Dec. 16., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader named Malawi Sahib in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, today. The leader distributed weapons and ammunition to insurgent fighters for use in attacks against Afghan forces. During the operation, the insurgent leader was found hiding inside of...

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Militants attack Pakistan army; 21 die in clash

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A local government official says militants set off a roadside bomb near a Pakistani army convoy in a tribal region close to the Afghan border, sparking clashes that killed one soldier and 20 militants. Wajid Khan says the incident took place in Khanki village in the Upper Orakzai region on Friday. He says 25 soldiers were wounded in the...

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Militants attack police station in capital Kabul

Friday, December 16, 2011 – An explosion rocked capital Kabul on late Friday evening. The incident took place in 5th district of capital Kabul.  According to local residents and eyewitnesses in the area, at least two loud explosions were heard at the scene of the incident and a number of armed men have managed to enter the 5th district police commandment and exchange...

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Dec. 15., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a weapons cache while on patrol in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Dec. 15. The cache consisted of six rocket-propelled grenade warheads, 12 RPG motors, two stick grenades, more than 500 rounds of small arms ammunition and various improvised explosive device components. The security...

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