In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 14 Armed Taliban Killed (May 19.2013.)

Publish Date: May 19, 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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May 19., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader and four other insurgents during an operation in Gardez district, Paktiya province, May 19. The leader directs and executes attacks aimed at Afghan and coalition forces in Gardez district. He is also a known improvised explosive device expert, responsible for constructing and distributing...

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May 19., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces killed two insurgents, detained one suspected insurgent and and found and safely cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 18. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Deh Yak...

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Afghan local police officers killed in Taliban attack

Districts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, at least six Afghan local police officers were killed during clashes with the Taliban militants in Moqor district on Sunday.District governor for Moqor, Sahib Khan Elham confirming the report said the incident took place around...

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5 al-Qaida members killed in U.S. drone strike in Yemen's south

ADEN, Yemen, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. drone strike killed at least five members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot in the southern province of Abyan on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua."About five terrorists were killed when a drone strike targeted an al-Qaida convoy that was passing through a desert road in the town of Jaar in Abyan province," the government...

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