3 killed in U.S. drone strike in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, April 29 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and two others were injured when U.S. drones fired two missiles at a government-run girls high school in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Sunday afternoon, reported local Urdu TV channel ARY. other sources said 2 or 6 killed, several injured no confirmed reports yet updates coming...

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Kidnapped British aid worker found dead in Pakistan

Khalil Dale (telegraph.co.uk) The Red Cross says a British national working for the organization has been killed by his captors in southwestern Pakistan. The body of a British employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who was kidnapped in January, was found by police in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Sunday. Khalil Dale, a 60-year-old Muslim convert,...

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7 key rebel commanders killed in Helmand

LASHKARGAH (PAN): Seven key Taliban commanders were killed during a police operation in the Washer district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday. The operation was conducted by the quick reaction police unit in Folad and Sarfolad areas of the district last week, the governor's spokesman, Daud Ahmadi, told Pajhwok Afghan News. He said the dead...

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R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Brittonmihalo

DOD Identifies Army Casualty                  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.                 Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Brittonmihalo, 25,...

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5 insurgents killed, 1 wounded and 21 others arrested by ANP

Five armed insurgents killed, one wounded and 21 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched 10 joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Kunar, Kapisa, Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Ghazni, Logar, Zabul and Farah provinces. As a result of...

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Apr.29., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 29) — An Afghan-led security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, today.The leader organized roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the province.As the Afghan portion of the force moved into the area and conducted a call out, the insurgent leader and...

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Gunmen kill 15 in attack in Nigeria's Kano

KANO, Nigeria, April 29 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more when they attacked a lecture theatre used by Christian worshippers in Nigeria's second largest city of Kano on Sunday, a university worker told Reuters. The man, who asked not to be named, said he saw 15 bodies being carried from the site and many more being treated for injuries. There was...

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R.I.P. - Guardsman Michael Roland

Guardsman Michael Roland killed in Afghanistan 28 Apr 12 - Ministry of Defence News It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Guardsman Michael Roland, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. He died on Friday 27th April 2012 as a result of a gunshot wound sustained in Afghanistan. Guardsman Michael Roland[Picture:...

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10 policemen dead in roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan

Districts of Wardak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Ten Afghan policemen were killed late Friday in a roadside bombing in the country's eastern province of Wardak, said a provincial official on Saturday. "A unit of Afghan Local Police (ALP) force was traveling along a road in the Ambukhar area of Chak-i-Wardak district Friday evening...

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