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 day (Thursday) the Heart of Asia Conference was taking place in Kabul,” an NDS spokesman said.

Shafiqullah Tahiri told a news conference the Taliban had sent two suicide attackers to target an Afghan military centre in Kabul, but the bombers were arrested before they could execute their plan.

Afghanistan and Turkey said the conference was a success, with regional countries agreeing on joint political consultations and continued cooperation in line with the Istanbul process.

Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul and his Turkish counterpart Ahmad Daud Oglo told a joint news briefing on Thursday the conference was important in building confidence among regional countries.

Identifying the detainees as Rahim Jan and Abdullah, both residents of southern Ghazni province, the NDS official said they were arrested with explosives.

Maulvi Mohammad, a Taliban commander who plotted the suicide attack, had obtained a house on rent in the Ahmad Shah Baba Mina area of Kabul to keep the two there. The pair was being interrogated, Tahiri added.

Similarly, two would-be suicide attackers were detained in the Spin Boldak border town of southern Kandahar province, the NDS official said. The two were riding an auto rickshaw laden with explosives.

They planned to carry out a suicide attack simultaneously with the start of the Heart of Asia Conference in Kabul, Tahiri continued. Residents of Maroof district of Kandahar and northern Kuduz province, the detainees had confessed to their intention of carrying out suicide attacks, he concluded.

from Pajhwok
by Mir Agha Samimi onJun 17, 2012 - 19:27

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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 attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

            For more information, the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at 910-432-0661 or 910-432-0662.

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 A North Carolina-based soldier from San Diego was killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Sunday.

Sgt. Nicholas C. Fredsti, 30, was killed when insurgents fired weapons at his unit in Spedar, Afghanistan. He died from his injuries after being evacuated.

He was promoted posthumously to staff sergeant and awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.

Fredsti joined the Army in August 2000, graduating from the U.S. Army Airborne school later that year. He deployed twice to Afghanistan and once to Iraq before leaving again for Ghazni, Afghanistan, earlier this year.

He is survived by his father and mother, Carl and Sherry Fredsti of San Diego.

Fredsti was assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Fredsti had also served a tour in Iraq.  

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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 drove by.

 

No casualties were reported in the car bomb but 3 civilians were injured in the blast.

 

Yaqshid district representative Muhayadin Hassan Jurrus visited the scene of the car bomb and released a statement saying that alleged driver of the vehicle is custody.

 

“The attack happened when a car full of explosives was parked in the market and was targeting Somali forces driving by at the time. Luckily there were only 3 civilian injuries and authorities have 

the alleged driver of the vehicle in custody,” said Mr. Jurrus.

 

On Saturday, an Al Shabaab agent carried out a suicide car bomb attack in the newly captured Afgoye corridor which killed 3 including the suicide bomber and injured another 3.

 

The spokesman for the Al Shabaab Sheikh Abu Mus’ab said that the attack was a great success for the organization who vowed to continue attacks on government forces.

 

from  GAROWE ONLINE  

17 Jun 17, 2012 - 9:57:05 AM

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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 and Ghazni provinces.

As a result of these operations, 42 armed insurgents were killed, one wounded and 37 others were arrested by Afghan National Police.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated 15 AK-47 assault rifles, one rocket launcher, two PKM machine guns, one anti-vehicle mine, two hand grenades, 75 kilograms of explosive materials and one vehicle.

During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused four remote control mines as a result of security operation in the Khinjan District of Baghlan province.

 

Crimes:
The 101 Kabul Zone National Police detained four individuals accused of murder, assault and using fake documents in the 6th and 11th Districts of Kabul-City.

In the meantime, Afghan National Border Police arrested a man with fake passport in the Kabul International Airport.

We encourage anyone who has information about suspicious activities to contact and protect the people.

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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 follwoing the blast at ECWA in Wusasa. Of this number, three were dead on arrival.

From the blast at the Christ the King Cathedral at No. 80 Yoruba street Daily Trust confirmed 10 dead and over 50 injured. Daily Trust is yet to get details of the casualties from the Trikania attack.

Three churches were attacked this morning by suicide bombers in Kaduna. One went off at the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) church, Wusasa and another at the Christ the King Cathedral Catholic church at No. 80, Yoruba Street, Sabon Gari, Zaria, just behind the Army Depot, Zaria where all Nigerian soldiers receive their basic training. The third church, Shalom Church at Trikania close to Abuja Fly over and extile Labour house, was hit by multiple explosions around 10:17am.

