In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 15 Armed Taliban Killed (May 25.2013.)

Publish Date: May 25, 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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Would-be bomber killed by own explosives in Kabul

KABUL (PAN): A would-be suicide bomber was killed when his suicide vest went off prematurely in a house on southeastern outskirts of Kabul on Saturday, an official said.The explosion took place in the Shah Saheed area in the limits of 8th police district, police spokesman Hashmatullah Stanikzai told Pajhwok Afghan News.He said the attacker was fixing the suicide jacket to...

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May 25., 2013. - RC-East operational update

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

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Explosion in mosque kill 9 people in Ghazni province

districts of Ghazni province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At least nine people were killed and several others were injured following an explosion in central-eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Friday evening.The incident took place later Friday evening in a mosque in restive Andar district.According to local authorities the incident took place while Taliban militants...

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Attack on Police Convoy in Pakistan Kills 6

A militant attack on a police convoy near the city of Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least six policemen.Several others were wounded, including the district police officer, in the attack Friday on the Indus Highway. Local media say the militants armed with rockets ambushed the convoy, which was on its way from Peshawar to Kohat.A wounded driver was able...

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Belmokhtar's unit participated in Niger suicide attacks

By Bill Roggio - LWJ - May 24, 2013  Al Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Image from Sahara Media. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the leader of the al Qaeda-linked al Mua'qi'oon Biddam, or the Those Who Sign in Blood Brigade, said that its fighters participated in yesterday's double suicide attack in Niger along with the Movement...

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