4 insurgents 2 Afghan police killed in Helmand province

According to local authorities in southern Afghanistan, at least four militants were killed following armed clashes with the Afghan National Police forces in southern Helmand province.The officials further added, at least two Afghan police service members were also killed during clashes with the armed militants, which lasted more than 8 hours.District Security Chief for...

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13 people killed in bomb attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 13 people were killed and eight wounded in separate bomb and gunfire attacks on Thursday in Iraq, the police said.In northern Iraq, a motorcycle packed with explosives went off near a primary school in al-Tiseen district in central the city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of the capital Baghdad, killing three people and wounding six...

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20 militants killed in clashes in NW Pakistan

Image via Wikipedia ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 militants were killed and 22 soldiers injured in clashes between militants and security forces in Kurram tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Thursday, local media reported.The clashes broke out in wee hours when militants attacked security forces in Jogi area of Kurram agency, a militancy-hit tribal area...

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Happy Australia Day! Raise a Glass to the Diggers!

I want to wish all of my Aussie friends a Happy Australia Day! Australia Day (previously known as Anniversary Day, Foundation Day, and ANA Day) is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, the date commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern...

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3 People Killed, Dozens Wounded in Helmand Suicide Bombing (+video)

At least three people including a child were killed in a suicide car bomb blast in southern Helmand province on Thursday, local officials said. Thirty two others including a foreign woman were wounded in the blast. The blast occurred at 10:30 am local time near British PRT, Dawood Ahmadi, a spokesman for provincial governor told TOLOnews reporter. Afghan security forces...

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Jan.26., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 26) — An Afghan led and coalition supported security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The leader coordinated roadside bomb and ambush attacks against Afghan forces along Route 1 in Helmand province. The security force seized 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) of opium and detained...

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Jan.25., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 25) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug and weapons cache during a patrol in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, today. The cache consisted of approximately 550 pounds (250 kilograms) of hashish and multiple 82mm mortar rounds. The weapons were destroyed on site without incident and drugs were confiscated...

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R.I.P. - Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones

Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones dies in Afghanistan  It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones from 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (200) on Tuesday 24th January 2012 at Forward Operating Base Khar Nikah in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province. Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones...

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20 armed militants renounce violence in Baghlan province

At least 20 members of the Islamic Movement Party (Hezb-e-Islami) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Wednesday joined peace process following on a number of the other militants who joined peace process in this province.Provincial Police Chief Gen. Asadullah Shirzad speaking during the reconciliation process of the militants Bai Saqal area in central Baghlan district said, at...

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