At least 22 dead in Yemen police academy suicide bombing

(Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a police academy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, an attack police investigators said bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda. Medics said dozens of people were also injured in the attack, which appeared to have been timed to coincide with the cadets leaving the academy at the end of the school day. Witnesses...

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12 armed insurgents killed and 20 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jul 11, 2012 12 armed insurgents killed and 20 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched nine joint clearance operations in Kunar, Balkh, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, Farah and Helmand ...

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July 11., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban weapons smuggler in Zharay district, Kandahar province, today. The apprehended Taliban smuggler was responsible for the movement of insurgents and equipment throughout the Kandahar. In addition he was attempting to facilitate a poison-based attack and had acquired a large amount of explosives...

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July 10., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents, detained 23 and cleared 13 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, July 10. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared seven IEDs, three in Waghaz district, three in Gelan district and...

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Taliban commander: we cannot win war and al-Qaida is a 'plague'

Interview: senior Taliban commander admits insurgents must seek settlement with other political forces in Afghanistan    by Julian Borger    The Guardian, Wednesday 11 July 2012One of the Taliban's most senior commanders has admitted the insurgents cannot win the war in Afghanistan and that capturing Kabul is "a very distant prospect", obliging...

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