100 militants killed in Ghazni, Paktika

GARDEZ (PAN): Up to 100 Taliban militants have been killed during a two-week security operation in southern Ghazni and southeastern Paktika provinces, an official said on Wednesday.

The joint offensive codenamed “Dragon”, launched on July 2, concluded on Wednesday, the 203rd Thunder Military Corps commander in Paktia, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, told a news conference in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province.

Yaftali said a hundred militants were killed and dozens wounded during the offensive that resulted in the seizure of heavy and light weapons.

Also featuring NATO-led troops, the offensive targeted Ander, Qarabagh and Giru districts of Ghazni. It also covered Khoshamand, Kherkot and Yousaf Khel districts of Paktika.

But Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said he was unaware of the operation and the military claim about insurgent casualties.

from Pajhwok
by Noor Ahmad Hairan on Jul 18, 2012 - 21:03

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Afghan official: NATO airstrike kills 8 family members

Districts of Paktia Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suspected NATO airstrike killed eight civilians -- including six children -- in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial spokesman said.

The airstrike took place Saturday night in Paktia province, said Rohullah Samoon, spokesman for the governor of Paktia. He said an entire family was killed in the strike.

A large number of insurgents attacked NATO troops in the province, prompting them to return fire and ask for air support from a nearby base, said Maj. Martyn Crighton, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force.

The international coalition is aware of the reports that civilians died in an airstrike, Crighton said.

"We are taking any claim about civilian casualty very seriously, and we are looking at finding out information about what really happened last night," he said Sunday.

An investigation is in the early stages, and the international coalition is not taking or rejecting responsibility yet, Crighton said.

Samoon said the operation had not been coordinated with Afghan security forces. He said investigators have been sent to the area and will report their findings to President Hamid Karzai.

Karzai has assigned a delegation to investigate the incident, according to a statement from his office.

Separately, four ISAF service members were killed Saturday in southern Afghanistan, NATO said Sunday. The service members -- whose nationalities were not disclosed -- died after separate improvised explosive device attacks, the alliance said.

From Masoud Popalzai, CNN
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at least 20 militants were killed following this air raid too: http://www.khaama.com/nato-air-raid-kill-20-militants-in-paktia-province  

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3 Police, 4 Civilians Die in Khost Suicide Attack (updated - 13 die))

Districts of Khost (not showing the Shamal District). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

13 Die in Khost Suicide Attack (Update)

Three police and ten civilians were killed in a Taliban suicide attack in the Alishir District of Afghanistan's eastern Khost province Saturday afternoon, officials said.

A group of gunmen with suicide vests opened fire before detonating themselves at a police checkpoint in the Terizai area of Khost's Alishir district, according to a statement released by the coalition forces' Bagram media.
Ten civilians and three security forces were killed, the statement said.

The number of the wounded was not provided, but Bagram media said they were transferred to a nearby hospital.

Alishir district governor Mir Padshah Dawran earlier told TOLOnews four police and one civilian were wounded, and seven people were killed - three police and four civilians.

The suicide bomber detonated his body-borne explosives at around 2:00 PM local time, targeting a joint national and border police checkpoint in Terizai area, Dawran said.

The commander of the checkpoint Sergeant Gul Naim was among those killed by the blast.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had killed 12 police and injured 9 others in the incident.

Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior is yet to comment on the attack.

Khost shares a border with the Paktia and Logar provinces which have all seen insurgent-perpetrated violence increasing more recently.
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7 insurgents killed in Afghan and NATO operations

Officials in the ministry of interior affairs following a press release announced, at least 7 militants were killed and 18 others were detained following a joint military operation by Afghan and NATO-led International coalition security forces during the past 24 hours.

The source further added, the militants were killed and detained during 9 joint military operations which were conducted at Kabul, Helmand, Ghazni, Khost, Uruzgan, Paktia and Herat provinces of Afghanistan.

Afghan interior ministry officials following the press release also added, Afghan and NATO forces seized some weapons and ammunitions during the military operations.

This comes as the joint military forces have recently doubled their military operations to crackdown militants across the country.

Taliban militants group fighting the Afghan government and international coalition security forces yet to comment regarding the military operations.

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Suicide assault team kills 7 Afghans in the east

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By Bill Roggio - January 10, 2012 - LWJ

A suicide assault team killed seven Afghans during an attack on a government compound in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika today. The Taliban claimed credit for the attack.

The three-man suicide assault team, which was armed with suicide vests, rocket launchers, and assault rifles, infiltrated the provincial center in Sharan, the capital of Paktika, and attacked the telecommunication center, the governor's office, and the headquarters of the National Directorate of Security. The Taliban fighters battled Afghan police and soldiers for six hours before all three were killed. Three policemen and four government workers were killed during the fighting.

Taliban spokesman Zahibullan Muhajid claimed credit on the terror group's website, Voice of Jihad, for the "martyr operation" in Paktika.

"Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate, armed with explosive vests and heavy and small arms, stormed the department of telecommunication in the capital of Paktia province on Wednesday morning," the Taliban statement read. "After taking positions in the strategic points within the facility, began targeting the intelligence department, governor house and other government buildings."

The Taliban claimed that "a large number of the puppet soldiers officers and officials were killed and wounded."

Today's terror assault was likely carried out by the Haqqani Network, the Taliban subgroup that dominates operations in the southeastern provinces of Paktika, Paktia, and Khost.

Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/01/suicide_assault_team_11.php#ixzz1j6asULoM

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3 Afghan police arrested over kidnapping charges

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least three Afghan police service members have been arrested with the charges of kidnapping Afghan teenager boys at Pul-e-Alam district of eastern Logar province.

Provincial counter-criminal chief Mohammad Jan Abid said, one of the detained police officer used to work at eastern Paktia province and the two others were working in Logar province.

Mr. Abid further added, the suspects were detained in capital Kabul and were introduced to attorney general office in Logar province.

In the meantime, the detained police officers confessed to their crimes and said that the main motive behind the child abduction was to charge ransom against the freedom of the hostages.

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