9 killed in three separate firing incidents in Quetta, SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, April 14 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and eight others injured in three separate firing incidents that took place in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta on Saturday, reported local media.Earlier reports said 10 were killed and seven injured.According to the local media reports, the first firing incident took place at about 9:20 a.m. local time...

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14 armed insurgents killed, 34 wounded and 18 others arrested by Afghan National Police

14 armed insurgents killed, 34 wounded and 18 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched nine joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Khost and Paktiya provinces. As a result of these operations,...

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R.I.P. - Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, 25, Providence, R.I., died April 12 while conducting combat operations...

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Government troops kill 28 al-Qaida insurgents in Yemen's south

ADEN, Yemen, April 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 28 al-Qaida insurgents were killed in ongoing clashes with the government troops in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Friday, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said.Several hours of fierce fighting between the al-Qaida group and army forces drove the insurgents out of the western suburbs of Lauder town, about 150 km northeast of...

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Militants killed, police wounded in Zabul

QALAT (PAN): Two Taliban fighters were killed and three policemen injured in two separate incidents in the southern province of Zabul, officials said on Friday. The militants were killed during a joint operation by police and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Thursday night in the Sewri district. Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Fazal Ahmad Sherzad,...

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