ARMED FORCES DAY MAY 18, 2013 USA

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single...

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Afghan District Police Chief Killed in Farah

An Afghan police chief has been killed after two militants riding on motorcycles opened fire on his vehicle in western Afghanistan.Abdul Ghani, police chief of Khak-e Safid district in Farah Province, was killed instantly outside his home late on May 17.Provincial spokesman Abdul Rahman Zhawandai said that Ghani was rushed to hospital but was declared dead upon arrival.Ghani...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Nine Armed Taliban Killed (May 18.2013.)

Publish Date: May 18, 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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Deadly Explosions in Khost and Paktika provinces on Saturday

An Afghan border police guard was killed and three others were injured during the first explosion which took place in eastern Khost city of Afghanistan.Provincial security chief Mohammad Yaqoub said around six Afghan civilians were also injured following the blast.In the meantime a separate explosion took place in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, killing one person...

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May 18., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed 17 insurgents and found and safely cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 17. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Ghazni district. Afghan National...

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5/17/13: R.I.P. - Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, Spc. William J. Gilbert

DOD Identifies Army Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the death three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died May 14, in Sanjaray, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their...

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5/17/13: Bombs Targeting Iraqi Sunnis Kill Scores

People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2013. A series of bomb attacks has targeted Sunnis in Iraq, killing at least 70 people and increasing fears of renewed sectarian conflict. The deadliest blast Friday struck Sunni worshippers who were leaving a mosque in Baquba, just north of Baghdad, and was followed by a second...

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5/17/13: Twin blasts rock Kandahar, 9 killed over 50 injured

Districts of Kandahar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Twin heavy explosions rocked southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Friday evening.Provincial governor spokesman, Gen. Abdul Razaq confirming the report said the incident took place late Friday evening in Aino Meena city after a suicide bomber detonated explosives packed in a vehicle.Gen. Razaq further added another...

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5/17/13: 13 Killed in Pakistan Mosque Blasts

Men inspect the mosque damaged by a bomb blast in Baz Darra area of Malakand. PHOTO: RAB NAWAZ/EXPRESS Black Friday: Blasts tear through Malakand mosques PESHAWAR / BATKHELA: Two bombs ripped through two separate mosques in the Baz Darra area of Malakand Protected Area on Friday, killing 13 worshippers and wounding over three dozen people. “Around 1:20pm when people...

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5/17/13: Nigeria: Casualties as military launch air strikes on Boko Haram strongholds

KANO  – Nigeria’s military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching deadly air strikes on insurgent camps, the military said, while residents reported that forces had deployed in border areas to block the militants from fleeing.Several thousand soldiers have spread across three northeastern states where President Goodluck Jonathan...

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5/17/13: R.I.P. - Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea, 33, of Oakley, Kan., died May 15, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, after...

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May 17., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader during an operation in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, May 17. The senior leader oversees the operations of multiple insurgent cells in Baghlan-e Jadid district. He and his subordinates are responsible for numerous attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He...

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May 17., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed 11 insurgents, detained three suspected insurgents, discovered one weapons cache and found and safely cleared seven improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 16. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces killed one insurgent...

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5/16/13: Suicide bomber in Kabul kills 6 Americans, 9 Afghans (Photos+video)

Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin suicide bomber in Kabul kills 6 Americans, 9 Afghans By Lisa LundquistMay 16, 2013 - LWJ This morning in Kabul, a suicide bomber in an explosives-packed vehicle blew up a two-car American military convoy, killing at least 15 people. Six Americans died in the attack along with nine Afghan civilians, including two children....

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5/16/13: Violence Kills 25 in Iraq

Multiple car bombs have exploded in Baghdad, killing at least 12 people in mainly Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital. At least 13 more people died in other violence, according to officials. The blasts Thursday hit the Sadr City and Kamaliya areas, leaving at least 18 other people wounded. The attacks follow a wave of bombings Wednesday that also struck mainly Shi'ite...

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updates coming up later...

latest news coming up later.....back from thursday, 16/05, with the Kabul suicide attack sorry for the del...

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