Taliban execute 10 more Pakistani troops

By Bill Roggio - January 9, 2012 - Threat Matrix/LWJ The Taliban executed 10 more paramilitary troops from Pakistan's Frontier Corps. From the BBC: At least 10 paramilitary troops have been found shot dead in a volatile tribal area of north-west Pakistan, security officials say. The men were abducted last month from the Orakzai region after militants attacked a military...

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Russian troops clash with Chechen militants, 8 killed

Image via Wikipedia MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Eight people were killed on Sunday and more than a dozen others were injured when troops clashed with militants in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, officials said on Monday. The violence occurred on Sunday morning in the Vedensky district of Chechnya when Russian troops and police officers clashed with local militants....

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R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr., Spc. Christopher A. Patterson, Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt

DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four Soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Jan. 6 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enermy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, 32, of Indianapolis,...

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4 militants killed in northern Jowzjan province

Image via Wikipedia According to local authorities in northern Afghanistan, at least four militants including two Taliban commanders were killed following an air raid by NATO-led coalition forces in northern Jowzjan province. An Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate for Security official in northern Jowzjan province speaking on the condition of anonymity said, the operation...

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Senior Taliban commander detained in Helmand province

According to local officials in southern Afghanistan, a senior Taliban commander was detained following a military operation by NATO-led International Security Force in southern Helmand province. The officials further added, the Taliban commander who was recognized as Kochnai Mullah Abdul Bari was detained in Kajaki district of southern Helmand province last week. Helman...

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Attacks kill 17 in Iraq, wound 15 Afghan pilgrims

                             Image via Wikipedia BAGHDAD - Attacks across Iraq on Monday, many of which targeted Shiites, killed 11 people and wounded dozens, including 15 Afghans visiting the country for religious commemorations, officials...

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Taliban appoint al Qaeda-linked commander to lead Peshawar shura

The Taliban have appointed a Taliban leader with close ties to al Qaeda to lead one of their four regional military councils in Afghanistan. Sheikh Mohammed Aminullah, who in 2009 was placed on the United Nations Sanctions Committee's list of "individuals and entities associated with al Qaeda," has been named to lead the Taliban's Peshawar Regional Military Shura, which...

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5 Afghan Army soldiers injured in Khost province

Afghan Defense Ministry officials following a press release on Monday said, at least 5 Afghan National Army soldiers were injured during the past 24 hours. The source further added, the soldiers were injured during military operations at Sabari district of eastern Khost province. The statement also said, at least 19 improvised explosive devices and 13 rounds of artillery...

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80 Taliban militants join peace process in Afghanistan

At least 80 armed militants surrendered to Afghan government and joined peace process in Afghanistan. Afghan Intelligence Department, National Directorate for Security following a statement said, the militants including their commanders joined peace process who were actively operating against the Afghan government and NATO troops in various regions of Afghanistan in the...

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Jan. 09., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured two Taliban facilitators during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, today. The facilitators distributed weapons and supplies to insurgent fighters and coordinated attacks throughout Khugyani district. The security force confiscated multiple weapons during the operation. One...

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Seven Taliban killed in Afghanistan

Seven suspected Taliban militants have been killed in a special operation in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said. A unit of the Afghan National Directorate of Security launched an operation Sunday on a Taliban hideout in Mirmandab area of Gereshk district in the southern province of Helmand, Daud Ahmadi told Xinhua. An exchange of fire broke out shortly after the...

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Somali Pirates Release Tanker – MV OLIB G and 18 Sailors

The MV Olib G. Photo: EU NAVFOR Somali pirates have released the Maltese-flagged tanker M/V OLIB G and her crew of 18, according to a report by the Somalia Report. The vessel and her crew, consisting of 15 Georgians and 3 Turks, was hijacked while transiting the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor, an area set up by EU NAVFOR...

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Jan. 08., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered multiple drug caches during a routine patrol in Panjwa‘i district, Kandahar province, today. The caches consisted of 5,500 pounds (2,500 kilograms) of marijuana and 3,410 pounds (1,550 kilograms) of hashish. A small portion of the drugs were confiscated as evidence and the rest were destroyed...

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Military Personnel Get Free Help with Taxes

Image by 401K via Flickr The military has a strong Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The Armed Forces Tax Council consists of the tax program coordinators for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The AFTC oversees the operation of the military tax programs worldwide, and serves as the main conduit for outreach by the IRS to military personnel...

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3 militants killed at southern Helmand province

According to local officials in southern Afghanistan, at least 3 militants were killed following clashes with the Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province. The officials further added, the incident took place on Saturday while Afghan police forces were destroying opium farms at Nari-Manda area in Nad-e-Ali district of southern Helmand province. Nad-e-Ali district...

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DND censors Taliban photos over privacy, ‘national security’

The Defence Department is prepared to go to Federal Court and spend whatever it takes to prevent the public from seeing government photos of Taliban hairdos because it believes the captured insurgents have a right to their privacy. The department’s decision, outlined in newly released documents obtained by the Citizen, is the result of a test of the Access to Information...

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3 Afghan police arrested over kidnapping charges

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least three Afghan police service members have been arrested with the charges of kidnapping Afghan teenager boys at Pul-e-Alam district of eastern Logar province. Provincial counter-criminal chief Mohammad Jan Abid said, one of the detained police officer used to work at eastern Paktia province and the two others...

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One dead as Afghan soldiers open fire on NATO troops

Kandahar, Afghanistan (dpa) – Three Afghan army soldiers opened fire on NATO troops in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and wounding six, a security officials said. The shooting took place during a sports game at a joint military base in the southern province of Zabul. “One of the (Afghan) soliders was killed when coalition forces returned fire, but the other...

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Combine operations kill 18, detain 2

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan and Coalition forces killed 18 insurgents and detained two suspected individuals in eastern Afghanistan during operations throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 8. A Coalition air strike killed 14 insurgents after Coalition Forces were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms during operations in Sharan District, Paktika...

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