Roadside bomb wounds 3 police in northern Afghan town

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb struck police van in Kunduz province 250 km north of Kabul on Saturday, wounding three police personnel, provincial police chief Mohammad Khalil Andarabai said."A mine planted by anti-government militants struck a police vehicle at around 01:30 p.m. today injuring three policemen," Andarabi said to Xinhua.The incident,...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 17 Armed Taliban Killed (Feb.23.2012.)

Publish Date: Feb 23, 2013 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 17 Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched four joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar and Logar provinces. As a result of these operations,...

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HIA commander shot dead in Wardak clash

Districts of Wardak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL (PAN): A Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) commander was killed during a fierce gun-battle with rival militants in the Nirkh district of central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Saturday.  The firefight between the rival groups occurred in the Torak area late on Friday night, the governor’s spokesman, Attaullah...

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Pakistan arrests Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq

By Bill Roggio - February 22, 2013 - LWJ Malik Ishaq, the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, waves to throngs of supporters after he is released from custody in 2011. Pakistani police arrested Malik Ishaq, the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, at his home in Rahim Yar Khan, just one week after...

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13 Chadian Troops, 65 Islamists Killed in Mali

The military command in the African country of Chad says 13 of its soldiers and 65 Islamist rebels have been killed in a fierce battle in a mountainous region of northern Mali.A brief military statement late Friday from the Chadian capital said the Chadian force also destroyed five vehicles in the Ifoghas region, near Mali's border with Algeria. In addition, it said five...

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Clashes between police, separatists erupt in Yemen's Aden, 5 injured

ADEN, Yemen, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni police troops clashed with secessionist activists in the southern port city of Aden Saturday morning, leaving at least five people seriously injured, local security source and medics told Xinhua.The police troops clashed with separatist activists who called for a general strike in Aden, injuring at least five people, a provincial security...

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Feb. 23., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces cleared one improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 22. Additionally, Afghan National Security Forces cleared one IED during an operation in Khowst Province Feb. 21, according to late reports. Khowst Province Afghan and coalition forces found and safely...

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