Three New Zealand soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan

Three New Zealand soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Bamiyan province. The New Zealand Defence Force has confirmed the three were part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan province. It says the three men were in the last vehicle of a convoy that was hit by an an improvised explosive device,...

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Another ISAF soldier killed in green-on-blue attack in Afghanistan

By Lisa Lundquist - August 19, 2012 - LWJ A member of the International Security Assistance Force was shot and killed in southern Afghanistan today when a man in an Afghan police uniform turned his weapon on a group of ISAF soldiers, ISAF stated in a press release. The release did not identify the nationality of the dead ISAF soldier, and did not specify...

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Marines bid farewell to friend, brother - Cpl. Joshua R. Ashley

Regional Command Southwest Story and photos by Cpl. Mark Garcia CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – On a quiet Friday afternoon, more than 100 coalition servicemembers gathered to honor Sgt. Joshua R. Ashley, a fallen comrade during a memorial ceremony in the Regional Command Southwest chapel, Aug. 17. Before the ceremony, Marines constructed a traditional field memorial...

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Al-Qaida suicide bomber kills pro-gov't tribal leader in south Yemen

map by Evancetanni (www.polgeonow.com) ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An al-Qaida suicide bomber killed a prominent pro-government tribal chief and wounded six others at a gathering of tribesmen in Yemen's southern province of Abyan early Sunday, a military official told Xinhua. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives among dozens of pro- government tribesmen in...

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6 more 'militants' killed in drone strike in North Waziristan

By Bill Roggio - August 19, 2012 - LWJ The US launched the second drone strike today in the past 24 hour in an area known as a terrorist haven in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The remotely piloted Predators or the more advanced Reapers fired several missiles at a vehicle in the Mana area in the Shawal Valley in North...

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Aug. 19., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition officials confirmed today that a senior Taliban leader, Maulawi Nur Mohammad, and his deputy, Atiqullah were among the dozens of heavily armed insurgents killed in a precision airstrike, in a remote area of Chapah Darah district, Kunar province, yesterday. Muhammad, also known as Turabi, was the senior Taliban leader for Chapah ...

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Aug. 19., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents, detained 15, located a weapons cache and cleared an improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 18. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces detained seven insurgents during an engagement in Qarah Bagh district....

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At least 18 killed in Yemen attack on intelligence HQ

A man takes a photo of smoke rising from the site of an attack on the Political Security Agency building, the headquarters of the Yemeni intelligence services in the southern provinces, in the southern Yemeni city of Aden August 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stringer (Reuters) - Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants killed at least 18 Yemeni soldiers and security...

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