Ex-jihadi commander gunned down in Baghlan

Districts of Baghlan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL (PAN): A former commander was among three jihadi figures killed during fresh militant attacks in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Friday. Dilbar, a former jihadi commander of the Jamiat-i-Islami, was gunned down in the Jalga district of Baghlan province late on Thursday night, the deputy police chief said. Col....

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19 Afghan civilians were wounded in Nangarhar mosque bombing

Chaparhara District is located in the middle of Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) BAGRAM, Afghanistan – There was an explosion today in a public mosque in Chaparhara district, Nangarhar province during the Friday prayer. According to the provincial governor’s office, 19 Afghan civilians were wounded. “This is an un-Islamic, inhuman act of setting off a bomb...

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R.I.P. - Spc. Kyle B. McClain

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Kyle B. McClain, 25, of Rochester Hills, Mich., died Aug. 1, in Salim Aka, Afghanistan. ...

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Aug. 03., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban financier in Zurmat district, Paktiya province, today. The financier extorted money and supplies from local villagers to fund Taliban operations. He also directed improvised explosive device attacks throughout the district. During the operation, the security force also detained multiple suspected...

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Aug. 03., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed eight insurgents, detained 11, located one weapons caches and cleared 12 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 2. Ghazni Province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Qarah Bagh District. Afghan...

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Afghan local police commander kill 17 civilians in Uruzgan

According to local authorities in southern Uruzgan provnince of Afghanistan, an Afghan local police commander murdered 17 Afghan civilians in this province. Provincial council officials and local residents confirming the report said at least 17 Afghan civilians were shot dead by a local police commander in Khas district of southern Uruzgan province. A local resident said...

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Yemen tribesmen release Italian officer -official (updated)

from REUTERSThu Aug 2, 2012 5:44pm EDT * Italian security officer said to be in good health * Yemeni minister unscathed in attack, aides wounded Aug 2 (Reuters) - An Italian embassy security officer kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen has been released unharmed, a government official said on Thursday, the same day the country's information minister survived an assassination...

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R.I.P. - Lance Cpl. Curtis J. Duarte

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Lance Cpl. Curtis J. Duarte, 22, of Covina, Calif., died Aug. 1, while conducting combat operations...

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28 Taliban rebels surrender in W. Afghan province

(file photo) CHEQHCHERAN, Afghanistan, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- More than two dozen Taliban insurgents have renounced the violence and joined the Afghan peace and reconciliation process in western Afghan province of Ghor on Thursday, a provincial government spokesman said. "As many as 28 Taliban, including two local insurgent commanders named Mullah Esa and Abdul Karim, joined...

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Car bombing kills 3, injures 11 in Iraqi capital

BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and 11 others injured when a car bomb exploded on Thursday evening at a popular market in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's northeastern part, the local police said.The attack took place in Husseiniya area in northeastern Baghdad.The police source, on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that angry locals near the bombing...

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