3 killed, 22 injured as blast hits NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and over 22 others injured when a bomb hit a camp of peace militiamen in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Khyber Agency on Thursday afternoon, local media reported.Local TV channel ARY reported that the explosion happened in the restive Tirah Valley area of Khyber Agency at about 3:30 p.m. local time,...

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Apr. 11., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader and detained one other insurgent during an operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, today. The leader is believed to be in charge of a cell of fighters responsible for improvised explosive device operations against Afghan civilians in Kandahar district. He was also involved...

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Apr. 11., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces discovered two weapons caches, and found and safely cleared five improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 10. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces discovered a weapons cache during operations in the Ghazni district....

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Nigerian Christian Youth Reject Amnesty for Boko Haram

A picture taken from a video reportedly shows Abubakar Shekau (C), the suspected leader of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, flanked by six armed and hooded fighters in an undisclosed place, March 5, 2013. ABUJA — The youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday warned President Goodluck Jonathan against granting any kind of amnesty deal...

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