3 people killed in car bombing in eastern Iraq

BAQUBA, Iraq, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and 18 wounded in a car bomb explosion near a marketplace in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala on Sunday, a provincial police source said.A booby-trapped car went off at a parking lot of a popular marketplace, which was close to an Iraqi army checkpoint in Khalis, just north of the provincial capital city of Baquba,...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 16 Armed Taliban Killed (18.Nov.2012.)

Publish Date: Nov 18, 2012 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 16 Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched 14 joint clearance operations in Kabul, Laghman, Faryab, Kandahar, Zabul, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Paktika and Helmand...

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Kenya: Nairobi Blast Kills Seven

Residents look for survivors inside the wreckage of a passenger mini-bus (matatu) after it was hit by an explosion in the Eastleigh neighbourhood of Kenya's capital Nairobi, November 18, 2012. The Kenyan Red Cross said at least seven people were killed and 29 injured in an explosion on a minibus in Nairobi. The blast followed several grenade attacks across Kenya blamed...

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Taliban kill Afghan man over espionage charges

English: Map of the districts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Taliban militants assassinated an Afghan man over espionage charges in Deh-Yak district.District police chief Faiz Toofan confirming the report said the deceased Afghan man was recognized as Faiz Toofan and...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested two Taliban weapons and explosives facilitators in Kandahar province today.The first detained Taliban facilitator is an improvised explosive device expert who is believed responsible for the acquisition, construction and emplacement of IEDs for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition located three weapons caches and cleared five improvised explosive devices, and an insurgent died when his IED detonated prematurely, during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 17.Ghazni ProvinceAfghan National Security Forces and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Ghazni District. The...

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Taliban’s district chief among 9 detained

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Nine Taliban militants, including a shadow district chief, were arrested and two others killed during a military operation in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday.The operation, which was launched a week ago, was completed on Friday evening, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief for Ghazni, Syed Amir Sadat, told Pajhwok Afghan...

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