District chief killed following blast in Farah province

According to local authorities in western Farah province of Afghanistan, district chief for Parchaman was killed along with one of his bodyguard following a roadside bomb explosion.The officials further added the incident took place on Tuesday night at the central Parchaman city in this province.Mohammad Salim Mubariz district chief for Parchaman was assessing the condition...

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ANP arrests 5 mine planters in Zabul and Helmand

Publish Date: Oct 24, 2012 Afghan National Police arrests five mine planters in Zabul and Helmand provinces   Afghan National Police arrested three mine planters with one AK-47 assault rifle and three anti-vehicle mines while they were planting roadside mines in the Hazari region, Qalat City capital of Zabul province, yesterday. In...

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2 killed in U.S. drone strike in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and several others injured in a U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Wednesday afternoon, local media reported. Local TV Express reported that the drone strike was launched at about 2:50 p.m. local time when the U.S. unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at a house suspected...

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4 Armed Taliban Killed, 2 Wounded and 22 Arrested by ANP (24.Oct.2012.)

Publish Date: Oct 24, 2012 Four Armed Taliban Killed, Two Wounded and 22 Arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched six joint clearance operations in Kabul, Kunduz, Kandahar, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, and Helmand provinces. ...

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Shabaab women’s leader captured

The retreat of the Al Shabaab Islamistmilitant group in Somalia since 2011.Original map by Evan Centanni.www.polgeonow.com KISMAYO (Sh.M.Network)—The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and those of Somalia have have captured Al Shabaab women’s leader in Kismayu port.Apart from the woman, the troops also arrested 72 suspected militants and recovered an assortment of weapons.Among...

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Oct. 24., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces yesterday confirmed the arrest of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Rahman in Kunduz province Oct. 19. He is accused of being the planner and coordinator behind several high-profile attacks in northern Afghanistan, including the hijacking of fuel trucks in Kunduz in 2009 and the killing of several ISAF soldiers in 2010. In...

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Oct. 24., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents, detained one, located a weapons cache and cleared five improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Oct. 23. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Ghazni district and...

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