Afghan dies in attempted attack near Panetta

ISAF Statement on U.S. Secretary of Defense Arrival in Afghanistan    KABUL, Afghanistan (Mar. 14, 2012) — ISAF is aware of a stolen vehicle incident today at Camp Bastion, which resulted in the injury of one coalition service member. The alleged perpetrator was apprehended by base security personnel. We are currently investigating to determine more facts.This...

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Swiss pair free after Taliban ordeal, Pakistan army says

A Swiss couple held hostage by the Pakistani Taliban are free after an eight-month ordeal, the army says.The man and woman were kidnapped last July in Balochistan province.They turned up at a military checkpoint in the North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, the army says.Unconfirmed reports say the pair may have escaped from their captors, but...

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Mar.14., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader and detained an additional suspected insurgent during an operation in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, today. The leader directed roadside bombings and suicide attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout the district. He is also suspected in a kidnapping plot. The...

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Boko Haram sect has agreed to cease fire on two conditions

from allAfrica By Bayo Oladeji, Muazu Abari, Midat Joseph, And Salisu Ibrahim After years of frequent bomb attacks on security formations, religious houses and killings of innocent citizens within the northern states, the Boko Haram sect has agreed to cease fire on two conditions. The group has named the president of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, Sheik Ahmed...

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Bomb kills five anti-Taliban fighters in Bajaur

Image via Wikipedia KHAR: A bomb killed at least five people and wounded three others on Wednesday in Pakistan’s northwest tribal badlands bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The deaths occurred in Gatcheena village, 30 kilometres northwest of Khar, the main town of lawless Bajaur district, after a bomb planted at a village meeting place was detonated remotely. “At...

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Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Blast

Mogadishu — Somalia's Al Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels claimed responsibility for a suicide attack Wednesday at the presidential compound, saying it has killed 16 soldiers and wounding 30 others. One of Al-shabab top commanders told a pro-militants radio station in Elasha-Biyaha, south of Mogadishu that a bomber has targeted a main TFG compound and frequented by senior...

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8 Afghan civilians killed in southern Helmand province

According to local authorities in southern Helmand province, at least 8 Afghan civilians were killed following a roadside bomb explosion in this province. Provincail governor spokesman Daud Ahmadi said, the incident took place around 1 pm local time at Marjah district in Regi roundabout after a civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Mr. Ahmadi further added, at least...

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Explosion kill and injure 4 in Kandahar province

According to local authorities in southern Kandahar province, an heavy explosion rocket southern Kandahar city on Wednesday afternoon. An Afghan security official speaking on the condition of anonymity said, the explosion took place after explosives packed inside a motorcyle went off at Shahidan roundabout in Kandahar city. The official further added, the main target of...

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