Several school girls poisoned in Bamiyan province

According to local authorities in Bamiyan province, more than 46 school students were poisoned in Karta-e-Sol school in this province.Provincial education chief Reza Ada confirming the report said majority of the students who were poisoned today were school girls and were taken to provincial hospital for treatment.In the meantime deputy provincial public health chief Dr....

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Jarrod A. Lallier

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Pfc. Jarrod A. Lallier, 20, of Spokane, Wash., died June 18, in Zharay, Kandahar province,...

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27 armed insurgents killed and 7 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 19, 2012 27 armed insurgents killed and seven others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched 10 joint clearance operations in Kabul, Kunar, Nangarhar, Nooristan, Kunduz, Faryab, Badakhshan,...

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Taliban bomb planters were killed by their own IED again

Mullah Mujib Ahmad a senior commander of armed insurgents with his one accomplice killed Publish Date: Jun 19, 2012 Mullah Mujib Ahmad a senior commander of armed insurgents with his one accomplice was killed and one other was wounded...

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US drone crash in eastern Kunar province

Districts of Kunar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) International Security Assistance Force in eastern regions of the country on Tuesday confirmed a coalition forces drone crashed in eastern Kunar province.ISAF media office in eastern Afghanistan said the drone crashed on Tuesday morning at Sarkano district in Ganjgal area.The source further added the drone crashed due to technical...

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Eighteen killed as Turkish troops clash with PKK

(Reuters) - Eighteen people were killed on Tuesday in fighting between Turkish soldiers and Kurdish militants at three military outposts in southeast Turkey, officials and security sources said, in the deadliest clashes in recent months. Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and 16 others wounded in simultaneous attacks by the militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party...

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14 killed in Taliban attacks in Afghan Kandahar province

Districts of Kandahar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Three policemen and 11 Taliban insurgents were killed when militant carried out two attacks in southern Afghan province of Kandahar early Tuesday morning, officials said."Four militant wearing police uniform armed with suicide vests and weapons raided a joint checkpost of Afghan...

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June 19., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces conducted an operation to dismantle narcotics facilities in Northern Musa Qal’ah district, Helmand province, Saturday. During the operation the security forces discovered 1,500 kilograms (3,300) pounds of opium and 2,500 kilograms (5,500 pounds) of ammonium chloride, a chemical used to refine opium into heroin. The opium,...

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3 men in Afghan police uniform kill NATO soldier in restive south

KABUL, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Three men in Afghan police uniform shot dead a NATO solider in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led forces said on Tuesday."The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirms that three individuals in Afghan police uniforms turned their weapons against coalition service members in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing one ISAF...

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8 civilians killed, 5 injured in roadside bombing in Helmand

KABUL, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Up to eight civilians were killed and five others injured in a roadside bombing in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Monday, the country's Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday morning."Eight innocent civilians were killed and five others injured when a vehicle touched off a roadside bomb at around 4 p.m. local time Monday...

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June 18., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed several Taliban leaders during an operation in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan Sunday. After positively identifying the armed group of insurgents, and ensuring no civilians were in the area, the security force engaged the Taliban leaders with a precision airstrike away from all civilian structures. The...

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