district last night when a group of Taliban rebels laid ambush killing five personnel of the entity and injuring another," Attaullah Khogyani told Xinhua.

He also added that the police returned fire killing a Taliban fighter and injuring few others.

Wardak which connects the restive Kandahar and Ghazni provinces to the capital city Kabul has been the scene of increasing militancy over the past couple of years.

from XINHUA
2013-04-16 20:34:04

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NATO airstrike kill 4 police, 2 civilians in Ghazni province

Map of Afghanistan with Ghazni highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

According to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, at least four local Afghan police officers and two civilians were killed following a NATO airstrike in Deh-Yak district.
District governor Fazal Ahmad confirming the report said the incident took place around 5 pm local time on Wednesday evening at Sulaimanzai village.

He said, “A number of the Afghan local police officers were patrolling when they were attacked by NATO aircrafts, killing four police officers along with two civilians.”

Ghazni is among the volatile province in central-eastern Afghanistan where militants are actively operating in its various districts.

Afgahn and coalition forces have launched joint military operations to clear the area from the militants.

In the meantime provincial governor Fazal Sabawoon also confirmed the incident which took place on Wednesday evening. According to local authorities the police officers and civilians were mistakenly killed during the air raid.

The officials are saying that the local police officers were not in their uniform and therefore were mistakenly attacked by coalition aircrafts.

Provincial hospital officials also confirmed at least four people killed during the incident were taken to the hospital.

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By Ghanizada - 04 Apr 2013, 9:56 am

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NATO airstrike kills child, 9 Taliban fighters

GHAZNI, Afghanistan —A NATO helicopter killed at least one child and nine suspected Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's east on Saturday, officials and local residents said.

Last month, Afghan President Hamid Karzai forbade Afghan forces from calling for NATO air support and forbade international forces from using airstrikes “in Afghan homes or villages.”

NATO initially said that the strike was in support of Afghan troops, which would be in contravention of the president's orders, but later said new information showed the helicopter had struck the insurgents separately.

“This was an independently acquired and engaged target,” said ISAF spokesman Adam Wojack.

There were conflicting reports on the death toll from the airstrike. A Reuters reporter saw the bodies of two children. One was in a school uniform. Local elder Jan Mohammad and other residents said he was killed in the airstrike.

The reporter also saw the hand and foot of a toddler at the site of the airstrike, but the circumstances of the death were not immediately clear.

Senior police detective Mohammad Hussain said nine Taliban and one school-age child were killed in the airstrike. He also said a woman was killed and eight civilians were wounded in a firefight between Afghan security forces and insurgents.

from triblive
Published: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

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R.I.P. - Senior Private Paweł Ordyński

On March 20 in Afghanistan Polish soldier Senior Private Paweł Ordyński died after an explosion of IED under MRAP vehicle during patrol.

The accident took place at about 9.00 am CET to the north-west of Ghazni during a routine patrol done by soldiers of 2nd motorised infantry company of Combat Group.

The task of the patrol was to conduct reconnaissance of the road and to organise check point.

As a result of the explosion the driver of MRAP vehicle was killed and another Polish soldier was wounded.

Senior Private Paweł Ordyński served at a post of a driver in 12th Mechanised Brigade since 2004.
It was his fourth foreign mission. Earlier he had served in the Balkans and twice in Afghanistan.

He was 29 years old, he had a son.

The families of the killed soldier and the wounded soldier have been informed about the accident.

Maj Marek Pietrzak
Deputy Press Spokesman
Operations Command of Polish Armed Forces
http://wp.mil.pl/en/artykul/14077
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International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs
KABUL, Afghanistan – An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan today.

It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.

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Afghan police officer drugs, kills 17 colleagues

An Afghan police officer drugged 17 colleagues and shot them dead on Wednesday with the aid of the Taliban, police said, the latest in a series of so-called "insider", or green-on-blue, attacks involving Afghan security forces and the Taliban.
The attacks have undermined trust between coalition and Afghan forces who are under mounting pressure to contain the Taliban insurgency before most NATO combat troops withdraw by the end of 2014.

The killings, the worst in a string of similar attacks in recent months, occurred at a remote Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in the eastern province of Ghazni.

"An infiltrated local policeman first drugged all 17 of his comrades, and then called the Taliban and they together shot them all," the chief police detective for Ghazni, Mohammad Hassan, told Reuters.

Seven of the dead were new recruits still undergoing training, officials said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

The rapidly growing ALP program is an American-designed initiative designed to recruit local men as security officers for their area. - See more at: http://www.arynews.tv/english/newsdetail.asp?nid=70592#sthash.gYvmXd6V.dpuf

from ARY NEWS
Updated :   Wednesday  February  27 , 2013  7:17:39 PM

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Suicide blast rock capital Kabul, 8 injured

A heavy explosion rocked capital Kabul early Wednesday morning.

The incident took place in Kart-e-Seh area in west of Kabul city near Sara-e-Ghazni area.

Preliminary reports suggest the explosion took place as a result of a suicide bomb blas and the target of the bomber was a vehicle convoy of the Afghan army.

In the meantime Gen. Zahir Azimi, spokesman for the Afghan defense ministry said the incident took place after a vehicle carrying Afghan army officers was targeted.

He said only 6 Afghan army officers have reportedly been injured following the blast and there no are reports if army officers were also killed following the blast. He also did not disclose further information if the explosion took place due to a suicide bomb attack.

Afghan interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi confirming the report said at least 8 people were injured following the blast.

Mr. Sediqi further added the suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the sixth district of capital Kabul city and he was looking to target the vehicle of the Afghan army officers.

He said at least 6 Afghan army officers were injured along with two other Afghan civilians.

from KHAAMA
By Mirwais Adeel - 27 Feb 2013, 8:31 am

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