6 suicide bombers arrested in eastern Paktika province

KHOST (PAN): Six would-be suicide attackers were arrested by security forces in southeastern Paktika province on Tuesday, an official said.The bombers were captured during a search operation in the Sultano village of Srawza district around 2 pm and explosive vests recovered from them.Governor Mohibullah Samim told Pajhwok Afghan News one of the detainees hailed from Kandahar,...

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NATO drone crash in Helmand province of Afghanistan

According to reports a NATO-led International Coalition Security Forces drone crashed in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Wednesday.The incident took place in Nava district early Wednesday. This comes as another NATO drone crashed in Pashtun Zarghoon district nearly two weeks back in western Herat province of Afghanistan.Nawa district is among the volatile region...

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Dec. 12., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader and detained three suspected insurgents during an operation in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, today. The leader controlled a group of insurgents responsible for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces and oversaw the transportation of supplies and weapons to insurgents. At...

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Dec. 12., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed 12 insurgents, detained nine, located one weapons caches and cleared five improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Dec. 11. Kapisa province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed 12 insurgents and detained one during an engagement in...

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R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Wesley R. Williams

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Staff Sgt. Wesley R. Williams, 25, of New Carlisle, Ohio, died Dec. 10 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,...

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Mauritanian terrorist surrenders to Algerian authorities

English: Locator map of the Adrar Province, Algeria, as in 2009.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A terrorist claiming to be an emir surrendered to Algerian police in Timimoun, Adrar wilaya, ANI reported on Monday (December 10th). The Mauritanian national handed over his all-terrain vehicle loaded with small arms, including rocket launchers and machine guns. He informed...

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