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17 militants killed in Afghanistan

17 militants killed in Afghanistan

November 30th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Nov 30 (Xinhua) Afghan security forces and US-led coalition forces have killed 17 Taliban militants in Kabul province, a coalition statement said Sunday.In joint operations Saturday, the security forces targeted the ...

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Coalition forces kill 10 militants in Afghanistan

Coalition forces kill 10 militants in Afghanistan

November 26th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Nov 26 (Xinhua) The US-led coalition forces killed 10 militants and detained four during anti-insurgency operations in eastern Afghanistan, a coalition statement released here Wednesday said.Coalition forces in the operation targeting ...

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Seven Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Seven Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

November 24th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Nov 24 (Xinhua) Seven Taliban militants have been killed by US-led Coalition forces during an operation to disrupt the insurgents' roadside bomb and foreign fighter networks in eastern Afghanistan, a military ...

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Iraqi general claims UK troops allowed insurgents to rule Basra

November 22nd, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Basra (Iraq), Nov.22 (ANI): A senior Iraqi major general has accused Britain of allowing insurgents to rule Basra city for five years "without being punished or held to account". In an ...

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10 rebels killed in Afghanistan

10 rebels killed in Afghanistan

November 16th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Nov 16 (Xinhua) At least 10 rebels were killed and 18 arrested by Afghan troops backed by the US-led coalition forces during a joint operation in eastern and southern Afghanistan, a ...

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Pak forces retrieve 15 NATO supply trucks hijacked by Taliban

November 11th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 11 (ANI): Pakistani security forces retrieved all the 15 trucks which were hijacked by the Taliban earlier on Monday while they were en route to Afghanistan to deliver goods ...

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US unmanned aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan

US unmanned aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan

November 3rd, 2008 - 2:15 am ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Nov 3 (DPA) An unmanned US drone crashed in southern Afghanistan Sunday, while NATO forces wounded five Afghan troops in a seperate incident in the eastern part of the country, officials ...

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US expert warns unilateral strikes threaten co-op with Pak

October 28th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI -
Washington , Oct 28 (ANI): A leading US expert on South Asia has warned the Bush administrations policy against carrying out military strikes in Pakistan as, according to him, it threatened ...

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20 killed in suspected US air strikes in South Waziristan

20 killed in suspected US air strikes in South Waziristan

October 27th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Wana, Oct 27 (ANI): At least 20 persons were killed in South Waziristan last night when suspected US spy drones fired missiles into an alleged militant compound in the tribal area ...

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More than 20 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

October 20th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Oct 20 (Xinhua) The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has killed more than 20 insurgents during a two-day operation in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak, an alliance statement said ...

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Afghan-NATO Air Force to employ new tactics to fight Taliban

Afghan-NATO Air Force to employ new tactics to fight Taliban

October 14th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Bagram (Afghanistan), Oct.14 (ANI): The U.S.-Afghanistan Air Force has decided to shift its strategy to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan. Military commanders at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, say they''re employing ...

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Roadside bomb kills five civilians in Afghanistan

Roadside bomb kills five civilians in Afghanistan

October 12th, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Oct 12 (Xinhua) Five civilians were killed Sunday in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul, an official said.The incident took place at 6 a.m. in Sinkay district ...

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Paks bankrupt economy cannot afford worlds sanctions

October 8th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Oct 8 (ANI): Pakistan economy was facing bankruptcy and it could not afford sanctions by the world powers, the countrys Defence Secretary Kamran Rasool reportedly told the Senate Standing ...

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Five militants allegedly backed by Iran held in Iraq

October 3rd, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Baghdad, Oct 3 (Xinhua) US-led forces captured five members of one of the militant groups believed to be sponsored by Iran to fight Iraqi and coalition forces in the war-torn country, the ...

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Spanish spy document blames ISI for arming Taliban against Afghan govt in 2005

Spanish spy document blames ISI for arming Taliban against Afghan govt in 2005

October 2nd, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Oct 2 (ANI): Pakistan s intelligence agency the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) may have provided help to the Taliban with arms and other aid to fight against the Afghan government ...

