2 ANA troops killed, 8 injured: MoD

KABUL (PAN): Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and eight others wounded during separate incidents of violence over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Thursday.The troops suffered casualties in roadside bomb and gun attacks by rebels in Nangarhar, Farah, Khost, Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces, an MoD statement said.With the latest casualties,...

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20 armed insurgents killed, one wounded and five others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 21, 2012 20 armed insurgents killed, one wounded and five others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched 13 joint clearance operations in Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul,...

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June 21., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force destroyed 1,500 kilograms (3,300 pounds) of explosive materials in Nawah district, Ghazni province Tuesday. During a search of the ruins of a compound, the combined force discovered an explosives cache comprising of 30 containers each holding 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of ammonium nitrate. In addition...

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June 20., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained four insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, June 20. Khowst province Afghan Border Police and coalition forces detained four insurgents during an engagement in Khowst district. The detained suspects were transferred to a base for questioning. Operations in RC-East...

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2 injured in S. Thailand bomb explosion

Locator map of Narathiwat Province, Thailand (Photo credit: Wikipedia) BANGKOK, June 21 (Xinhua) -- One soldier and one civilian were hurt in a bomb attack in a southern-border province of Narathiwat on Thursday morning, police said.Patrol military on motorcycle and pick-up truck were heading from a base in Sukirin district to perform teacher protection duty when the assailants...

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Yemeni airstrikes kill 23 al-Qaida militants in south

Map by Evan Centanni. (www.polgeonow.com) ADEN, Yemen, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 23 al-Qaida militants were killed in airstrikes by Yemeni fighter jets in the southern province of Abyan on Wednesday evening, a security official said.The Yemeni fighter jets bombed an al-Qaida convoy in a desert valley near the Mahfad town in Abyan province, leaving at least 23 militants...

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