2 insider attack facilitators killed: NATO

KABUL (PAN): Afghan and coalition forces on Monday confirmed killing two Taliban insider attack facilitators -- Mahmood and Rashid -- during an operation in the Ghaziabad district of eastern Kunar province on Wednesday.  The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Mahmood was involved in the killing of an American service member in Kunar on May...

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Heavy clashes reported in Daikundi province of Afghanistan

According to local authorities in Daikundi province of Afghanistan heavy clashes took place between Afghan security forces and militants on Monday morning in Kajran district.The officials further added the clashes started early Monday morning and is still continuing.Provincial security chief Juma Guldi Yardam confirming the report said fight between Afghan security forces...

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Feb. 18., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent and cleared one improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 17. Nangarhar province Coalition forces killed one insurgent during an engagement in Sherzad district. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared...

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25 killed in series of bombings, gunfire in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Up to 21 people were killed and some 125 wounded in a series of bomb attacks in the eastern part of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, while a gunfire attack kills four people in the northern city of Mosul on Sunday.In Baghdad, a spate of car bombs and roadside bombs struck crowded marketplaces and parking lots at the mainly Shiite districts with...

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Uruzgan clash leaves 3 rebels dead

Districts of Orūzgān. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) TIRINKOT (PAN): Three Taliban fighters were killed during a clash in the Sarkhum area of central Uruzgan province on Sunday, an official claimed. The firefight broke out when police reached the area for a search operation, Farid Ayel, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News. He said three AK-47 assault rifles,...

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35 armed Taliban lay down arms in W. Afghanistan

file photo HERAT, Afghanistan, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thirty five armed Taliban militants gave up fighting after 10 years and handed over their weapons to authorities in the western Herat province on Sunday, police said."Today 35 dissident brothers including four mine makers under Mullah Nasim, who fought against government over the past 10 years gave up fighting and handed...

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7 Foreigners Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria

ABUJA, NIGERIA — Police say seven foreign construction workers were kidnapped and one Nigerian guard was killed during an attack on a police station, a prison and an international construction company in Bauchi State in northern Nigeria.  They say “hoodlums” kidnapped four Lebanese construction workers along with three Europeans - one Greek, one British and one Italian...

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Feb. 17., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, today. The leader allegedly oversaw the gathering and coordinating of munitions, fighters and logistics for Taliban leadership. Prior to his arrest, he was suspected of facilitating the movement of fighters and heavy weapons for a planned...

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Feb. 17., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents and cleared five improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 16. Kapisa province Coalition forces killed three insurgents during an engagement in Tagab district. Khowst province Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared three...

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