Haqqani Network facilitator detained in Logar province

Afghan and Coalition security forces following a military operation on Sunday captured a Haqqani Network facilitator in eastern Logar province.According to NATO-led International Security Assistance Force officials, the facilitator of the Haqqani Network was detained in Pul-e-Alam district of eastern Logar province.The officials further added, the acilitator produced explosives...

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Taliban, US negotiators meet in Qatar

Image via Wikipedia Taliban negotiators have begun meeting with US officials in Qatar, where they are discussing preliminary trust-building measures aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on Sunday.Citing several former Taliban officials, the newspaper said these measures included a possible prisoner transfer.The Afghan government is expecting...

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50 more militants surrender in Baghlan, Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Fifty more militants surrender to the government in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, a provincial police source said Sunday."A total of 50 anti-government militants, including several group commanders, have renounced violence and joined the government in Baghlan-e-Markazi district late on Saturday," provincial police...

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12 militants killed by Pakistan army in NW Pakistan

Image via Wikipedia ISLAMABAD, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani army has killed 12 militants and took control of a highly volatile area in the country's northwest tribal region of Kurram Agency on Saturday, local media reported.According to a report by local Urdu TV Channel Dunya, troops attacked militants' hideouts and killed at least 12 of them in Jogi area of Kurram...

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2 women killed in attack on house of anti-Qaida leader in western Iraq

RAMADI, Iraq, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two women were killed in a gunmen's attack on the house of a local Awakening Council group leader in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Saturday, a provincial police source said.The attack occurred in the morning when gunmen stormed the house of Shiekh Dhiyab Mahmoud, leader of the government backed Awakening Council group in the town of...

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4 al-Qaida militants, one government soldier killed in clashes in southern Yemen

Image via Wikipedia ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least four al-Qaida militants and one government soldier were killed early Saturday in fresh fighting in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a security official said.The fierce fighting took place in the eastern suburbs of Zinjibar city, the provincial capital of Abyan, after the al-Qaida militants attacked an army...

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American Hostage Released in Nigeria

An American worker kidnapped in Nigeria's oil rich southern Delta region has been released after being held a week.The U.S. embassy said Friday the 50-year-old man is in a safe location. The circumstances surrounding his release have not been announced.During the kidnapping in Nigeria's Warri State, the man's driver was shot and killed. The suspects then contacted the man's...

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Radio journalist gunned down in Mogadishu

Gunmen in Somalia have shot dead the director of a major radio station in front of his home in Mogadishu, colleagues and witnesses said.Hassan Osman Abdi, who headed Radio Shabelle, was stopped by two men as he was entering his gate on Saturday. He was shot several times, according to Mohamed Moalim, a relative who stayed in the area."We don't know who they are, but they...

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Jan.29., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 29) — An Afghan led and coalition supported security force conducted an operation in search of an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Taloqan district, Takhar province, today. The leader, Ilhom, was responsible for the Dec. 25, 2011, suicide bomb attack that killed an Afghan official in Takhar province. Additionally, Ilhom facilitated...

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R.I.P. - Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung

Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung [Picture: via MOD] Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung killed in Afghanistan A Military Operations news article 28 Jan 12 It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung of 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in Afghanistan on Friday...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban commander during an operation in Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Thursday. The Taliban commander was responsible for supplying weapons, explosives and directing insurgent fighters in this area. During the operation several insurgents were also detained by Afghan security forces...

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Act of Valor - Real Bullets Featurette 1080p HD

Act of Valor - Real Bullets Featurette Opens: Feb. 24, 2012 Cast: Emilio Rivera, Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Nestor Serrano, Jason Cottle Director: Scott Waugh http://www.actofvalor.com direct HD link: http://youtu.be/fotF750ehFA?h...

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