U.S. Condemns Killing Of Aid Worker In Afghanistan

The U.S. State Department has condemned a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan's Konar Province that killed an employee from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), three soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force, and one Afghan civilian. In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said USAID worker Ragaei Abdelfattah's "work...

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Yemeni warplanes bomb al-Qaida camp, 3 killed

Map of Yemen showing Abyan governorate. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least three al-Qaida members were killed Thursday afternoon when warplanes bombed their training camp in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, an army officer told Xinhua. More than three air strikes hit an abandoned al-Qaida training camp in Mahfad town in Abyan province,...

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Bomb kills 8 Somali soldiers in Mogadishu: officials

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least eight Somali government troops were killed when a remote-controlled bomb hit their vehicle in Mogadishu, officials said on Thursday, highlighting lingering security risks less than two weeks before the U.N.-backed government's mandate ends. Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday evening. Government...

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Afghan army soldier killed in attack on NATO troops

Districts of Laghman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to NATO officials an Afghan National Army soldier was killed by coalition forces while he was trying to gun down a group of international troops in eastern Afghaistan on Thursday. A spokesman for NATO confirming the report said the incident took place outside a “coordination center” for Afghan and international...

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11 killed, 25 wounded in car bomb in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- 11 Iraqis were killed Wednesday in a car bomb in popular market in south Baghdad, a police source said. A car bomb parked near a popular market in a village in Wasit province, exploded at the time of breakfast of Ramadan, killing 11 people and 25 others were wounded, some of them seriously injured, the source added. The explosion also caused...

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6 injured in al-Qaida car bombing in Yemen

Map by Evan Centanni - www.polgeonow.com ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least six pro-government tribesmen were injured on Wednesday evening when a booby-trapped car exploded near a tribal checkpoint in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a military official told Xinhua. An al-Qaida member detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at a tribal checkpoint in the main entrance...

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36 armed Taliban killed, 19 wounded and 34 arrested by ANP (Aug.09.2012.)

Publish Date: Aug 09, 2012 36 armed Taliban killed, 19 wounded and 34 arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched seven joint clearance operations in Kabul, Kunar, Balkh, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Ghazni and Helmand provinces.   ...

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Kenyan Jets Bomb Al Shabaab Base in Southern Somalia

Mogadishu — Kenyan military Jets bombed a base run by Islamist al Shabaab rebels north of Somalia's Kismayu port on Wednesday, local residents and officials said, but it was not immediately clear whether there were civilian casualties.Local resident in Birta-Dheer village near Kismayu town confirmed to Shabelle Media by phone the bombardment and said the jets hit the militants'...

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Insurgent’s plan to emplace IED backfires

KAJUR DISTRICT, Afghanistan – Mullah Abdullah, an insurgent in Kajur district, attempted to transport and plant an improvised explosive device when it detonated, killing one child and himself, and severely injuring another child, July 28. Abdullah used local children and their sheep to conceal his movements and was attempting to plant the IED near a forklift used by coalition...

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Aug. 09., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban affiliated insurgent responsible for acquiring and emplacing improvised explosive devices along Highway 1, in Andar district, Ghazni province, today. The Taliban bomber is also responsible for several rocket attacks against Afghan and coalition convoys in the region. At the time of his arrest,...

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Aug. 09., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed eight insurgents, detained three and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 8. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed three insurgents during an engagement in Ab Band district. Kapisa province Afghan...

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R.I.P. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp, of Weatherford, Texas, died Aug. 7 when enemy forces...

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R.I.P. - Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II, 23, of Hubert, N.C., died Aug. 6 while conducting combat operations...

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