Pakistan orders key US airbase to close after ISAF troops conduct cross border attack

Image via WikipediaWithin 24 hours of a US attack helicopters strike inside Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of Mohmand that killed more than 20 Pakistani troops, the Pakistan government has ordered the US to vacate a key airbase in Baluchistan and has closed NATO's supply lines through the Khyber Pass. The Defence Committee of the Cabinet, a Pakistani committee...

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Deadly explosions hit multiple Iraqi cities

At least 12 killed and 38 hurt in bombings in Baghdad and near Abu Ghraib, according to Iraqi officials. Iraqi officials say at least eight people have been killed by a roadside bomb in central Iraq, near the town of Abu Ghraib, and four were killed in Baghdad after three explosions hit the city's central Tahrir Square. An interior ministry official said on Saturday that a roadside improvised explosive device hit a minibus carrying labourers, killing eight people and wounding 13 others. A health official at Abu Ghraib general...

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Some 20 killed in 24 hours across Syria: report

DAMASCUS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Some 20 people were killed in the past 24 hours across Syria, including law-enforcement members, gunmen and a civilian, the official SANA news agency reported Friday.   Two law-enforcement members were killed Friday when a mine planted by armed groups blasted in central Hama province, SANA reported, adding that another sergeant was killed in southern Daraa province when a group of gunmen opened fire at a vehicle that was ferrying food to the law members. In central Homs province, specialized forces conducted...

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Nov. 26., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

2011-11-S-043 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 26) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a weapons cache during an operation in Reg-e Khan district, Helmand province, Friday. The cache consisted of 11 pressure plates, approximately 50 pounds (22.5 kilograms) of explosives and various components used...

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US helicopters kill 26 Pakistani troops on Afghan border (updated!)

Updates meanwhile:  - Pak government stopped all NATO fuel and other supply conveys going to Afghanistan in protest for killing Paki soldiers - Torkham border gate closed after NATO helicopters killed Pak soldiers near Afghan border of Mohmand Dara district - Pakistan state TV said the helicopters killed 25 Pakistani soldiers. Two government officials in Mohmand confirmed...

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ABCNews Nightline Trip to Afghanistan: Tip of the Spear (+video)

Soldiers based in a remote part of Afghanistan risk it all to build a road Forward Operating Base Bostick: the 2-27 Infantry, a battalion known as the Wolfhounds video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player During the broadcast, ABCNews invited viewers to submit messages to the troops, whether it was to wish them a happy Thanksgiving, good luck or ...

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ABCNews Nightline Trip to Afghanistan: Angels in Hell (+video)

U.S. Army medics respond to all emergency cases, sometimes amidst enemy gunfire.‬ the all-American Dustoff MedEvac Company: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Viewers Send in Messages of Thanks to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan During the broadcast, ABCNews invited viewers to submit messages to the troops, whether it was to wish them a happy...

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USS Enterprise: 50 Years of Service

Image via Wikipedia Today one of the most storied ships in U.S. Navy history broke another record.  The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) became the first aircraft carrier in history to celebrate 50 years of active service.  The oldest warship still in active service, ENTERPRISE has participated in every major naval conflict...

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Nov. 24., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

2011-11-S-042 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 24, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition patrol detained two suspected insurgents and confiscated a weapons cache during a routine patrol in Khost district, Khost province, Thursday. The two suspected insurgents were discovered with the cache which consisted of eight...

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