Villagers cuts ears of mine planter in Helmand

According to local security officials in southern Helmand province, at least 2 people were killed and 6 others were injured following a roadside bomb explosion in this province. The officials further added, the incident took place after a civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb at Safar area in Garamser district, killing at least 2 Afghan kids and injuring 6 others. Local...

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8 policemen killed by al-Qaida in southeast Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The Yemen-based al-Qaida wing attacked a security checkpoint in the southeastern province of Hadramout on Thursday, killing eight policemen, the country's interior ministry said.The al-Qaida militants attacked a security checkpoint of the 23th Mechanized Brigade, killing eight policemen and injuring six others, the ministry said in a...

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2 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK rebels in SE Turkey

Shows the location of the Şırnak province in Turkey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ANKARA, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Two soldiers of the Turkish security forces were killed and three others wounded in clashes with members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in Sirnak province in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, private Dogan news agency reported. The clashes erupted Thursday...

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Eight armed insurgents killed and 19 others arrested by Afghan National Police

Eight armed insurgents killed and 19 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched six joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul and Paktiya provinces.    As a result of these operations, eight armed insurgents...

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MV-22 Osprey Crashes during Military Exercise

Seal of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Apr 11, 2012 — An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion. Four U.S. Marine Corps personnel were on the aircraft at...

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Top officials escape Kapisa bomb attack

Kapisa (Photo credit: Wikipedia) MAHMUD RAQI (PAN): Deputy Governor, a senator and the agriculture director escaped unhurt when a roadside bomb went off and hit their vehicle in central Kapisa Province, officials said on Thursday. The blast occurred at about 8:30am in the Shokheu area on the outskirts of Mahmud Raqi, the provincial capital. Deputy Governor, Aziz...

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2 Afghan soldiers killed, 2 injured in Helmand province

According to Afghan defense officials, at least 4 Afghan National Army soldiers were killed and injured following an improvised explosive device explosion in southern Helmand province. The officials further added, the incident took place in Greshk district of southern Helmand province killing at least 2 Afghan army soldiers and injuring 2 others. Afghan national army soldiers...

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U.S. drone kills 14 al-Qaida militants in Yemen's south

ADEN, Yemen, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. drone killed at least 14 suspected al-Qaida militants and wounded 10 others on Wednesday evening in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a governmental official told Xinhua. The warplane fired two missiles on an al-Qaida convoy on a desert road in the outskirts of Lauder town, about 150 km northeast of Zinjibar, the provincial capital...

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