IMU names 87 'martyrs' killed during past year

a report Bill Roggio from LWJ added some wikipedia and maps links The al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan released a list of its commanders and fighters who have been killed over the past year. The commanders and fighters were from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, and Pakistan. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan released a statement today...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. 1st Class Dennis R. Murray

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. 1st Class Dennis R. Murray, 38, of Red Broiling Springs, Tenn., died Nov. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment,...

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Jack Daniel’s Operation Ride Home

from This ain't Hell The good folks at the happiest place on earth, The Jack Daniels Distillery, in Lynchburg, TN, wrote to tell us about the launch of their program “Operation Ride Home” in which they’ve contributed $101,000 to help Fort Campbell soldiers spend the holidays with their families. You can watch the video here. In honor of the decorated 101st Airborne...

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Terrorist attack foiled in Kabul

Police in the Afghan capital foiled a terrorist attack when they recovered a 20-kg explosive device from a city suburb, the government said Wednesday. The explosive device was planted in Mulayan area in Sarubi district of Kabul, and was found by police Tuesday, Xinhua reported citing a statement from the interior ministry. The Taliban have often relied on suicide and roadside bombings in the past couple of years. One NATO soldier sustained injuries in a roadside bombing Tuesday in northern Baghlan province for which the Taliban claimed...

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Acid thrown at three Afghan sisters

Three sisters were disfigured after acid was thrown at them in Afghanistan's Kunduz province. The three girls - aged 8, 12 and 17 - were disfigured Tuesday night when attackers threw acid on their faces, Nadira Gia, director of Women Affairs Department in Kunduz province said Wednesday. 'Some unidentified men entered a house in Bulakawal village and after beating the members of the family threw acid on the faces of the three sisters,' Gia was quoted as saying. The condition of the eldest sister is critical, reported Xinhua. Gia said the...

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22 militants detained in Afghan military operations

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 –  Officials in the ministry of defense of Afghanistan on Wednesday said, at least 22 militants were detained following a joint military operation by Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force across the country during the past 24 hours. According to a statement issued by the media department of ministry of defense...

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Nov. 30., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan — A Haqqani network leader was captured today by a combined Afghan and coalition security force in Pul-e ‘Alam district, Logar province The leader conducted attacks against coalition forces and distributed weapons throughout the area. In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan: South In Kandahar district, Kandahar...

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The Salalah check post after NATO/ ISAF attacks

ISLAMABAD: Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday released a video footage showing Nato air strikes on two Pakistan check posts - Volcano and Boulder - located in Salala area of the Mohmand Agency. The Salalah check post after NATO/ ISAF attacks footage released by ISPR Related articlesUS helicopters kill 14 Pakistani troops on Afghan border (updated!)...

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Suspected suicide bomber killed in premature explosion

QUETTA:  A would-be suicide bomber was killed near Kuchlak, in the suburbs of Quetta, on Tuesday when an explosive that he was carrying detonated prematurely. “The bomber had hired a cab and wanted to go to Chaman (a bordering town with Afghanistan) with the intention of targeting someone, but the explosives he had fixed to his body prematurely went off,”...

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