Afghan police kill 38 Taliban fighters in 24 hours

KABUL, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police during series of operations have killed 38 Taliban fighters over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Thursday. "Units of national police backed the army and the NATO-led troops conducted seven cleanup operations in different provinces including the capital Kabul and Taliban former stronghold Kandahar...

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Somalia: Grenade Attack Kills Two in Mogadishu

Mogadishu — A grenade attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday has left two people dead, the latest in series of attacks against Somali and AU forces in the city since Al shabab's pull out, according to Eyewitnesses. On Wednesday, unidentified assailants hurled a grenade into an army checkpoint at Bar-ubax junction in central Mogadishu, killing two. "The soldiers...

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R.I.P. - Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Ind., died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations...

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Sep. 06., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the death of an al-Qaida operative following a precision airstrike in Watahpur district, Kunar province, Friday. Abu Saif, also known as Haidar Baba, worked with Kunar al-Qaida leaders Yusuf and Mufti Assad, and was killed by Afghan and coalition forces Aug. 31, along with two other insurgents. Abu Saif...

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Sep. 06., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed eight insurgents, detained three, located two weapons caches and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Sept. 5. Ghazni province Afghan National Police and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Wali Muhammad Shahid Khugyani district....

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