Yemeni army killed 4 al-Qaida militants in southern province

Yemen division 2011-10-23 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ADEN, Yemen, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Four al-Qaida militants were killed late Tuesday during an intensive army shelling on their hideouts in the southern province of Abyan, an army officer told Xinhua Wednesday.The army barracks of the 201st Armored Brigade launched a heavy bombardment on two areas in the northern suburbs...

Read More

More than 2 tons of explosives seized in Baghlan province

Afghan police forces handed over more than 2 tons of explosives and around 20 different weapons which were seized from various regions of northern Baghlan province during the past one year, to Disarmament of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) project.Local security forces in northern Baghlan province announced Afghan security forces have had a number of significant achievements...

Read More

Terror group busted in Herat (+video)

update: + video Map of Herat Province, Afghanistan Extracted from http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/afghanis.pdf (Photo credit: Wikipedia) HERAT CITY (PAN): A four-member group, accused of masterminding several attacks and plotting the assassination of the energy minister, was busted in western Herat province, officials said on Wednesday. More...

Read More

14 militants killed in Afghan police operations

Afghan interior ministry officials following a press release on on Wednesday announced at least 14 armed militants were killed and 9 others were detained following military operations during the past 24 hours. The source further added, the militants were killed and detained during 8 separate military operations conducted by Afghan national police forces across the country. The...

Read More

Taliban commander killed in Kunduz province

According to local authorities in northern Kunduz province a Taliban commander was killed along with his 6 fighters following a joint military operation by Afghan and NATO-led international coalition security forces in this province.The officials further added, the operation was conducted on Tuesday night at Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province.Afghan and coalition...

Read More

R.I.P. - Lance Corporal Michael Foley

Lance Corporal Michael Foley [Picture: via MOD] A Military Operations news article 28 Mar 12 It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Sergeant Luke Taylor, of the Royal Marines, and Lance Corporal Michael Foley, of the Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support), in Afghanistan on Monday, 26 March 2012. The two...

Read More

R.I.P. - Sergeant Luke Taylor

Sergeant Luke Taylor, Royal Marines [Picture: via MOD] A Military Operations news article 28 Mar 12 It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Sergeant Luke Taylor, of the Royal Marines, and Lance Corporal Michael Foley, of the Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support), in Afghanistan on Monday,...

Read More

R.I.P. - Sgt. William R. Wilson III

DOD Identifies Army Casualty              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Sgt. William R. Wilson III, of Getzville, N.Y., died March 26 in Paktika province,...

Read More

Over a dozen fighters, 3 Afghan soldiers killed

HERAT CITY/ KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): More than a dozen Taliban fighters and three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed during clashes in different parts of the country, officials said on Wednesday. A Taliban-designated deputy governor for northwestern Badghis province, Mullah Najibullah, was among two rebels killed during a firefight with ANA soldiers in...

Read More

Afghan soldiers among 10 killed in clashes

HERAT CITY (PAN): Seven Taliban fighters and three Afghan soldiers have been killed in separate incidents of violence in Herat, Badghis and Farah provinces, an official said on Tuesday. A shadow Taliban governor for Badghis province was killed along with another fighter during an operation in the Maqur district, the 207th Zafar Military Corps spokesman, Najibullah...

Read More