Gunmen kill 2, abduct French man in Nigeria's Katsina State

Katsina State Nigeria (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KATSINA, Nigeria, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and a French national was kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria, local police reported on Thursday.Police Commissioner of Katsina State Abdullahi Magaji told reporters here that the French citizen Francis Colump, who works with S.A. Vergnet France, a French power company,...

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7 killed as bomb hits police vehicle in SW Afghanistan

Districts of Nimruz. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ZARANJ, Afghanistan, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Five civilians and two policemen were killed Thursday afternoon when a bomb hit a police mobile in Zaranj, the provincial capital of southwestern Afghan Nimroz province, police said."A police unit was on routine patrol in police district 3 of Zaranj city at about 3:30 p.m. (local time)...

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NATO-led Georgian soldier missing Afghanistan

According to a statement released by Georgian Ministry of Defense, a Georgian soldier serving in NATO-led international coalition forces operations in Afghanistan “is missing” since December 19.The source further added, “Circumstances are not known yet.”A search and rescue operation has reportedly been conducted by Regional Command Southwest, whose area of responsibility...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed Taliban leader, Mahjur, along with one other insurgent, during a security operation in Nari district, Kunar province, Dec. 19. Mahjur was responsible for planning attacks against Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials, as well as, Afghan and coalition forces. He acquired and facilitated...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained two insurgents, located one weapons caches and cleared five improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Dec. 19. Khowst Province Afghan Uniformed Police and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Sabari District. The cache contained small arms and...

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