11 local police officers join Taliban fighters in Uruzgan

According to local authorities in southern Uruzgan province, at least 11 Afghan local police forces have joined with the anti-government militant groups in this province. Provincial counter-criminal department chief for southern Uruzgan province Gulab Khan said, at least 11 Afghan local police forces were lost and missing in Khas district of southern Uruzgan province and...

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Insurgents attack at Olai Check-post in Mohmand Agency, dozens killed

Dozens of Taliban fighters armed with latest weapons stormed Olai Check-post of the security forces near Salala area of teshil Bazai in Mohmand Agency on Monday, killing four security forces personnel while seven others went missing. Official sources said that as the spring offensive has been kicked off in rugged regions of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, dozens of insurgents...

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Afghan army soldier killed, 3 injured in bicycle bomb in Kandahar

KAHDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 2 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan army soldier was killed and three other soldiers injured when a bicycle bomb targeted their vehicle Monday in Kandahar city, capital of southern Kandahar province, police said."A bomb attached to a bicycle went off at about 1:00 p.m. local time in Kandahar city when a vehicle of Afghan National Army (ANA) passed by leaving...

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Yemeni army forces shelled al-Qaida positions, killing 6

Yemen division 2012-3-11 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ADEN, Yemen, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni army forces shelled two suspected al-Qaida positions in the southern province of Abyan on Monday, killing at least six militants, including a local leader of the terrorist group, a military official told Xinhua. The army barracks conducted a heavy bombardment against two hideouts...

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15 Yemeni soldiers executed by al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch on Sunday shot dead 15 army soldiers held captives during Saturday's fighting in the southern province of Lahj, a military official told Xinhua.A total of 15 army soldiers from the 119th Brigade who were held captives by the al-Qaida militants during Saturday's battles were killed in the desert...

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Administrator in northern Mali killed by Tuareg rebels

BAMAKO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The administrator of Bourem, a region in Gao in northern Mali, was killed by Tuareg rebels, local residents reported on Sunday.The residents said the administrator, Mohamed Sidibe, attempted to flee with his family on Saturday, after learning that the rebels of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) were going to attack Gao.A...

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R.I.P. - Spc. James E. Dutton

DoD Identifies Army Casualty                  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.                 Spc. James E. Dutton, 25, of Checotah, Okla., died March 31, in Logar province, Afghanistan.                  Dutton was assigned to the...

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Twin Blasts Wounds 23 in Baghlan

Nearly two dozen people were wounded in twin blasts in northern Baghlan province on Monday morning, local officials said. The first blast took place in a market in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district at 08 am and the second blast happened when the Afghan security forces arrived to determine the cause of the first blast at the scene, provincial police chief, Asadullah Shirzad...

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Taliban Facilitator Captured in Kandahar

A Taliban facilitator was captured in an Afghan-led military operation in southern Kandahar province Monday, Isaf said.The operation was launched in Daman district of Kandahar province and the facilitator supplied insurgents throughout the district with weapons, ammunition and equipment, Isaf said in a statement."He also participated in roadside bombings and other attacks...

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17 armed insurgents killed, two wounded and 10 others arrested by ANP

17 armed insurgents killed, two wounded and 10 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched eight joint operations in Kabul, Kandahar, Kunduz, Helmand, Maidan Wardak, and Ghazni provinces. As a result of these operations, 17 armed insurgents were...

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Malian Rebels Seize Timbuktu

Witnesses in northern Mali told VOA that Tuareg rebels had reached Timbuktu and reported fighting and looting in the historic town. Timbuktu was the last key city in the north that had not been taken by the rebels. Tuareg fighters seized the city of Gao from the Malian army late Saturday and the provincial capital, Kidal last week. On Saturday, military junta leaders met...

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Over 8 tonnes of explosives seized in Kunar

According to local authorities in eastern Kunar province, Afghan security forces a truck laden with explosives in Asadabad city in this province.The officials further added, the truck contained around 8 tons of explosives and at least 4 suspects were detained by Afghan security forces.The explosives were displayed along with some checmicals to the reporters by local security...

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Apr.01., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan-led operation supported by coalition forces was conducted in Reg-e Khan Neshin district, Helmand province, Thursday. The operation resulted in the detention of multiple suspected insurgents and 3,080 pounds (1,400 kilograms) of various narcotics. The narcotics were destroyed on site and the detainees taken into ANSF custody. In other...

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