6 Armed Taliban Killed and 8 Arrested by ANP (20.Oct.2012.)

Publish Date: Oct 20, 2012 Six Armed Taliban Killed and Eight 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 Helmand, Sar-e-Pul, Kunduz, Ghazni and Kandahar provinces. As a result of these...

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Man in police uniform kills 3 Afghan police Saturday

Districts of Khost (not showing the Shamal District). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KHOST, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- A man in police uniform opened fire and killed three Afghan police in Khost province 150 km southeast of Kabul on Saturday, an official said."In a tragic incident, a police constable opened fire and killed three colleagues in a checkpoint in Zazai Maidan...

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Taliban torch US troops warehouse in northren Afghanistan

According to local authorities in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan, a warehouse belonging to Supreme Group which is providing procurement to US troops in Afghanistan caught fire in this province.Provincial Council Chief Haji Ahmad Zaki Zahid confirming the report said the incident took place 11 pm local time on Friday night and the warehouse was still burning.Mr....

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Nigeria: JTF Arrests Boko Haram Commander In Senator’s Home

A commander of the Boko Haram sect has been arrested by the military in Maiduguri, Borno State, Spokesman of the Lt-Col. MusaSagir, confirmed the arrest of the suspect yesterday.In a statement he sent to journalists in Maiduguri, Musa said his men arrested “a notorious Boko Haram commander, known as  Shuaibu Mohammed Bama, who has been on the list of wanted terrorists...

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Oct. 20., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents who were engaged in insurgent activity during an operation in Helmand province Friday. In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan: North An Afghan and coalition force arrested a number of insurgents during a security operation in search of a Taliban leader in Kunduz...

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Oct. 20., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed an insurgent, detained one, located three weapons caches and cleared an improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Oct. 19. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Muqer district. The cache contained...

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Pul-i-Alam residents up in arms against Taliban

PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Scores of residents of Pul-i-Alam, the capital of central Logar province, have taken up arms against the Taliban, an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) official said on Saturday.The Qiyam Movement, also known as "People's Uprising," was created by locals to stop intimidation, extortion and school closings by the insurgents, said Capt. Daniel...

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Beirut Car Bomb Kills 8, Including Intel Chief

Soldiers inspect damage at scene of the explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 19, 2012. (Jeff Nuemann/VOA) BEIRUT — A huge car bomb detonated on a residential street in Beirut at Friday rush hour, killing at least eight people including the nation's intelligence chief.Scores were wounded in the heavy damage of the largely...

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Green-on-blue attack leaves 6 Afghan police dead

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The "green-on- blue" attack or insider offensive carried out by an Afghan police claimed the lives of six colleagues in Helmand province 555 km south of Kabul on Friday night, police spokesman Farid Farhang confirmed Saturday."A police constable who had link with Taliban militants and worked as chef in a police checkpoint in...

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Roadside blast in Afghanistan kills 19, wounds 16

Districts of Faryab. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion from a roadside bomb tore into a minibus carrying people to a wedding in northern Afghanistan today, leaving 19 dead and 16 wounded, authorities said.Spokesman Shir Jan Durani said the group was traveling to Dawlat Abad district, about 270 miles northwest of the capital, Kabul.District police...

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AQAP launches complex suicide assault on Yemeni Army base

By Bill Roggio - October 19, 2012 - LWJ Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mounted a complex attack, which included suicide bombers and an assault from the sea, against a Yemeni Army base in Shaqra in the south of the country today. map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) AQAP launched the first wave of the attack on the headquarters of the 115th...

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Oct. 19., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces confirmed the death of Taliban leader Belal Khan during a security operation in Nangarhar province Tuesday. Belal Khan, also known as Auzibullah, commanded dozens of Taliban fighters and was responsible for directing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout...

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Oct. 19., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces located two weapons caches and cleared 13 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours Oct. 18. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared three IEDs, two in Khwajah Omari district and one in Qarah Bagh district. Khowst...

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