9 killed as bomb hits bus in NW Pakistan

Police officials inspect a damaged van at the site of a bomb blast in the Mattani Bazaar, on the outskirts of Peshawar April 13, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD, April 13 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and nine others injured when a bomb targeted a passenger bus in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar on Saturday afternoon, local police said. Shafi...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Two Armed Taliban Killed (Apr.13.2013.)

Publish Date: Apr 13, 2013   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 and stability of Afghanistan. The operations were conducted...

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Rocket attack damages chopper at Jalalabad airport

Jalalabad District is located in the north-west of Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) JALALABAD (PAN): A civilian helicopter was damaged after militants fired three rockets into Jalalabad airport in the eastern province of Nangarhar on early Saturday, an official and ISAF said.The attack took place around 5am when three rockets landed inside the airfield that...

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Apr. 13., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader and detained two other insurgents during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, April 12. The leader commands multiple cells of Taliban fighters and with his subordinates, is alleged to have participated in numerous complex attacks against Afghan and coalition...

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Apr. 13., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces detained two suspected insurgents, discovered three weapons caches and found and safely cleared 11 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 12. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition Forces found and safely cleared...

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