US defense secretary Chuck Hagel makes first visit to Afghanistan

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel has arrived in Afghanistan in his first trip to the country as defense secretary in a bid to to make his own assessment about America’s longest war as it enters its final stretch.During his visit to Afghanistan Hagel is expected to meet with commanders and hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose recent orders to curtail military activity...

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Afghan security forces attack US base in Kapisa

Tagab District (in Green) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Lisa Lundquist - March 8, 2013 - LWJ Earlier today, uniformed Afghan security forces attacked a US military base in eastern Kapisa province, killing a civilian contractor. Three Afghan troops are also said to have been killed in the incident. A statement issued by ISAF today said: "Individuals...

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Explosion near Herat governor compound, 4 injured

According to reports at least two Afghan civilians were injured following an explosion in western Herat province of Afghanistan.The incident took place early Thursday morning near the provincail governor compound.Provincial scurity chief confirming the report said the explosion took place after explosives packed in a motorcycle went off, injuring four civilians.He said the...

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Bin Laden son-in-law detained overseas, brought to New York

(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors unsealed an indictment against a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden on Thursday that charged him with conspiracy to kill Americans, after U.S. government sources said he was arrested overseas and brought to New York.Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a militant who appeared in videos representing al Qaeda after the September 11 attacks in 2001, had initially been...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Jonathan Gives Condition for Amnesty

The president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, at the Nuclear Security Summit, in 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Against the backdrop of calls for the granting of amnesty to adherents of the Jama'atul Ahlus Sunnah Lidda'awati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, the federal government has indicated that adherence to this is predicated on the physical appearance of the...

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Eleven militants killed in Pakistan Orakzai, Khyber

PESHAWAR: Eleven suspected militants were killed in action by security forces in the northwestern tribal regions of Khyber and Upper Orakzai, DawnNews reported on Friday. Security forces also destroyed several militant hideouts during the operation. In Khyber tribal region’s Tirah Valley, the forces used fighter jets to target insurgent positions, killing three...

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Mar. 08., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared three improvised explosive devices and detained 13 suspected insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, March 7. Nangarhar province Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED during operations in the Behsud district. Afghan and coalition...

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