Roadside bomb kills 1 police in W. Afghanistan

Districts of Farah. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) FARAH, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb struck a police van in the western Farah province, killing a police officer and injuring two others on Tuesday, an official said."A roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants on the road leading to Farah airfield was detonated by remote control at 02:05 p.m. local time,...

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Islamists Take Northern Mali Town from Secular Rebels

Residents in northern Mali say Islamic rebels have taken the town of Menaca from secular Tuareg rebels.    Witnesses in Menaca, as well as the town's mayor (Baay Ag Muhammed) who is in exile in the capital, Bamako, tell VOA that rebels from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, are in control of the town.    MUJAO...

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Gunmen kill Nato driver in Khyber agency

Khyber Gate (Baab e Khyber) on Jamrud Road in Yaghistan looking eastbound towards Peshawar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) PESHAWAR: Gunmen on Tuesday killed the driver of a Nato supply truck in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas close to the Afghan border, officials said.The shooting took place in the Jamrud area of Khyber, one of seven agencies in the semi-autonomous tribal...

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Four SoCal Men Accused Of Plotting Terror Attacks In Afghanistan

Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen October 2008, taken by Muhammad ud-Deen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It's a familiar story. Boy meets extremist. Boy converts to radical Islam. Boy "likes" jihadi videos on Facebook. Boy shares dreams of violent jihad with FBI informant. Boy goes to jail.In this case, the FBI has arrested four defendants from Southern California who are accused...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed a number of heavily-armed insurgents during an operation in Ghazni province Monday.The security force observed the armed insurgents firing several heavy weapons toward Khugyani District Center. In response, the security force engaged, killing them.In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:SouthAfghan...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained four insurgents and cleared 13 improvised explosive devices, and two insurgents died when their IED detonated prematurely, during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 19.Ghazni provinceAfghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared seven IEDs, one in...

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