In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Nine Armed Taliban Killed (14.Nov.2012.)

Publish Date: Nov 14, 2012

In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Nine Armed Taliban Killed

Counterterrorism:

During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched two joint clearance operations in Paktiya and Helmand provinces.

As a result of these operations, nine armed Taliban were killed and seven others were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated 71 kilos of opium, seven AK-47 assault rifles, one PKM machine gun, 13 different types of mines, 40 kilos of explosives and two motorcycles.

In the meantime, Afghan National Police arrested two armed Taliban (mine planters) with two anti-vehicle mines while they were planting an anti-vehicle mine in the Khora region, Trinkot City capital of Uruzgan province, last night.

Additionally, Afghan National Police discovered and defused seven anti-personnel mines which were placed by enemies of peace and stability in the Zhirie District of southern Kandahar province, yesterday.

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2 ISAF interpreters shot dead by insurgents

PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Two Afghan interpreters with foreign troops were killed by the Taliban in Pul-i-Alam, the capital of central Logar province, on Wednesday, an official said.

The interpreters were shot dead after being forced down from their car in Porak area on the Kabul-Gardez highway at around 8 am, the deputy police chief said.

Col. Rais Khan Sadiq told Pajhwok Afghan News the victims from Mohammad Agha district were acting as translators on ISAF’s Shinak Camp in Padkhwab area.

Sadiq said the victims’ bodies were shifted to the police headquarters and their families informed about the incident.

Witness Rahimullah said the Taliban were searched vehicles on the highway for an hour. He believed the fighters had prior information about the translators’ travel to Pul-i-Alam from Kabul.

from Pajhwok
By Abdul Maqsud Azizi Nov 14, 2012 - 14:57   

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Taliban missile attack on NATO base in Kandahar

According to local authorities in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked a NATO military base in this province.

The officials further added a heavy explosion took place after ammunitions depot caught fire as a result of the rocket attack.

Panjwai district Fazal Ishaq confirming the report said the incident took place in Zangiabad village in Panjwai district.

He said the fire as a result of the explosion in ammunitions depot continued for several hours however he did not disclose further information regarding the casualties as a result of the incident.

In the meantime International Security Assistance Force following a statement announced that a NATO service member was killed following an explosion in NATO camp in southern Afghanistan.

The source did not disclose further information regarding the incident.

from KHAAMA
By Sadaf Shinwari - Wed Nov 14, 8:42 am

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15 killed, 80 wounded in bombs in Iraq

A woman reacts near the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, November 14, 2012. (Reuters)

BAGHDAD, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 people were killed and more than 80 others wounded Wednesday in a series of car bomb attacks across Iraq, on the eve of Muslim festival marking the Islamic lunar new year, the police said.

The deadliest attack occurred in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, when four car bombs killed a total of nine people and wounded some 32 others, a provincial police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

One of the attacks reportedly went off in the central of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, and the second ripped through the city of Hawija, some 50 km southwest of Kirkuk, the source said.

A third car bomb detonated near the office of a Kurkish party in a village, just south of Kirkuk, while a fourth exploded at a parking lot in northwestern Kirkuk, the source added.

Another car bomb attacked at a crowded marketplace near the city of Hilla, some 100 km south of Baghdad, killing up to six people and wounding some 37 others, an interior ministry source anonymously told Xinhua.

Earlier, the source put the toll at four killed and nine injured by the blast.

In Baghdad, a car bomb detonated near the convoy of a senior police officer at al-Firdos Square in central city, wounding two of his bodyguards and five civilians, the ministry source said.

One more car bomb exploded at a marketplace in the town of Baladruz, east of the provincial capital city of Diyala, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, wounding seven civilians, a provincial police source told Xinhua.

Violence and sporadic high-profile bomb attacks are still common in the Iraqi cities despite the dramatic decrease in violence since its peak in 2006 and 2007, when the country was engulfed in sectarian killings.

from XINHUA
2012-11-14 18:22:02
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Early-morning bombings in Iraq kill at least 15, wound dozens - AL ABARIYA

Multiple Bombings Hit Iraq- VOA NEWS

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Nov. 14., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban weapons and ammunition facilitator in Kandahar province today.

Prior to his arrest, the Taliban facilitator was reportedly arranging to buy rocket-propelled grenades and a large quantity of assault-style rifles for the insurgency in the province.

The security force also detained three suspected insurgents and seized several assault rifles, other firearms and body armor as a result of the operation.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout
Afghanistan:

South

An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban improvised explosive device attack leader in Kandahar province today. The detained Taliban leader is believed responsible for the coordination and emplacement of IED attacks targeting Afghan and coalition forces in the province.

Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the arrest of a Taliban weapons facilitator in Helmand province Monday. The detained Taliban leader is alleged to have regularly distributed heavy weapons and ammunition to Taliban fighters in the province.

An Afghan and coalition force arrested four insurgents during a security operation in search of a Taliban explosives expert in Helmand province today.

East

An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani weapons facilitator in Logar province today. The detained Haqqani facilitator is alleged to be responsible for transferring weapons, arming insurgent groups and planning attacks on Afghan and coalition forces. The security force also detained one additional suspected insurgent and seized numerous firearms and ammunition.

An Afghan and coalition force arrested one suspected insurgent during a security operation in search of a Taliban IED and indirect fire expert in Ghazni province today.

Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the arrest of a Haqqani IED facilitator in Paktiya province Monday. The detained Haqqani leader is believed to be in charge of construction, transfer and emplacement of IEDs in the province.

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Nov. 14., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed six insurgents, detained two, located two weapons caches and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 13.

Ghazni province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Ab Band district. The cache contained 10 60-pound jugs of homemade explosives, 10 mines and four homemade blasting caps.

Kunar province
A coalition airstrike killed six insurgents in Ghaziabad district in response to Afghan National Army soldiers receiving small arms fire.

Laghman province
Afghan National Army soldiers detained two insurgents while investigating an IED in Alisheng district. The IED was safely cleared and the detained suspects were transferred to a base for questioning.

Ghazni province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Baraki Barak district. The cache contained 60 pounds of homemade explosives, two pressure cookers, several balls of wire, a battery pack, a rocket and six feet of detonation cord.

Nangarhar province
Afghan Uniformed Police and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Behsud district.

Wardak province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Sayyidabad district.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

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