Two Foreign, One Afghan Soldier Injured in Green on Blue Attack

Districts of Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At least two foreign soldiers and one Afghan National Directorate of Security personnel were injured in another attack carried out by an Afghan policeman in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, a provincial police spokesman said. The incident occurred in the Achin district of Nangarhar province as the Afghan...

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18 Armed Taliban Killed, 2 Wounded and 14 Arrested by ANP (Aug.13.2012.)

Publish Date: Aug 13, 2012 18 Armed Taliban Killed, Two Wounded and 14 Arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched four joint clearance operations in Kabul, Ghazni, Paktiya and Helmand provinces. As a result of these...

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Deadly blast hits Takhar province, district mayor killed

Districts of Takhar Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in north-eastern Takhar province of Afghanistan, a number of high level government officials were killed following an explosion in this province. Provincial governor spokesman Faizullah Tawhidi confirming the report said the incident took place in Eshkamesh district after an explosive...

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Nigerian forces say kill 20 Islamists in shootout

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces killed 20 suspected militants of the Boko Haram sect in a shootout on Sunday as they raided an Islamist hideout in the country's northeast, a security officer said. One soldier was also killed in the shootout in Maiduguri, the capital of the Borno state, the officer said. Boko Haram, an Islamist group styled on the...

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Aug. 13., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Chahar Darah district, Kunduz province, today. The IMU leader directed improvised explosive device attacks in Kunduz province. He also acquired IEDs, weapons and rockets and distributed them to insurgents throughout the region. The security force...

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Aug. 13., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed five insurgents, detained two and cleared nine improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 12. Ghazni province Afghan Uniformed Police and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs in Ghazni district. Kapisa province Afghan National Security...

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