R.I.P. - Pfc. Vincent J. Ellis

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Pfc. Vincent J. Ellis, 22, of Tokyo, Japan, died June 4, in Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered...

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June 08., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader during an operation in Wali Muhammad Shahid Khugyani district, Ghazni province, today. The leader coordinated improvised explosive device operations and conducted multiple attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the province. During the operation the security force...

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30 escape in Taliban prison break: officials

KABUL: Around 30 prisoners managed to escape an Afghan prison after Taliban gunmen attacked the jail, sparking clashes that left three inmates dead and 28 wounded, officials said Friday. A large explosion blew a hole in the wall of the prison in Sari Pul, capital of the northern province of the same name, shortly after darkness fell on Thursday, deputy provincial...

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Blast in Peshawar kill dozens, several injured

PESHAWAR: At least 19 people were killed and 20 injured in a blast on Charsadda Road in Peshawar on Friday. Reports state that a bomb had targeted a bus of Civil Secretariat employees. Eyewitnesses said that up to 30 people were on board the bus when it was targeted. The bomb disposal squad (BDS) reached the scene and began collecting evidence. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information...

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2 al-Qaida commanders killed in air strike in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni air force raided an al-Qaida-controlled site in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, killing at least two commanders of the terrorist group and injuring seven others, a security official said."The two al-Qaida commanders were killed in the air strike while they were inspecting a checkpoint in eastern Mudiyah town," the local...

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12 killed, over 40 injured in blast in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and over 40 others injured in an explosion at the main gate of a seminary in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta on Thursday afternoon, police said.Deputy Inspector General Police Qazi Abdul Wahid said that the blast took place when a large number of people gathered in the religious school for the annual degree...

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June 06., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 06., 2012. – An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, today. The leader plans and participates in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the province. He also commands multiple insurgents and acquires weapons for use in insurgent attacks...

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