3 mine planters arrested and 2 civilians killed in Uruzgan province

Publish Date: Jun 04, 2012 Three mine planters arrested and two civilians killed in Uruzgan province Afghan National Police arrested a mine planter while he attempted to plant explosive materials in a motorbike in the 3rd District of Farah City, capital of Farah province, yesterday. In a separate report, Afghan National Police...

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Yemeni army kills 15 al-Qaida militants in restive south

ADEN, Yemen, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 al-Qaida militants were killed Sunday evening by the Yemeni army in the southern province of Abyan, a government official said.The armed forces shelled an al-Qaida-held site near Jaar town in Abyan, killing at least 15 terrorists at the scene, the local government official told Xinhua on condition anonymity.Scores of al-Qaida...

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British soldier killed during rescue operation in S. Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The combined Afghan and NATO-led forces launched an operation against Taliban in Helmand province 555 km south of capital Kabul which led to the rescue of an Afghan police officer but a British soldier was killed during the operation, a local official said."Taliban militants kidnapped the deputy to a police checkpoint in Nahr-e-Saraj...

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3 civilians killed, 4 injured in Uruzgan blasts on Sunday

TIRINKOT (PAN): Three civilians were killed and four others wounded in two separate roadside bombings in central Uruzgan province on Sunday, an official said.The first explosion occurred at around 3pm in Shali Nava area of Khas Uruzgan district, where a passenger bus struck a roadside bomb.One civilian was killed and two others injured in the blast, police spokesman Fared...

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20 armed insurgents killed, 6 wounded and 13 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 04, 2012 20 armed insurgents killed, six wounded and 13 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched four joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Helmand and Maidan Wardak provinces. ...

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June 04., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani facilitator in Khost district, Khost province, today. The facilitator is an explosives expert who builds bombs for insurgents to use against Afghan and coalition security forces. He is suspected of being responsible for the vehicle born explosive device used during...

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Car bomb in Baghdad kills at least nine

(Reuters) - A powerful car bomb exploded outside a Shi'ite administration office in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding around 40 more, hospital and police sources said.The blast targeted the Shi'ite Endowment office - a government-run body that looks after Shi'ite religious sites - damaging its headquarters and a nearby health administration...

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US drones kill 15 in North Waziristan strike

By Bill Roggio - June 4, 2012 - LWJ The US carried out another drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The strike is the third in Pakistaniin three days, and the eighth in the two weeks since the US failed to get Pakistan to reopen the supply lines for NATO forces in Afghanistan. The remotely...

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Nigeria: Suicide Bombers Kill 15, Injure 43 in Bauchi Churches

No fewer than 15 people were killed and over 42 seriously injured yesterday after a bomb blast which occurred at the Harvest Field Church of Christ in Yelwa area of Bauchi metropolis in Bauchi State.Confirming the incident, the chairman of the state emergency operation team, Muhanad Inuwa Bello, told LEADERSHIP that the explosion happened at about 9:15 in the morning.He...

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Malian rebels quit accord signed with al Qaeda affiliate

By LWJ Staff - June 3, 2012 - LWJ Less than a week after Tuareg rebels belonging to the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) merged with the al Qaeda-supported Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith) Islamist group and signed an accord to create the Islamic Republic of Azawad in northern Mali, leaders from the MNLA have publicly revoked their support for...

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4 Afghan soldiers killed, 16 injured in militants attacks

Afghan defense ministry officials following a press release on Sunday announced at least 20 Afghan national army soldiers were killed or injured following roadside bomb explosions and militants attack during the past 24 hours.The source further added four Afghan national army soldiers were killed following roadside bomb explosions at Maidan Wardak, Kandahar, Farah and provinces...

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65 school girls poisoned in north-eastern Takhar province

Districts of Takhar Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in north-eastern Takhar province at least 65 school girls were poisoned at Farkhar district in this province.Provincial governor spokesman Mustafa Rasooli said the students were taken to hospital for treatment purposes and a number of them discharged from the hospital.In the meantime local...

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Suicide car bombing kills five tribal fighters in south Yemen

SANAA/ADEN, June 4 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a tribal checkpoint in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Monday, killing at least five tribal fighters, a local security official told Xinhua. "Five tribesmen at a checkpoint on a main road outside Lauder town in Abyan were killed when an al-Qaida suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden...

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