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Three coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan

September 30th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Sep 30 (Xinhua) Three coalition soldiers were killed in a roadside side bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the military said in a statement Tuesday. "Three coalition service members were killed Sep ...

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US-Pak tensions only fuelling anti-American sentiment among the Pakistanis

US-Pak tensions only fuelling anti-American sentiment among the Pakistanis

September 30th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): The prevailing tensions between the US and Pakistan troops along the Pak-Afghan border are only fuelling anti-American sentiment among the Pakistani population, besides causing confusion within the ...

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US defence chief to visit Pakistan over cross-border raids

September 16th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 16 (Xinhua) Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen is due to visit Islamabad later Tuesday following the recent row over cross-border raids by coalition forces, ...

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Oz Army Chief says Afghan war hasn”t been won by a long shot

Oz Army Chief says Afghan war hasn”t been won by a long shot

September 15th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Kandahar ( Afghanistan ), Sept 15 (ANI): Australian Army Chief Lt-Gen Ken Gillespie has reportedly said that the US-led war-on-terror in Afghanistan will go on for long, and that only a ...

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Presence of UK forces providing oxygen to Qaeda by offering themselves as a target

September 15th, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore , Sept 15 (ANI): A UN official exclusively entrusted the task of monitoring Al Qaedas movements has reportedly said that the presence of British forces in Afghanistan was providing oxygen ...

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Pak Taliban suicide bombers raring to attack in every nook and corner of Pak, Afghan

Pak Taliban suicide bombers raring to attack in every nook and corner of Pak, Afghan

September 12th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Bajaur Agency ( Pakistan ), Sept 12 (ANI): Well-trained suicide bombers are waiting to carry out suicide attacks in every nook and corner of Pakistan , and some of them have ...

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US-Pakistan tension grows over anti-terror campaign

US-Pakistan tension grows over anti-terror campaign

September 11th, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sept 11 (Xinhua) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Thursday lent full support to the army chief criticizing recent cross-border raids by US-led coalition forces, which have caused deaths of many ...

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US military intercepts letter showing Qaeda weakened in Iraq

September 11th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Sept 11 (ANI): The US military has claimed to have intercepted a letter in which senior Al Qaeda operatives have severely criticized their Iraqi operatives for failing to keep ...

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Pakistan warns US against border incursions

September 11th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan has rejected US claims that the rules of engagement gave the coalition forces in Afghanistan the right to enter its territory, saying the nation's sovereignty will be ...

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Seven years after 9/11, Afghanistan still a daunting challenge

Seven years after 9/11, Afghanistan still a daunting challenge

September 11th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 11 (DPA) The US-led coalition toppled the Taliban with relative ease following the Sep 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, but seven years to this ...

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Pak Army Chief warns US unilateral strikes may prove counter-productive

September 11th, 2008 - 11:09 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Sept 11 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani has categorically said that no external force is allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan and that his countrys sovereignty and ...

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Pak HR body calls for govt intervention in stopping US air raids

September 10th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore , Sept 10 (ANI): Taking a strong note of the recent increase in air strikes by unmanned US planes, the Human Right Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has reportedly urged the ...

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15 militants killed in Afghanistan

September 7th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Sep 7 (Xinhua) Police backed by the US-led coalition forces killed 15 Taliban militants during a mop-up operation Sunday in the eastern Afghan province of Khost and arrested two.Abdul Qayum Bakizai, ...

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Following Taliban threats Pak stops supplies to US, NATO forces

Following Taliban threats Pak stops supplies to US, NATO forces

September 6th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , Sept 6 (ANI): Citing security reasons following Taliban threats, Pakistan has reportedly stopped supplies to the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan through its western Torkham border, with effect ...

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At least 12 militants killed in Afghanistan: US military

August 29th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Aug 29 (DPA) At least 12 Taliban militants were killed in a fight with US-led coalition forces in Paktika province of southeast Afghanistan, the US military claimed Friday.The clash took place ...

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