In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 15 Armed Taliban Killed (Mar.10.2013.)

Publish Date: Mar 10, 2013 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 15 Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace...

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One child killed in bomb blast in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, March 10 (Xinhua) -- At least one child was killed on Sunday afternoon when a bomb blast hit Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of Khyber Agency, local media and officials said.Local media quoting security officials reported that the bomb was planted alongside the wall of a house in the Ashraf Khel area of Landi Kotal, a main town in Khyber Agency.According...

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Clashes among Taliban and NATO troops in Nangarhar province

Ajin (Achin) District is located in the south of Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, heavy clashes took place between NATO-led coalition security forces and Taliban militants in this province of Saturday morning.The officials further added that the clashes started around 9 am local time...

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Hundreds of Christian homes torched by mob in Pakistan

Hundreds of people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore attacked a Christian neighborhood Saturday and set fire to homes after hearing accusations that a Christian man had committed blasphemy against Islam’s prophet, officials said.Over 3,000 Muslim protesters turned violent over derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed allegedly made by Sawan Masih, a 28-year-old...

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Actor Helmandi dies in Lashkargah airstrike

LASHKARGAH (PAN): A prominent film actor Nazar Mohammad Majnonyar Helmandi was killed in a NATO airstrike along with three insurgents who had seized the star on suspicion of spying for the government in southern Helmand province, his brother said on Sunday. Helmandi had gone to Khoskabi area on the outskirts of Lashkargah to inquire after his ailing sister, when he was captured...

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Drone strike in North Waziristan kills two militants

PESHAWAR: A drone strike in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday killed two suspected militants, DawnNews reported.The drone strike targeted two horse riders in Degan village of North Waziristan tribal region’s Datta Khel area. The targeted persons and their ride died on the spot.Unnamed intelligence officials talking to Dawn.com’s Zahir Shah Sherazi confirmed...

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Mar. 10., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani facilitator and one other insurgent during an operation in Gardez district, Paktiya province, March 10. The insurgent is accused of procuring and distributing lethal aid to extremist fighters, and is believed to have history of planning attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security...

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Mar. 10., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces found one cache and detained three suspected insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, March 9. Ghazni province Afghan Uniform Police found a cache consisting of 40 pounds of homemade explosives during operations in the Dehyak district. Khowst province Afghan and coalition forces...

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Nigerian jihadist group executes 7 foreigners

By Bill Roggio - March 9, 2013 - LWJ A screen shot from the Ansar al-Muslimeen video that purports to show the bodies of several executed foreign hostages. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A radical jihadist group in Nigeria that kidnapped seven foreigners last month claimed it has executed the hostages in response...

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18 Killed in Afghan Attacks During Hagel's Visit

Afghan National Army soldiers keep watch at the site of attack in Kabul, March 9, 2013. ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber riding a bicycle blew himself up outside the Afghan Defense Ministry Saturday while U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was in Kabul, but the Pentagon chief was nowhere near the scene. Another suicide bomber in the eastern city of Khost killed a policeman,...

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R.I.P. - Spc. Cody D. Suggs

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Cody D. Suggs, 22, of West Alexandria, Ohio, died March 7 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan,...

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Mar. 09., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared two improvised explosive devices, detained two suspected insurgents and discovered a weapons cache consisting of 45 pounds of homemade explosives during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, March 8. Ghazni province Afghan and coalition forces detained two suspected...

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