Finland has launched a probe after 69 surface-to-air Patriot missiles were found in a ship bound for Shanghai

Image via WikipediaAFP - Finland has launched a probe after 69 surface-to-air Patriot missiles were found in a ship bound for the Chinese port city of Shanghai, police said. "An investigation found 69 Patriot missiles, explosive material and propelling charges," a police statement said. The missiles, produced by US firm Raytheon, were discovered following a customs search...

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Hungarian PRT implement various projects in Baghlan

Image by isafmedia via FlickrWednesday, December 21, 2011 – According to officials at Hungary provincial reconstruction team in northern Pul-e-Khumri city of Baghlan province, dozens of medium sized welfare projects including construction of schools, deep well drilling projects, construction of governmental infrastructures, construction of roads, construction of protective...

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Prince Harry says he is returning to Afghanistan

The Armed Forces have hit back at reports that Prince Harry has been cleared to fly Apache helicopters in Afghanistan next year.One senior military source told Sky News: "Someone at Clarence House has been speaking out of turn." Harry is due to complete his training early in 2012 and is expected to carry out weeks - if not months - of flight duties in the UK before being deployed to theatre. The source suggested that such a decision could only be made at that point. The highly decorated senior officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said:...

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62 militants killed and injured in Afghan military operations

                  Image via WikipediaWednesday, December 21, 2011 – Officials in the ministry of defense of Afghanistan on Wednesday said, at least 62 militants were killed and injured during the month of November in Afghanistan. The officials further added, at least 346 others were detained...

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Suicide bomber shot dead in eastern Khost province

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 – According to local security officials in eastern Afghanistan, a suicide bomber was shot dead by Afghan security forces before he reaches his target in eastern Khost province on Wednesday. Deputy provincial police chief for eastern Khost province Mr. Yaqib Khan said, the suicide bomber was shot dead by Afghan security after he was recognized...

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4 militants killed in southern Helmand province

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 – According to local authorities in southern Afghanistan, at least four Taliban militants were killed in southern Helmand province. Provincial governor spokesman Mohammad Daud Ahmadi confirming the report said, the Taliban militants were killed following an ambush by Afghan police forces in Adam Khan district of southern Helmand province...

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5 Polish troops killed in east Afghanistan(+video)

KABUL, Afghanistan — Five Polish soldiers were killed Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance and a Polish official said. It was the deadliest single attack for the Polish military in Afghanistan, spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw. He said the soldiers were in a convoy headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when it struck...

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Dec. 20., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

2011-12-S-029 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 20) — In Ghazni district, Ghazni province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a weapons cache during routine operations yesterday. The cache consisted of 156 mortars of varying sizes, 19 rockets, 120 artillery rounds, 535 rounds of small arms ammunition, 50 grenade fuses, 22...

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