Attacks foiled on regional conference day: NDS

Districts of Kandahar.(Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan’s spy service on Sunday revealed that its operatives had prevented suicide attacks in the central capital and southern Kandahar province during a recent regional gathering in Kabul.“National Directorate of Security (NDS) officials arrested four suicide attackers who wanted to reach their target the...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Nicholas C. Fredsti

DOD Identifies Army Casualty            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. Nicholas C. Fredsti, 30, of San Diego, Calif., died June 15, in Spedar, Afghanistan, when insurgents...

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Somalia: Car bomb in busy market, injures 3

MOGADISHU, Somalia Jun 17 2012 (Garowe Online) – A car bomb attack in Mogadishu’s second major market left three people injured, Radio Garowe reports.   A car packed with explosives was left near a busy intersection in the district of Yaqshid  Ba’ad market Sunday afternoon, and was detonated as Somali forces...

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42 armed insurgents killed, 1 wounded and 37 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 17, 2012 42 armed insurgents killed, one wounded and 37 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched seven joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Balkh, Kandahar, Helmand, Khost...

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Nigeria: At least 24 dead, 125 wounded in Kaduna violence

Daily Trust has confirmed that at least 13 people lost their lives in the bomb attacks on three churches in Kaduna this morning.In addition, about 11 others have been killed in reprisal attacks across the town.According to Dr. Taylor Adeyemi, the acting Chief Medical Director of St. Luke's hospital in Wusasa, 40 victims, mostly children were brought into their hospital...

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June 17., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 17, 2012) — An Afghan and coalition security force detained one of the senior Taliban leaders for Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, in Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, today.The leader controlled several insurgent cells throughout southern Afghanistan and coordinated the construction and use of home-made explosives and improvised...

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R.I.P. - Corporal Alex Guy

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Alex Guy of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 15 June 2012. Corporal Alex Guy. Picture: via MOD Corporal Guy, aged 37, commanded a fire support section in the Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand province. His section was conducting a partnered patrol with...

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18 armed insurgents killed and 8 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 16, 2012   Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched six joint clearance operations in Badakhshan, Helmand, Logar, Khost and Paktiya provinces. ...

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