R.I.P. - Pfc. Michael W. Pyron

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.            Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Va., died Jan. 10 in Parwan province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 25th...

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14 Pak soldiers killed in bomb attack

Image via Wikipedia QUETTA (PAN): Fourteen Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. The bomb attack took place in Baldia area of Turbat district, close to the border with Iran, late on Wednesday evening, an official told Pajhwok Afghan...

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Suicide bomb blast killed district governor of Panjawi

Panjwai District Governor, Haji Faizluddin Agha (left), greets district elders before a local shura, Mar. 6, 2011, in Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ben Watson)(Released) Kandahar suicide car bomb - today at 4:30pm : Panjwai district governor, his 2 sons & 2 bodyguards Killed, 9 Policeman, 1 civilian wounded Bomb was...

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2 Taliban militants killed and injured in Herat province

At least one Taliban militant was killed and another militant was injured following armed clashes with the Afghan police forces at Adraskan district of western Herat province. Provincial police commandment in western Herat province following a press release said, the clashes took place at Kotal Palangi area in eastern regions of Adraskan district while the Taliban...

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American fighter pictured with Shabaab commander identified

A Shabaab fighter who has been seen in pictures with military commander Omar Hammami has been identified by The Long War Journal as an American who is wanted by the US government and who fled the country for Somalia in 2009. By Bill Roggio - January 11, 2012 - LWJ Left: Cabdulaahi Ahmed Faarax (Abdullah al Amriki), from the FBI's website. Right: Faarax [right] with...

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Insurgents Commander Renounce Violence in Nangarhar

A 6-member insurgent group - including its commander Yaghistan - laid down its weapons and surrendered to the authorities in Nangarhar province on Thursday, local officials said. Now that these men have joined the peace process, security will improve in Acheen district of Nangahar province, Malik Nazir, head of Nangarhar peace council said. The group was responsible...

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Jan. 12., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Khugyani district, Ghazni province, today. The targeted leader plans attacks against civilians and Afghan forces throughout Ghazni province. The security force discovered multiple weapons caches during the operation. The caches contained more...

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