Also, about 35 victims of the reprisal attacks that followed the bombing have been taken to St. Gerard's Hospital within the metropolis according to the hospitals public relations officer. Seven of them were dead on arrival, burnt by their presumed assailants.

The explosions sparked violence in Kaduna as christian youths retaliated, moving around with cutlasses and sticks among other weapons. Sources say the youths  burnt a mosque at Television area and another at Goningora was broken into and vandalised in retaliation for the attacks on the three churches.

Men of Operation Yaki are said to have taken charge of the situation, especially around Goningora which is along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway and where Christian youths were beginning to get violent. An eyewitness told Daily Trust he saw four dead bodies near the Goningora mosque. Other trouble spots so far identified are Sabo, Trikania, Television area, Tudun Wada and Unguwan Rimi.

Road blocks have been set up at strategic areas and traffic along the expressway has been halted. Other areas of Kaduna metropolis are experiencing an uneasy calm.

The Abuja-Kaduna expressway links many states in the North to Abuja.

from DailyTrust
Written by Christy Alabi Sunday, 17 June 2012 10:39 

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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 explosive devices for attacks against coalition and Afghan forces.

During the operation the Afghan and coalition security force also detained one suspected insurgent.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

South

An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, today.  The leader is directly responsible for multiple attacks against coalition forces in the region, and supplies insurgents with weapons, explosives and ammunition.  During the operation, the security force detained multiple suspected insurgents and seized several AK-47s and improvised explosive devices components.

East

An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, yesterday. The leader was directly involved in multiple attacks against coalition and Afghan forces in the region. The security force detained several suspected insurgents as a result of the operation.

An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani leader in Jani Khel district, Paktiya province, yesterday. The leader is responsible for supplying, coordinating and directing attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout Jani Khel and Tsamkani districts.  The security force detained several suspected insurgents, and seized ammunition and multiple assault rifles as a result of the operation.

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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 elements of the Afghan National Army when they were caught in an insurgent ambush. Corporal Guy was leading his section forward to assist a group of Afghan soldiers who were pinned down by enemy fire when he was fatally wounded.

Corporal Alex Guy
Corporal Alex William Guy was born on 13 September 1974 in Norwich and grew up in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. He enlisted into the British Army aged 18 and joined 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, ‘The Vikings’, in 1993. He was quickly identified as a talented young leader and was promoted to Lance Corporal in 1995.

In 2000, he was selected for training as a specialist in the Anti-Tank Platoon and was promoted to corporal in 2003. After a spell as an Army recruiter he returned to the Battalion in 2010 to begin preparations for deployment on Operation HERRICK 16. He deployed to Afghanistan in March 2012 where his section was attached to B Company of the Estonian Scouts Battalion, part of the 1 Royal Anglian Battlegroup.

During his nineteen years of loyal service he deployed on no fewer than eight operational tours, including Bosnia, Iraq, three of Northern Ireland and three of Afghanistan. He had also been recently selected for promotion to the rank of Sergeant.

Corporal Guy was a proud member of the Vikings, much loved by all who knew him. He was a natural soldier and a hard-working and popular leader who cared deeply about those in his charge. He threw himself into everything he did and his humble yet consummate professionalism set the example for others to follow.

He was a devoted husband to his beloved wife Emma and a friend to so many within the Regimental family. In every respect he embodied the strong family ethos of the Regiment and his loss will be mourned by all.

Corporal Guy leaves behind his wife, Emma, mother and father, Aileen and Andrew, and sisters Rebecca and Martha.

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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.
  
As a result of these operations, 18 armed insurgents were killed and eight others were arrested by Afghan National Police.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated 10 AK-47 assault rifles, one rocket launcher, two PKM machine guns, 47 different types of mines, three hand grenades, three pistols, eight heavy rounds, 50 light rounds, 15kg of opium, 140 kilograms of explosive materials, one radio handset, two vehicles and six motorcycles.

During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused one anti-vehicle mine, one 82mm artillery shell and 20 anti-personnel mines as a result of security operations in Helmand and Kandahar provinces.

Crimes:
The 101 Kabul Zone National Police detained five individuals accused of assault, murder and theft in the 7th, 11th and 16th Districts of Kabul-City.

We encourage anyone who has information about suspicious activities to contact and protect the people.
 

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