Roadside blast kills 4 in Ghazni

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Four civilians were killed in a roadside bombing in Naukhi village near Ghazni city, the capital of southern Ghazni province on Thursday, an official said.A resident of Naukhi village, Abdul Khaliq told Pajhwok Afghan News that this incident took place whena vehicle ferrying family members to attend an engagement ceremony struck a roadside bomb.Four passengers...

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US drone attack kills two suspected militants in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR: Two suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack inside Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region, DawnNews reported on Thursday. Three missiles were fired in the Sheen Warsak area of Wana, which is the main town of the South Waziristan Agency. According to local sources, the attack came late afternoon and was targeted at a house, resulting in the death...

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20 Taliban militants give up fighting in N. Afghanistan

(file photo) PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban group composed of 20 fighters Thursday gave up fighting and laid down their arms in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, 160 km north of Kabul. "Twenty Taliban fighters under Mullah Sayed Ahmad who were active in Nahrin district over the past couple of years gave up fighting and handed over their weapons to...

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Taliban commander Mullah Nazir injured in suicide blast

Taliban commander Mullah Nazir was wounded Thursday in a suicide attack that killed two other people, security officials said.Nazir is the main warlord affiliated to the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan, one of seven districts that make up the semi-autonomous tribal belt considered a base for Al-Qaeda and other militants.The bomber blew himself up near Nazir's vehicle...

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10 Afghan civilians killed following blast in Uruzgan

A heavy explosion rocked southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan on Thursday, killing and injuring at least 18 Afghan civilians.Local authorities said the incident took place after a civilian bus struck with a roadside bomb, killing 10 Afghan civilians and injuring more thant 10 others.Provincial governor spokesman Abdullah Hemat said a number of women and children were...

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Two bombs kill 28 people in Iraq Shi'ite cities

Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, November 29, 2012. REUTERS/Habib (Reuters) - Bombs in two majority Shi'ite Muslim cities in southern Iraq killed 28 people on Thursday, police and hospital sources said.Scores were wounded in the blasts, which struck during a month Ashura, a holy month for Shi'ites who are often...

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Nov. 29., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition officials confirmed today that Assadullah, a top district-level Taliban leader, was killed during an operation in Sar-e Pul province, Tuesday.Assadullah led a group of Taliban fighters and had planned and executed numerous attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He also had direct contact with senior Taliban insurgents in the...

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Nov. 29., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces cleared two improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours Nov. 28.Nangarhar provinceAfghan Uniformed Police and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Mohmand Darah district and one in Achin district.Operations in RC-East are still ongoing. ...

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Suicide bomb blast in southern Kandahar province

A suicide bomb blast rocked southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan late Wednesday evening injuring at least 7 Afghan civilians, local authorities. The officials further added the incident took place around 6 pm local time after a suicide bomber detonated explosives packed in a transportation motorcycle in southern Kandahar city. Provincial governor spokesman Javid Faisal...

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One soldier, three Boko Haram sect killed in Nigerian city

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian military authority said one soldier died on Wednesday during an exchange of fire with Boko Haram while three of the sect were shot dead in the troubled northeast city of Maiduguri. Spokesman of the military led Joint Task Force (JTF), Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa told Xinhua that the soldier died during a special operation...

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Car bombs kill 34 in pro-Assad Damascus suburb

Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2012 shows the wreckage of a vehicle at a blast site at the main square in Jaramana, suburb of Damascus, Syria. (Xinhua/Hazim) (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least 34 people in a district of Damascus loyal to President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in the deadliest attack on the Syrian capital in months. The explosions struck the eastern neighbourhood...

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Bombings leave 5 Afghan soldiers dead

KABUL (PAN): Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and 10 others injured during separate incidents in different parts of the country over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.Three soldiers were killed and seven others injured during a roadside bombing in the Aab-i-Kamari district of northwestern Badghis province, a statement from the ministry...

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4 Afghan civilians killed following blast in Helmand

According to local authorities in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, at least 4 Afghan civilians were killed following a roadside bomb explosion early Wednesday morning in this province.Provincial governor media office following a statement announced the incident took place in Nawzad district after a civilian vehicle struck with a roadside bomb.No group including...

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