2 Armed Taliban Killed, 2 Wounded and 9 Arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Oct 18, 2012 Two Armed Taliban Killed, Two Wounded and Nine Arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched five joint clearance operations in Kapisa, Kandahar, Zabul, Khost and Paktiya provinces. ...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Kandahar province, today. The arrested leader facilitated the use of homemade explosives and improvised explosive device-making material across Afghan boarders into north eastern Helmand province. During the operation, the security force detained two suspected insurgents and discovered...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained an insurgent and cleared four improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Oct. 17. Ghazni province Afghan National Army soldiers detained an insurgent during an engagement in Andar district. The detained suspect was transferred to a base for questioning. Nangarhar...

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U.S. drone strike bombs al-Qaida hideouts in Yemen's south, 8 killed

ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A pair of missiles fired from a U.S. drone slammed into al-Qaida hideouts in Yemen's southern province of Abyan early Thursday, killing at least eight militants, a security official told Xinhua.The unmanned U.S. aircraft fired missiles at two gatherings of al-Qaida militants on the northwestern outskirts of Jaar town, killing at least eight...

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Kenyan police kill three suspects in al Shabaab raid

Aerial View of Mombasa (Photo credit: Wikipedia) MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Police shot dead three suspected supporters of the Somali militant group al Shabaab on Wednesday during a raid in Kenya's turbulent coastal region, in which a police officer also died.Police arrested a number of suspects and confiscated grenades, AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition at a house in...

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Nigeria pirates kidnap 6 Russians, one Estonian

PARIS (Reuters) - Pirates off the coast of Nigeria have kidnapped six Russians and an Estonian during an attack on their ship, Bourbon, the French shipping company operating the vessel said on Wednesday.Another nine crew members were safe and had reached the Nigerian port of Onne, in the oil-rich Niger Delta, said the spokeswoman for Bourbon, which supplies vessels to...

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3 civilians wounded in Pakistan missile strikes

ASADABAD (PAN): Three civilians, including a baby girl, were injured in cross-border shelling from Pakistan into the Dangam district of eastern Kunar province, a senior official alleged on Wednesday.Governor Syed Fazlullah Wahidi told Pajhwok Afghan News 38 missiles had been fired over the past 24 hours into the border areas of the district. A baby girl was among three people...

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45 Afghan soldiers injured in Paktiya suicide bomb blast

Districts of Paktia Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Paktiya province of Afghanistan, at least 53 people were injured following suicide car bomb blast in this province.Deputy provincial governor Abdul Rahman Mangal said the suicide bomber attacked an Afghan military compound at Zurmat district with a minimum bus packed with explosives.Mr....

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8 Armed Taliban Killed and 23 Arrested by ANP (17.Oct.2012.)

Publish Date: Oct 17, 2012 Eight Armed Taliban Killed and 23 Arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched seven joint clearance operations in Balkh, Sar-e-Pul, Nangarhar, Helmand, Ghazni, Paktiya and Parwan provinces. As...

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Oct. 17., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, arrested a Taliban senior leader in Kandahar province today. The detained Taliban senior leader controlled Taliban assassination attempts, improvised explosive device operations, and suicide attacks throughout Kandahar district. The security force also detained a number of suspected...

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Oct. 17., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents, detained six, located two weapons caches and cleared seven improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Oct. 16. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared three IEDs, two in Qarah Bagh district...

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