Explosion in a market kill 11 people in Kandahar province

Districts of Kandahar. Maroof is on the right side (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in southern Kandahar province at least 11 people were killed following an explosion in this province.The officials further added the incident took place on Friday at Maroof district in a local market.A provincial governor spokesman Jaweed Faisal confirming the report...

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Al Shabab Attacks Somali, Ethiopians Forces in Yurkud,Gedo Region

YURKUD (Sh.M.Network)- A witness says Al shabab fighters have launched an attack on Somali and Ethiopian troops in Yurkut village which locates near the border between Bay and Gedo regions of southwestern Somalia.The fighting broke out when Al shabab fighters armed with heavy and small weapons ambushed a convoy of vehicles carrying Somali and Ethiopian forces in Yurkud village,...

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Yemeni army retakes third al-Qaida-held town

An army tank is driven on a road near the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar June 14, 2012 (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah) The Yemeni army entered the southern city of Shuqra on Friday after al-Qaeda militants pulled out, the third bastion of the extremist group to fall in the south of Yemen in one week, a local official said.“The army has entered Shuqra after al-Qaeda fighters...

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ANSF and Australian SOTG neutralise suicide bomb network and capture key insurgents

Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) and Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) personnel have detained several key insurgents during counter-insurgency missions in May, including a number of suspected insurgent commanders.Force elements also detained persons of interest who are believed to be responsible for a suicide bomb attack in Tarin Kot on 20 May 2012, in which two...

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June 15., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed Haqqani commander Eid Mohammad and multiple insurgents during an operation in Sharan district, Paktika province, today. Eid Mohammed coordinated and personally conducted attacks against coalition and Afghan forces while also providing weapons to Haqqani fighters throughout the region. As Afghan and...

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June 14., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed five insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, June 14. Kunar province Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed four insurgent during a small arms engagement in Darah Ye Pech district. Wardak province Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. 1st Class Barett W. McNabb

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. 1st Class Barett W. McNabb, 33, of Chino Valley, Ariz., died June 12, in Khakrez, Afghanistan,...

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At least 15 militants killed in Dir, Orakzai

ORAKZAI: At least six militants were killed by Pakistani forces, in an act of retaliation, at the Pak-Afghan border on Thursday, DawnNews reported. Pakistani forces opened their fire after they were attacked by the militants from the other side of the border. The incident took place in the mountain region of upper Dir area. Meanwhile in Orakzai agency’s Mamuzai area,...

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Police officer among 4 injured in Ghazni blast

English: Map of the districts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL (PAN): A district police chief was injured along with three of his guards when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in southern Ghazni province on Thursday, an official said.The Khwaja Omari district police chief, Ahmad Zia, was on a patrol in the Haji area when the blast ripped...

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Yemeni army kills 40 al-Qaida militants in restive south

ADEN, Yemen, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni army troops backed by pro-government militiamen have killed at least 40 al-Qaida militants in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, the defense ministry said.The army troops supported by dozens of pro-government militiamen attempted took control of a key site near Shakra, a coastal town on a major shipping route, after they launched...

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