May 27., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader and eight other insurgents during an operation in Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, today. The senior leader oversees a direct action cell of fighters responsible for a series of attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Nad ‘Ali and Marjeh districts. He is also responsible...

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May 27., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed four insurgents, detained two suspected insurgents and found and safely cleared 15 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 26. Ghazni province Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed one insurgent during operations in...

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15 attackers killed, 20 injured in Farah clash

Districts of Farah. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) FARAH CITY (PAN): Fifteen Taliban fighters were killed and another 20 were wounded after they attacked police posts in the Purchaman district of western Farah province, an official said on Sunday.The clash that began around 11pm on Saturday night continued until Sunday morning, the governor’s spokesman, Abdul Rahman Zhwandai,...

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Al-Shabaab kills 6 in Kenyan border attack

map by Evan Centanni Al-Shabaab gunmen killed at least six people, including a 15-year-old boy, in an attack along Kenya's border with Somalia Saturday (May 25th), Kenya's Capital FM reported. "A small unit of Mujahideen raided the Kenyan base early last night, taking over the base, killing 8 Kuffar and injuring more than a dozen," al-Shabaab posted on Twitter on Sunday....

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