2 Afghan police, 3 insurgents killed in attack
March 10, 2012 - 3:38pm
An Afghan police official says insurgents attacked a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan and that two border policemen and three attackers were killed in the ensuing firefight.
Suicide car bomber hits Afghan airport; 9 killed
February 27, 2012 - 12:07pm
A suicide car bomber struck early Monday at the gates of Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine people in a large blast, officials said.
US general calms troops after Afghanistan deaths
February 24, 2012 - 10:00pm
The top US commander in Afghanistan has told his troops that "now is not the time for revenge" for the deaths of two US soldiers killed in riots over the burning of Qurans at an American base.
Security forces kill 2 insurgents in Afghanistan
November 29, 2011 - 2:24pm
Security forces backed by NATO-led troops during a night raid in Surkhrod district of Nangarhar province 120 km east of Afghan capital city Kabul eliminated two suspected insurgents and detained two others early...
Afghan official: Roadside bomb kills 4 children
November 18, 2011 - 6:04pm
A provincial official says a roadside bomb has killed four children and wounded six in eastern Afghanistan.
7 insurgents killed, 31 detained in Afghanistan
October 6, 2011 - 6:15pm
Security forces have eliminated seven insurgents and captured 31 other suspected insurgents in different parts of the country over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
34 insurgents killed, 36 arrested in Afghanistan
September 29, 2011 - 6:32pm
The Afghan police, backed by army and NATO-led Coalition forces, killed 34 insurgents and captured 36 others in different parts of the country over the past 24 hours, Afghan Interior Ministry said on Thur...
Roadside bomb kills 1, injures 4 in E. Afghanistan
August 20, 2011 - 12:57pm
One person was killed and four others injured on Saturday when a roadside bomb went off in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province 120 km east of capital Kabul, spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai for...
21 insurgents killed, 44 detained in Afghanistan
August 18, 2011 - 3:21pm
Afghan police, backed by army and NATO-led forces, have eliminated 21 insurgents and detained 44 others throughout the country over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursd...
Explosion kills 1 police, wounds 6 in Afghanistan
July 13, 2011 - 5:25pm
A roadside bomb explosion rocked Lalpur district in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, leaving one police dead and six others injured, an official said.
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