NATO says a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed seven American service members and four Afghans. The coalition said three Afghan soldiers and one Afghan civilian interpreter died when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Thursday. Afghan authorities say the helicopter crashed in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province. The […]
Afghan Helicopter Crash Kills 7 Americans, 4 Afghans
Posted August 16th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Helicopter Crash Kills 7 Americans, 4 Afghans
Posted August 16th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
NATO says a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed seven American service members and four Afghans. The coalition said three Afghan soldiers and one Afghan civilian interpreter died when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Thursday. Afghan authorities say the helicopter crashed in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province. The […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 11 in Afghanistan, Including Foreign Troops
Posted August 16th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
NATO says a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed 11 people, including several international and Afghan troops. The coalition said three American troops and four other foreign service members were killed when the aircraft went down Thursday. Three Afghan soldiers and one Afghan civilian interpreter also died. The cause of the crash is under […]
18 Wounded in Attack in Western Afghanistan
Posted August 15th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities say 18 people were wounded when a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded in western Afghanistan. Wednesday’s attack was carried out in a crowded marketplace in the city of Herat. Officials say the remote-controlled bomb was detonated as people were shopping for Eid, a major holiday on the Islamic calendar. There was no […]
Afghan-Pakistani Team to Investigate Cross-Border Shelling
Posted August 15th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to send a joint military delegation to investigate recent cross-border shellings that have raised tensions between the two neighbors. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari met Tuesday on the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Mecca. President Karzai’s office […]
Afghan-Pakistani Team to Investigate Cross-Border Shelling
Posted August 15th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to send a joint military delegation to investigate recent cross-border shelling incidents that have raised tensions between the two neighbors. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari met Tuesday on the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Mecca. A statement […]
Suicide Attackers, Motorcycle Bomb Kill More than 45 in Afghanistan
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Suicide attackers and remote-controlled bomb have killed at least 45 people in Afghanistan. Afghan authorities say 36 people died in coordinated suicide bombings Tuesday in the usually peaceful city of Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province in southwestern Afghanistan. More than 70 others were wounded. Officials say most of the casualties are civilians. Security forces […]
Suicide Attacks Kill Nearly 30 in Southwest Afghanistan
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities say suicide bombers have killed nearly 30 people in a usually peaceful city in southwestern Afghanistan. More than 70 others were wounded in Tuesday’s attacks in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province. Officials say most of the casualties are civilians. Security forces are also among the dead. Police say at least three suicide […]
20 Killed in Suicide Attack in Afghanistan
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities say suicide bombers have killed at least 25 people in a usually peaceful city in southwestern Afghanistan. Nearly 50 others were wounded in Tuesday’s attacks in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province. Officials say most of the casualties are civilians. Police say at least three suicide bombers carried out a series of coordinated […]
Clash in Northwest Pakistan Kills 30
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
At least 30 people, mostly militants, have been killed in a clash with security forces in Pakistan’s northwest. Officials say militants ambushed soldiers Tuesday in the Ghaljo area of the Orakzai tribal agency. At least two soldiers were killed and 16 others were wounded in the resulting fighting. The military has been conducting operations against […]
