US drone crash in eastern Ghazni province

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, a US drone on Friday crashed in eastern Ghazni province.Provincial governor spokesman Modasir Afghan said, the drone crashed at Janjat village in Deh-Yak district, due to technical problems.In the meantime a spokesman for the Taliban group Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that the drone was shot down by the Taliban fighters.Taliban...

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Gunmen kill senior police officer in southeastern Yemen

Image via Wikipedia ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen shot dead a senior police officer in Yemen's southeastern province of Hadramout on Friday evening, a provincial security official told Xinhua.Two unidentified gunmen believed to be linked to al-Qaida militants fired at a security checkpoint in the Shaher district in Hadramout province, killing a high-ranking...

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Afghanistan Signs Strategic Pact with France

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday met his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy and signed a strategic partnership agreement. The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently said the strategic partnership with France will span 20 years and cover economic, security and political co-operation. Saturday, 28 January 2012 10:26 Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January...

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Soldier from 1 YORKS killed in Afghanistan

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier serving with 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment was killed in Afghanistan today, Friday 27 January 2012. A Military Operations news article 27 Jan 12 Serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North), the soldier was a member of an International Security Assistance...

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Jan.28., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 28) – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, today. The leader was part of an explosives cell and coordinated the shipment of weapons and ammunition for use by insurgent fighters. The security force confiscated multiple bomb-making materials and detained two...

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