5 civilians, army soldier wounded in N. Afghan blast

Districts of Balkh. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Five civilians and an Afghan army soldier were injured Monday morning in a bomb blast in the northern Afghan province of Balkh, an official said. "Six wounded people including an army soldier were admitted to a provincial capital hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif city at around 11...

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US forces halt training new local police recruits

KABUL (PAN): US forces in Afghanistan on Sunday said they were temporarily suspending training of about 1,000 new Afghan local police (ALP) recruits until the current members are re-vetted. “While we have full trust and confidence in our Afghan partners, we believe this is a necessary step to validate our vetting process and ensure the quality indicative of Afghan Local...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces today confirmed the arrest of a Taliban bomb specialist in Washer district, Helmand province, Saturday. The detained bomb specialist is believed to acquire and manufacture various types of improvised explosive devices for Taliban leaders throughout northern Helmand. Prior to his arrest, the Taliban bomb specialist...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed eight insurgents, detained six and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Sept. 2. Ghazni Province Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Gelan District. A coalition airstrike killed six insurgents...

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Two American consulate employees wounded in Pakistan bomb attack

Officials and rescue volunteers gather at the bombing site in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. A car filled with explosives rammed into a U.S. government vehicle on Monday, killing a number of Pakistanis and wounding over a dozen others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) (Reuters) - Two Americans working for the U.S. consulate were wounded in a...

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US drone strike kills AQAP operative involved in Limburg tanker attack

By Bill Roggio - September 2, 2012 - LWJ A wanted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative who was involved in the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker was killed in a drone strike on Friday. And today, the US launched another strike in Yemen, killing five suspected AQAP fighters. Yemen's Defense Ministry said that Khaled Batis was one of eight terrorists killed on Aug....

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Taliban insider attacker who killed 2 NATO troops arrested

Afghan and coalition security forces arrested a suspected Taliban militant who was involved behind an attack on NATO troops in southern Afghanistan. The incident took place in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan in May, killing at least two NATO troops. NATO-led International Security Assistance Force following a statement on Sunday announced, “fghan and coalition...

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Sep. 02., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces confirmed the Aug. 30 arrest of a Taliban insurgent during an operation in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province. The insurgent is accused of using his status as a member of the Afghan National Police to conduct a May attack which killed two coalition service members in Helmand province. Prior to his capture, he was...

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