Kandahar police chief survives suicide attack

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber slipped inside police headquarters in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, detonating his cache of explosives and wounding one officer, the chief of the headquarters said. No one but the attacker was killed by the blast, which occurred shortly after noon, Kandahar provincial police chief Gen. Abdul Razaq said. According to...

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Canadian military gear stolen on way home from Afghanistan

Image via Wikipedia Ten containers of Canadian military gear were stolen on their way home from Afghanistan and the equipment were replaced by rock and dirt, officials said Tuesday. The containers were shipped on a chartered vessel and consisted of items such as tires, tools and tents, Chris Alexander, parliamentary secretary to Defense Minister Peter MacKay, told the...

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Nuclear scientist killed in Tehran car blast

from RT.com TEHRAN: An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed and two people injured when a magnetic bomb attached to a car by a duo on a motorbike exploded outside a Tehran university on Wednesday, Iranian news agencies said. The person killed was identified by several media as Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a scientist who worked on separating gases at the Natanz uranium enrichment...

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Suicide Bomber Attacks Kandahar Police Headquarters

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the police headquarters in Kandahar on Wednesday, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said. The suicide bomber managed to gain entry to the hallway of the headquarters where he blew himself up. The bomber killed only himself, the ministry added. from TOLONEWS ...

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ISAF detain 4 militant suspects in Helmand province

International Security Assistance Force following a press release on Wednesday announced to detain at least four suspected insurgents and discovered several small drugs and weapons caches during a routine patrol in Reg-e Khan Neshin district, Helmand province. The caches totaled approximately 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of various compounds used to manufacture homemade explosives,...

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At least 15 killed and injured in Kunar missile attack

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least 15 people were killed and injured following a missile attack on Afghan National Army base at Mandakol in eastern Kunar province. The officials further added, the incident took place around 1:00 pm local time on Tuesday. Provincial public health administration chief Dr. Asadullah Fazli said, at least 14 injured...

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Jan. 11., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 11) - A coalition security force detained four suspected insurgents and discovered several small drugs and weapons caches during a routine patrol in Reg-e Khan Neshin district, Helmand province, yesterday. The caches totalled approximately 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of various compounds used to manufacture homemade explosives, various improvised...

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US drone attack kills four militants in Miranshah

MIRANSHAH: A US drone attack targetting a militant compound in the tribal area near the Afghan border killed four militants late Tuesday, security officials said. Two missiles hit a compound on the outer skirts of Miranshah, in the North Waziristan region, killing four, one official said. The attack triggered a fire in the building and flames could be seen from the...

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U.S Coast Guard ship renders aid to Iranian mariners

By U.S. Fifth Fleet Public Affairs, US Naval Forces Central Command ARABIAN GULF (January 10, 2012) — A U.S. Coast Guard ship, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 55, rendered aid to six Iranian mariners from a distressed vessel in the North Arabian Gulf. At approximately 3:00 a.m. local time, Island-Class Patrol Boat USCGC Monomoy (WPB-1326) operating in the area;...

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Dustin Paul Napier

DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, 20, of London, Ky., died Jan. 8 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat...

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Suicide assault team kills 7 Afghans in the east

Image via Wikipedia By Bill Roggio - January 10, 2012 - LWJ A suicide assault team killed seven Afghans during an attack on a government compound in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika today. The Taliban claimed credit for the attack. The three-man suicide assault team, which was armed with suicide vests, rocket launchers, and assault rifles, infiltrated...

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35 Pakistanis killed in blast in Khyber market (+video)

By Bill Roggio - January 10, 2012 - LWJ video is above the article  Terrorists killed 35 people and wounded scores more in a car bombing today at a market in the Jamrud area of Pakistan's contested tribal agency of Khyber. "The total number of deaths in the blast is 35 while 69 people were wounded, and of them the condition of 11 is critical," a senior...

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Jan. 10., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 10) – An Afghan National Army led and coalition supported security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Charhar district, Balkh province, today. The leader plans attacks against Afghan forces and directs insurgents in the placement of bombs throughout the Balkh province. The security force captured more than 30 suspected...

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