Sep. 22., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan Special Police and coalition security forces confirmed today they detained a Taliban leader during a partnered night operation in Kariz-e-Sayidi district, Helmand province Tuesday. Gran Agha, also known as Khudaidad, is suspected of being a facilitator of insurgent activity against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout Kariz-e-Sayidi...

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Afghan police kill 19 Taliban fighters, detain 13

KABUL, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police during series of operations have eliminated 19 armed Taliban fighters and detained over a dozen others over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here on Saturday. "During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, in conjunction with the army and NATO-led Coalition Forces launched 13 joint cleanup operations...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Jason M. Swindle

DOD Identifies Army Casualty            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. Jason M. Swindle, 24, of Cabot, Ark., died Sept. 20, in Panjwa’l, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered...

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US drone strike kills three in North Waziristan: officials

MIRAMSHAH: A US drone strike on Saturday killed at least three militants in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. The strike took place in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, known as a bastion of the Taliban and al Qaeda. The drone targeted a moving vehicle and fired two missiles, they said. “The identity of the...

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