7 insurgents killed in Afghan and NATO operations

Officials in the ministry of interior affairs following a press release announced, at least 7 militants were killed and 18 others were detained following a joint military operation by Afghan and NATO-led International coalition security forces during the past 24 hours.The source further added, the militants were killed and detained during 9 joint military operations which...

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2 Afghan police killed in clashes with Taliban at Jowzjan

Image via Wikipedia According to local authorities in northern Afghanistan, at least 2 Afghan police service members were killed following armed clashes with the Taliban militants in northern Jowzjan province.The officials further added, the incident took place while Taliban militants were forcing the residents of Qoyandi Turkmeniye village at Menga Jek district of northern...

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Al-Qaida's Yemen wing executes three members for "spying"

Image via Wikipedia ADEN, Yemen, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three members of the al-Qaida wing in Yemen, including two Saudis and one Yemeni, were "executed " publicly in south Yemen for collaborating with the Yemeni army and providing information for intelligence agencies, sources and local residents said Sunday.Al-Qaida militants accused the three of collaborating with the Yemeni...

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Would-be child suicide bomber released in Kabul, re-captured in Kandahar

Three detained terrorists and two young would-be suicide bombers stand with their explosive material after they were captured in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2012. Security forces have arrested five Taliban insurgents including a woule-be child suicide bomber who was set free in Kabul months ago, the department of National Directorate for Security (NDS) said in Kandahar...

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Four killed in Afghanistan chopper crash

Image via Wikipedia Four people were killed in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province Sunday after their contract helicopter for NATO-led forces crashed, a senior official said."A contract helicopter, which was transporting goods for international forces, crashed Sunday morning in Shinkay district of Zabul province," Xinhua quoted deputy provincial governor Mohammad...

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Wanted IMU leader urges attacks in Germany

By Bill Roggio - February 11, 2012 Abu Adam (a.k.a. Mounir Chouka), a German citizen who fights with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Photo from the SITE Intelligence Group. A German citizen who serves as a leader in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and is linked to al Qaeda has urged jihadists to conduct...

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Two Afghan interpreters detained in Bagram airfield

Image via Wikipedia International coalition security forces arrested two Afghan interpreters in Bagram airbase who were working for South Korean troops.The Afghan interpreters are accused of having links with the militants groups and were detained along with the destructive equipments.An official in Bagram airfield speaking on a condition of anonymity said, the two interpreters...

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