Taliban kill five private security guards in Wardak

The dead bodies of at least five Afghan private security guards were recovered in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan early Sunday morning. According to reports the deceased security guards were working for a private security firm and were abducted by Taliban militants around 10:00 am local time on Saturday. The dead bodies of the security guards were left on...

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Airstrikes kill 15 militants in northwest Pakistan

(Reuters) - Pakistani military jets struck militant hideouts in the northwest of the country on Sunday, killing 15 militants and wounding several others, military officials said. The airstrikes targeted four hideouts in the remote Ghaljo and Dabori areas of the north-western Orakzai tribal region, the officials said. The locations were being used by members of the Pakistan...

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9 armed insurgents killed and 12 arrested by ANP (Jul.22.2012.)

Publish Date: Jul 22, 2012 Nine armed insurgents killed and 12 arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched five joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Logar and Khost provinces. As a result of these operations, nine...

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Car bomb wounds 23 in Iraq’s holy city

A car bomb in the center of the Iraqi city of Najaf wounded 23 people on Sunday, security and medical officials said, a relatively rare attack in the Shiite holy city. The 7:00 am (0400 GMT) attack struck near a restaurant in Najaf’s old town, provincial health department spokesman Salim Naama said. Of the 23 wounded, four were seriously hurt, he said. “The terrorists...

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July 22., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation in Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province, Saturday. During the operation, a group of armed insurgents were engaged with a precision airstrike. After the strike, the Afghan and coalition force conducted a follow-on assessment and confirmed multiple insurgents had been killed. The security...

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July 21., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents, detained 32 and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, July 21. Ghazni Province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Ghazni District and one in Gelan District. Khowst...

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R.I.P. - Sean P. Sullivan, Joseph P. Fitzmorris

DOD Identifies Navy Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two sailors who died in a helicopter crash July 19 in Oman.             Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Sean P. Sullivan, 40, of St. Louis, Mo.,...

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