R.I.P. - Spc. Arronn D. Fields

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Arronn D. Fields, 27, of Terre Haute, Ind., died May 21 in Qal-ah-ye Mirza Jal, Afghanistan,...

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Afghan girls poisoned in second anti-school attack

Districts of Takhar Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) (Reuters) - More than 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been poisoned in the second attack in as many months blamed on conservative radicals in the country's north, Afghan police and education officials said on Wednesday. The attack occurred in Takhar province where police said that radicals opposed to...

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Statement from ISAF Commander following NATO Summit in Chicago

WASHINGTON (May 22, 2012) — Following the conclusion of the ISAF session at the NATO Summit in Chicago yesterday, Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force has released the following statement: I am grateful for the overwhelming commitment from the international community to support Afghanistan through 2014 and beyond. I was proud...

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Possible car bombing in Kabul thwarted

KABUL (PAN): Five suspected terrorists were held with an explosives-laden vehicle in the heavily-fortified capital Kabul on Wednesday afternoon, the intelligence service said.Based on a prior tip, intelligence agents seized the men with 560 kilograms of explosives from a mini-van, astatement from the spy agency said.The “enemies of peace” -- a euphemism for the Taliban --...

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15 militants killed, 33 arrested in Afghanistan within 24 hours

KABUL, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 Taliban militants have been killed and 33 others arrested as Afghan forces and NATO-led coalition troops launched eight military operations within the past 24 hours, the Afghan Interior Ministry said on Wednesday morning."Afghan police, army and NATO-led coalition forces launched eight cleanup operations over the past 24 hours, killing...

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Laghman: 12 Insurgents and Their Commander Killed in Afghan Forces Operation

At least 12 insurgents, including their commander, were killed in an Afghan security forces operation in eastern Laghman province on Tuesday night, local officials said.Six others insurgents were wounded in the operation, which is ongoing.The operation was launched in Alingar district of Laghman province to clear the area of insurgents, a spokesman of the Selab 201 military...

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Five aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan

Districts of Badakhshan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) (Reuters) - Five aid workers, including two Western women doctors, have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in northeastern Afghanistan, police and the provincial governor's office said on Wednesday. The aid workers working for a foreign-based aid group were making their way from central Faizabad city and were...

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US drones kill 4 'militants' in North Waziristan

By Bill Roggio - May 22, 2012 - LWJ The US launched its first drone airstrike inside Pakistan in more than two weeks, killing four "militants" today in an area of Pakistan that has been under Taliban control for eight years. The CIA-operated, unmanned Predators or the more heavily operated Reapers fired a pair of missiles at a compound...

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Nigeria: Four Killed As Bomb Explodes in Maiduguri

Maiduguri — Four people were killed yesterday afternoon as a result of pandemonium at Lawan Bukar Ward in Maiduguri metropolis when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted at a military patrol vehicle exploded.Residents said the bomb was thrown at a moving patrol vehicle and shortly thereafter, vehicles loaded with men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) mobilized to the...

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May 23., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-led security force supported by coalition troops detained a Taliban leader during an operation in Dasht-e Qal’ah district, Takhar province today. He was the senior insurgent leader in neighboring Darqad district, and was responsible for planning attacks against Afghan government officials, Afghan National Security Forces and coalition...

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13 rebels held, attack on USAID office foiled: NDS

(file photo) KABUL (PAN): More than a dozen suspected militants have been detained by intelligence operatives in eastern Nangarhar and central Logar provinces, an official said on Tuesday. Four rebels were arrested while trying to attack an office of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jalalabad, the National Directorate of Security (NDS)...

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R.I.P. - Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander

DOD Identifies Army Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died May 20, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked...

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1 mine planter killed in Paktika province and 10 armed insurgents killed in Uruzgan and Paktiya provinces

Publish Date: May 22, 2012 One mine planter killed in Paktika province and 10 armed insurgents killed in Uruzgan and Paktiya provinces   As a result of conflict between Afghan National Police and armed insurgents, seven armed insurgents were killed. The incident took place in the Dasht Gul Shah region, Sayed Karam District...

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