Merry Christmas from 171 DUSTOFF in Afghanistan

One Mission: To bring home wounded Soldiers and Marines Everybody trust, hope, support and love them, but nobodies want to meet them :)   DET 1 C CO 1-171 GSAB says Hello and Merry Christmas to the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade Ball 2011 and thier families from Afghanistan. Movie filmed and edited in Afghanistan by Poolman Productions....

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A Soldiers Silent Night - Video-Poem

This is the timeless classic: A Christmas dedication to our men and women in uniform. from W...

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Militants commander killed in western Farah province

Image via WikipediaSunday, December 25, 2011 – Officials in the ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan on Sunday announced that a militants commander was killed along with his four other companions in western Farah province on Saturday. The officials further added, the militants commander was recognized as Mullah Tayeb and was killed along with his four other fighters...

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Over 20 People Killed in Takhar Suicide Attack, Afghanistan

Image via WikipediaAfghan local officials said that more than 20 people were killed and nearly 50 others were wounded in a suicide attack in north-eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. The attack took place at 02:30 pm local time in Taloqan city of Takhar province when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the funeral ceremony of a tribal elder, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai,...

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Heavy overnight clashes reported in Baghlan province

Sunday, December 25, 2011 – Heavy clashes have been in northern Baghlan province between the militant insurgents and foreign troops. Local residents in the area said, the clashes started in the central Baghlan district of northern Baghlan province after foreign troops launched a military operation against the militants in Chayabiha area. The local residents also said,...

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Afghan army seize weapons cache in Uruzgan province

Sunday, December 25, 2011 – Officials in the ministry of defense of Afghanistan following an statement on Sunday said, Afghan national army troops discovered a weapons cache in southern Uruzgan province. The statement further added, the weapons cache was discovered and seized following military operations by Afghan national army soldiers in Tarinkot district of southern...

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Afghan army soldiers kill 2 US troops in Farah province (+update)

Sunday, December 25, 2011 – According to Afghan security officials in western Farah province, Afghan National Army soldiers opened fire and killed at least two American soldiers in this province. The officials further added, the incident took place in Pusht-Rod district of western Farah province on Saturday. Afghan security officials also said, at least one Afghan National...

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Explosion rips through church near Nigeria capital

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital Sunday, causing unknown injuries amid a wave of sectarian attacks targeting Africa's most populous nation. Local police spokesman Richard Oguche said the blast struck St. Theresa Church in Madalla, a town in Niger state close to the capital, Abuja. Oguche said...

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Sudan's army announces killing of Darfur's rebel leader

KHARTOUM, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese army announced Sunday that the head of the main rebel group in the restive western region of Darfur had been killed. Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), "was killed today morning at the Wad Banda area in the North Kordofan State," the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in a statement without elaboration. The...

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Afghan Ministry: Clashes Kill 30 Suspected Insurgents

Image via WikipediaDecember 25, 2011 The Afghan Interior Ministry says security forces have killed 30 suspected insurgents in a series of clashes around the country. A ministry statement says the army, police and NATO troops launched a total of 11 operations in the past 24 hours across Afghanistan. It...

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Dec. 25., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 25) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, today.  The leader trains insurgents to use roadside bombs and provides explosives for use in attacks against Afghan forces. During the operation, two insurgents displayed hostile intent...

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Over 60 killed in N. Nigeria clash

LAGOS, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- More than 61 people have been killed in the past days in the clash between the Nigerian army and the militant sect Boko Haram in the West African country's northeastern region, the military said on Saturday. The Nigerian army told reporters in the capital Abuja that it had destroyed a major stronghold of the Boko Haram sect in Damaturu, the...

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Somali in Islamist Area Murders 3 Aid Workers

Three relief workers in Somalia are dead, gunned down near a food distribution center. The shooting took place Friday near the central settlement of Mataban. The World Food Program says two of the victims worked directly for the relief agency, and that the third was a contractor. Mataban district Chairman Abdurrahman Abdi Jama tells VOA a suspect is in custody. He says...

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