Taliban leader detained in southern Helmand province

Afghan-led and coalition-supported security force captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation at southern Helmand province.NATO-led International Security Assistance Force following a statement on Friday said, the Taliban facilitator was detained following an operation at Nahr-e-Saraj district fof southern Helmand province.The source further added, the leader conducted...

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NATO air raid kills 3 roadside bomb planters in Khost province

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least 3 insurgents planting roadside bombs were killed following an air raid by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in eastern Khost province.The officials further added, the incident took place on Thursday night at Haram Khel village in central Lakan in eastern Khost province.According to reports, one...

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Suicide bomber kills 32 at Iraq funeral procession

BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people - including six policemen who were guarding the march - in the latest brazen attack since the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.Police said the blast struck around 11:00 a.m. in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah, where mourners...

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Afghan MP relative shot dead in Baghlan province

An Afghan security force service member on Wednesday evening shot dead a relative of the Afghan Parliament member Aashiqullah in northern Pul-e-Khumri city.Hashmatullah the brother of Haji Aashiqullah’s wife died of his wounds in the hospital after he was shot two bullets by Farshid, a service member of the Afghan Reserved forces.The main motive behind the assassination...

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Nawa district cleared from Taliban

Ghazni Governor Muhammad Musa Akbarzada NATO troops succeeded to clear the Nawa District of central Ghazni province from Taliban militants after four years struggle.   The international troops have launched the clearance operations in Nawa district many weeks ago.Ghazni Governor Muhammad Musa Akbarzada said that the provincial Government will soon appoint the...

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Rockets hit Pakistan military academy in Abbottabad

Image via Wikipedia PESHAWAR: Unknown assailants on Friday fired nine rockets at Pakistan’s premier military academy near the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, damaging the outer wall, officials said. “Nine rockets were fired. Three rockets hit the boundary wall of the military academy and damaged it. No one was hurt in the attack,” Imtiaz Hussain Shah,...

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Taliban diplomats arrive in Qatar

Image via Wikipedia A team of senior Taliban diplomats has arrived in Qatar in preparation for the opening of a political office to host negotiations between America, the insurgents and the Afghan government.  The envoys from the former regime have assembled in the past month and the first tentative talks could begin within weeks according to former Taliban...

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Jan.27., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 27) — In Chahar Darah district, Kunduz province, an Afghan led and coalition supported security force conducted an operation in search of insurgent suicide bombers yesterday. The targets were suspected of planning attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout Chahar Darah district. The security force detained several suspected...

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R.I.P. - 1st Lt. David A. Johnson

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             1st Lt. David A. Johnson, 24, of Horicon, Wis., died Jan. 25, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan,...

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