Hungarian SOF bid farewell, receive NATO medals

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Story by Maj. Joel Anderson -- KABUL, Afghanistan - Hungarian Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers of the 34th 'László Bercsényi' Special Forces Battalion (KMZ) were recognized here for their outstanding contributions upon completion of their most recent rotation to train Afghan Security Forces in eastern Afghanistan. The...

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Pakistan forces arrest top Taliban commander, foreigner

Pakistani forces have reportedly arrested a top commander of dreaded militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)  alongwith a foreigner in country’s restive Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa province. Islamabad, March 7/Nationalturk- In a major setback to dreaded militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistani forces have reportedly arrested a top commander of the...

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Five militants killed in Orakzai

PESHAWAR: At least five suspected militants were killed during a security forces operation in the northwestern tribal region of Orakzai, DawnNews reported. The militants were killed in the tribal region’s Ghundamela area after which security forces took control of the insurgent hideout. Separately, in Orakzai’s Nadirmela area, a remote-control bomb attack targeted a security...

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R.I.P. - Brigadier-chef Wilfried Pingaud (FR)(Mali,Operation Serval)

some translation with g**gle: January 21, 2013, it is projected through the operation SERVAL, Mali, as an assistant computer operator ATLAS. March 6, 2013, in the early morning, a detachment of the Malian army conducting search operations and recognition has been attacked by terrorist groups in the region of Tin Keraten, northeast of Imenas to one hundred kilometers from...

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3 al-Qaida members escape from prison in southern Yemen

Map of Yemen showing Abyan governorate. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ADEN, Yemen, March 6 (Xinhua) -- At least three members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch escaped from an intelligence jail in the southern province of Abyan on Wednesday evening, a security official told Xinhua.Three al-Qaida inmates escaped from the military intelligence jail in Mudiyah town in Abyan province,...

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Blast rocks Herat as opposition leaders gather

HERAT CITY (PAN): A powerful explosion rocked this western city on Thursday as a planned political gathering of opposition leaders, including Ahmad Zia Massoud, had just begun, officials said.Massoud, Haji Mohammad Muhaqiq and Faizullah Zaki were to address thousands of supporters at a stadium when the blast occurred at around 10:30am, 100 metres away from the venue and...

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Mar. 07., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani facilitator and detained one other wounded insurgent during an operation in Sayyid Karam district, Paktiya province, today. The facilitator is believed responsible for housing Haqqani and Taliban militants during operations, and for coordinating the movement of weapons and ammunition within...

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Mar. 07., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared four improvised explosive devices, killed three insurgents and detained a suspected insurgent during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, March 6. Wardak province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared an IED during operations in the Sayyidabad district. Afghan...

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Two Italian troops injured in Farah province of Afghanistan

According to reports at least two Italian troops were injured following a roadside improvised explosive device blast in western Farah province of Afghanistan.The incident reportedly took place early Wednesday morning after a vehicle of the Italian troops struck with a roadside bomb, causing one of the armoured vehicle to overtun.The two Italian soldiers were takne to a nearby...

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Suicide blast in residential house in Takhar province

According to local security officials in north-eastern Takhar province of Afghanistan, an Afghan kid was injured following a suicide bomb blast in this province.The incident took place around 3pm local time after the suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a residential house.Provincial security commandment spokesman Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai confirming the...

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