R.I.P. - Spc. Dennis P. Weichel Jr.

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Spc. Dennis P. Weichel Jr., 29, of Providence, R.I., died March 22 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered in a noncombat...

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13 militants killed in suicide attack in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, March 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 militants were killed in a suicide blast carried out by a rival militant group on Friday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Khyber Agency bordering Afghanistan. Local Urdu TV channels Dunya and ARY reported that 13 people were killed when a suicide bomber hit a center of Lashkar-e-Islam, a banned militant group,...

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Mar.23., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Mar. 23) – Coalition forces killed a Taliban expert bomb maker and wounded another insurgent with a precision airstrike in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, today. The airstrike took place as the two insurgents emplaced two roadside bombs. One was a pressure plate device and the other was remote controlled. Afghan and coalition security...

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3 killed, 6 injured in check post raid in S.W. Pakistan

Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At least three security personnel were killed and six others injured when a check post in Zhob was attacked by unknown militants on Friday.According to a private television channel, five security personnel also went missing during the attack.The five missing security personnel could have been kidnapped...

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Taliban bomb maker killed in air strike in Afghanistan

KABUL, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban expert bomb maker was killed and another insurgent was injured on Friday in an air strike conducted by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in northern Afghan province of Baghlan, the ISAF forces said. "Coalition forces killed a Taliban expert bomb maker and wounded another insurgent with a precision air strike in...

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