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Explosion kills 5 in E. Afghanistan

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:13:06 GMT

KABUL, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- An explosion killed five persons including a Nepalese in Paktia province east of Afghanistan on Tuesday, spokesman for provincial administration Ruhullah Samoon said.
Source: Xinhua

Afghan forces kill Taliban militant, detain another

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:11:37 GMT

Afghan and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops during a joint operation in Paktia province east of Afghanistan eliminated an insurgent and arrested another on Saturday, an ISAF statement said.
Source: People's Daily Online

Quoted in 'Afghan forces kill Taliban militant, detain another'

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:11:37 GMT

said in People's Daily Online:

An Afghan-international security force killed an enemy militant and detained another in the Paktia province while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for several attacks in the area today

Setting the Tora Bora record straight

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:35:14 GMT

Tora Bora, let me make this simple. 1. We invade A-Stan with small number of Spec Ops guys and partner w. Northern Alliance and in amazingly successful operation kick Taliban and al Qaeda asses. 2.
Source: Brutally Honest

Afghanistan? Tora Bora? Bush's fault forever

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:04:04 GMT

I grow bored of rehashing something we have been rehashing so long that the links to where I did an exhaustive analysis of it at Madison.com are no longer even active. Let me make this simple. 1.
Source: BLACKFIVE

Roadside bombings wound six people in E Afghanistan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:37 GMT

KHOST, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- A soldier with the U.S.-led Coalition Forces was injured as his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province on Thursday, spokesman for the provincial administration said.
Source: Xinhua

Another Afghan national

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:35:44 GMT

dies of Swine flu in Peshawar Thursday, November 12, 2009 Tauseef-ur-Rahman PESHAWAR: Another Afghan suspected of contracting Swine flu virus succumbed to the fatal disease at the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) Tuesday night, raising concern...
Source: The News

Radicals subdue voice of restraint

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:30:48 GMT

GARDEZ, AFGHANISTAN // Mawlawi Yar Mohammed cuts an increasingly lonely figure here in Paktia province. A voice of relative moderation in a land of violence and chaos, his interpretation of Islam is under growing threat from Taliban-inspired militancy.
Source: The National Newspaper

Combined Force Detains Suspected Militants

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:47:10 GMT

A combined force detained a group of suspected militants in Paktia province today after searching buildings known to be used by a Haqqani network leader responsible for the financing and supply of terrorist camps in the Khowst-Gardez Pass area.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:10:31 GMT

In this photo taken Sept. 11, 2009, Pashtun tribal elder Khaki Jan Zadran, 55, shows his identity card from when he was in the Mujahedeen movement against Soviet forces during an interview with The Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:07:10 GMT

In this photo taken Sept. 11, 2009, Pashtun tribal elder Khaki Jan Zadran, 55, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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