25 killed in battles between al-Qaida, army troops in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, May 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 insurgents and 10 soldiers were killed in battles between government troops and the al-Qaida group on Wednesday morning in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a military official told Xinhua.The battles erupted when dozens of al-Qaida militants attempted to sneak into an army barrack of the 135th Armored Brigade on the western...

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8 policemen, 6 rebels dead in Badakhshan clash

FAIZABAD (PAN): Eight policemen and six Taliban fighters were killed, while 13 others, including two policemen, wounded during a clash with Taliban in northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Wednesday.The clash erupted late Tuesday when a group of militants stormed police checkpoints in Shera area of Ordowj district, said Col. Sakhidad Haidari.The provincial...

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Mine planter killed and 4 others arrested in Helmand and Uruzgan provinces

Publish Date: May 30, 2012 One mine planter killed and four others arrested in Helmand and Uruzgan provinces   One mine planter was killed by his own explosives while he attempted to plant a roadside mine in the main road of Nad Ali District of Helmand province, yesterday. Three other mine planters arrested by Afghan...

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7 killed 4 hurt in air strikes in Tirrah

LANDIKOTAL :    The forces have claimed to killed seven militants and wounded four others in air strikes conducted by the forces jets here in Dwa Toai area of tehsil Jamrud,sub-division of Khyber, official sources said on Tuesday. The sources said that last night at 11.00 pm the forces war planes targeted suspected hideouts of militants in far-flung Tirrah...

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8 civilians killed following separate explosions in Nangarhar

Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province at least 8 Afghan civilians were killed following explosion in this province. The officials further added the incident took place at Khogyani district after unknown gunmen attacked a residential house with hand grenades killing at least 5 family members including...

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R.I.P. - CWO 5 John C. Pratt, Capt. John R. Brainard

DOD Identifies Army Casualties              The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              They died May 28, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when their helicopter...

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21 armed insurgents killed, 9 wounded and 27 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: May 30, 2012 21 armed insurgents killed, nine wounded and 27 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 Kabul, Nangarhar, Faryab, Helmand, Uruzgan, Logar,...

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May 30., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban facilitator in Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, today. The Taliban facilitator works directly for the senior Taliban leader in Sayyidabad and also supplies weapons, ammunition and equipment to insurgents for attacks against Afghan and coalition troops. As...

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R.I.P. - Spc. Tofiga J. Tautolo

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Tofiga J. Tautolo, 23, of Wilmington, Calif., died May 27, in Bati Kot, Nangarhar province,...

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