3 ISAF soldiers injured in Kunar suicide bombing

ASADABAD (PAN): An Afghan civilian was killed and three foreign troops were wounded as a result of a suicide bombing in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday afternoon, a senior official said.Governor Syed Fazlullah Wahidi told Pajhwok Afghan News the bombing took place near the Watapur district centre, where NATO-led soldiers were busy overseeing the construction of a bridge. ...

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Kurd militants kill 7 Turkish soldiers in convoy attack

(Reuters) - Kurdish militants fired rockets at a military convoy in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, killing seven soldiers and wounding more than 60, security sources said, in a further sign that the conflict in the region is deepening.The convoy was travelling between the provinces of Bingol and Mus when it was hit by a rocket launched by members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party...

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Somali Militants on the Defensive in Kismayo

NAIROBI — Somali civilians and military officials say al-Shabab militants have been exiting Kismayo in recent days, fearing an impending onslaught by Somali forces, African Union troops and allied militaries. Some fighters said to be remaining behind may continue to pose a serious threat. Kenyan military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna says ground troops are about 50 kilometers...

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16 Taliban militants surrender in western Afghanistan

Taliban fighters attend a surrender ceremony in Kunduz province, north Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Eleven Taliban fighters laid down arms and joined the government-backed peace process on Monday in Kunduz province, 250 km north of Kabul. (Xinhua/Sardar) HERAT, Afghanistan, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- A total of 16 Taliban militants surrendered to the government in western...

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ISAF clarifies information on partnering with ANSF

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 18, 2012) — Recent media coverage regarding a change in ISAF's model of Security Force Assistance (SFA) to the Afghan National Security Forces is not accurate. ISAF remains absolutely committed to partnering with, training, advising and assisting our ANSF counterparts. The ISAF SFA model is focused at the battalion level and above,...

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Nigeria: JTF Kills Terrorist Kingpin in Kano, Arrest Two

The Joint Military Task force (JTF) in Kano on Monday killed a top extremist and arrested two top commanders of the Boko Haram sect in an early morning operation carried out in the Kano metropolis. The Spokesman of the Joint task Force (JTF) in Kano, Lieutenant Ikedichi Iweha told reporters: "I can confirm to you the killing and the arrest of two sect members during an...

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US military suspends combat patrols with Afghan forces

By Bill Roggio and Lisa Lundquist - September 17, 2012 - LWJ The US military today suspended most of its combat patrols with Afghan forces as the green-on-blue, or insider attacks by Afghan security personnel on Coalition troops, continue to spike. The training of Afghan forces and their partnering with US troops has been the cornerstone...

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First reported female suicide car bomber kills 12 in Afghanistan

Afghan security personnel investigate at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul September 18, 2012. A suicide bomber blew up a mini-bus carrying foreign and local contract workers near Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Tuesday, with at least nine bodies lying near the wreckage, a Reuters witness at the scene said. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani Twelve people were killed and 10 injured...

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Kenya: Suicide Bomber Targeted Parliament

The two suicide bombers arrested on Thursday night by Special Crime Prevention Unit and Anti Terrorism Police Unit are part of a larger Al Shabaab sponsored terror gang targeting to blow up Parliament and assassinate a high profile Kenyan politician. The suspects found with a cache of bombs and an assortment of weapons have confessed that one of their targets was parliament. "They...

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Taliban leader behind Camp Bastion attack arrested in Helmand

scrennshot form a video of Camp Bastion attack aftermath Afghan and coalition security forces arrested a Taliban leader who was behind the deadly attack on Camp Bastion in southern helmand province. NATO-led International Security Assistance Force following a statement announced, ‘In Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, today, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested...

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Sep. 18., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – In Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, today, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested one of the Taliban leaders behind Friday’s Camp Bastion attack. The Taliban leader was successfully taken into custody by the security force following joint efforts by Afghan and coalition forces to track down the Taliban insurgents responsible for the...

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Sep. 18., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed six insurgents, detained three and cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Sept. 17. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two improvised explosive devices, one in Muqer district...

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52 insurgents killed in fresh security operations

KABUL (PAN): Fifty-two armed insurgents were killed, 22 arrested and a dozen others injured during security operations in different provinces of the country over the past 24 hours, the interior ministry said on Monday. The operations were conducted by Afghan and foreign forces in Kunar, Nangarhar, Kunduz, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Paktia and Helmand provinces, a statement from...

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R.I.P. - Lt. Col. Christopher K. Raible, Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell

DOD Identifies Marine Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died Sept. 15, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan....

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