Taliban commander killed in eastern Khost province

Sunday, November 13, 2011 – According to local security officials in eastern Afghanistan, a Taliban commander was killed and and two of his companions were detained following an operation by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in eastern Khost province early Sunday morning. Head of the provincial security commandment Media department Jannat Gul said, the...

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French Navy Joins Mediterranean Anti-Terrorism Operations

French ship Commandant Birot participates in Operation Active Endeavour. NISIDA, Naples, Nov.12. - Unpredictable and intense periods of maritime operations aimed at disrupting any attempt by terrorists to maneuver in the Mediterranean Sea are one of the tools employed by NATO to help deter, defend, disrupt and protect against terrorism. Known as Deterrent Surges, these operations...

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16 killed in two Khyber attacks

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 13.: At least 16 people were killed and nine injured on Sunday in two attacks in Pakistan's northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a media report said. Eight people were killed and seven injured in a blast at a market in Teerah Valley area of Khyber Agency. Another eight people, including three children, were killed and two injured in a mortar...

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5 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Five Taliban militants were killed in a search operation launched Saturday afternoon by police in Pakistan's Punjab province, reported local media. Local Urdu TV channel ARY quoted unidentified sources as saying that five security personnel were also killed in the operation. However, the report has not been officially confirmed. The search...

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Worth a Thousand Words: Welcome Home

Maj. Craig Morash is greeted home by his daughter, Adeline, Oct. 11, 2011, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., after returning from a deployment. Morash was part of a six-month deployment to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, where he supported Operation Enduring Freedom. He is an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 74th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt....

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Afghan Police detained 9 suspects after convoy attack

ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan Local Police detained nine suspects after they attacked a convoy in Shah Joy district, Nov. 7. The ALP convoy was ambushed by approximately 10 insurgent fighters while traveling from the Shah Joy bazaar to the Walan Rabat village. Insurgents attacked the police force with machine gun and small arms fire, disabling the ALP vehicle. The...

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Nov. 13., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

2011-11-S-018 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 13, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed one insurgent and detained multiple suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Haqqani network leader in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, Saturday. The leader coordinates and participates...

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Theodore B. Rushing

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.            Pfc. Theodore B. Rushing, 25, of Longwood, Fla. died Nov. 11, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment; 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light),...

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British and Coalition Forces Hold Remembrance Day Celebration (HD)

B-Roll of the British and Coalition Forces Hold Remembrance Day Celebration at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Snodgrass 11/11/2011 http://youtu.be/4VcVreWEJ20?hd=1...

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Australian Soldier wounded in Afghan gun battle

An Australian soldier has been wounded after coming under fire from insurgents in Afghanistan.A joint patrol of Afghan and Australian troops came under fire from insurgents in the southern province of Uruzgan.   --- By Afghanistan correspondent Sally Sara  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/soldier-wounded-in-afghan-gun-battle/3661794 --- The Australian...

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Taliban Kill 9 Afghans, incl. a Woman & Kid

Photo: Civilians look at the wreckage of a vehicle hit by a roadside bomb, which killed eight people in a wedding party. (Reuters: Parwiz) Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the killing of eight civilians in a roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan.A car carrying a bride, a groom and his relatives struck the roadside bomb in the eastern province...

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