Insurgent with 20,000 kg explosives held in Uruzgan

TIRINKOT (PAN): Police in Tirinkot city seized a massive 20,000-kilogramme of explosives in central Uruzgan province after arresting an insurgent, an official said on Wednesday. “The explosives belonging to a rebel in Charmistan area, they were seized on Tuesday night,” police spokesman Fared Ayel told Pajhwok Afghan News. The suspect was involved in distributing mines...

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R.I.P. - Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter, Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar

Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter (left) and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar [Picture: via MOD] Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar killed in Afghanistan A Military Operations news article 31 Oct 12 It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta...

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Kenya: Police Thwart Al-Shabaab Jailbreak Plot

British terror suspect Jermain Grantduring his arrest in Mombasa.Photo Elkana Jacob A plot by al Shabaab militants to forcefully free their colleagues detained in Kenyan prisons has been thwarted by the police. The plan was to have the two major terror suspects, Germaine Grant and Thabit Yahya, among others, released from custody.A three page top security report obtained...

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Blast kills 8 including 7 women in southern Afghanistan

At least 8 Afghan civilians were killed following a roadside improvised explosive device blast in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, officials said. Afghan interior ministry following a statement said the incident took place in Mosa Qala district of southern Helmand province early Wednesday morning. The source further added the explosion took place after a civilian...

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Gunmen kill 20 in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed 20 people in a village in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara, authorities said on Wednesday, a similar attack to one in June. Zamfara State Nigeria (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Dozens of men armed with guns stormed Kaburu village early on Tuesday morning, demanding money before shooting...

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2 ISAF soldiers among 9 injured in Nangarhar clash

Districts of Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) JALALABAD (PAN): Two foreigner soldiers were among nine people injured during a clash in the Bati Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Wednesday.The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were returning to their military base after defusing bombs in Bati Kot district when...

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