The beheaded body of a British doctor working for the Red Cross has been found by the roadside in Quetta, Pakistan nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Red Cross officials said 60-year-old Khalil Rasjed Dale had been managing a health program in Quetta for almost a year when he was kidnapped […]
Kidnapped British Doctor Beheaded in Pakistan
Kidnapped British Doctor Killed in Pakistan
The body of a British doctor working for the Red Cross has been found in Quetta, Pakistan nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Red Cross officials said 60-year-old Khalil Rasjed Dale had been managing a health program in Quetta for almost a year when he was kidnapped on January 5 while […]
Afghan Soldier Kills American Service Member
U.S. and Afghan officials say an Afghan soldier has shot dead an American service member in southern Kandahar province. The incident late Wednesday is the latest in a series of attacks on international troops by their Afghan counterparts. NATO did not give any other details but said the man who started shooting was killed when […]
Man in Afghan Army Uniform Kills American Service Member
Officials say a man wearing an Afghan National Army uniform has killed an American service member. The incident late Wednesday in southern Afghanistan was the latest in a series of attacks on international troops by their Afghan counterparts. NATO did not give any other details but said the man who opened fire was killed when […]
Man in Afghan Army Uniform Kills NATO Soldier
NATO said Thursday that a man wearing an Afghan National Army uniform killed a coalition service member. The incident late Wednesday in southern Afghanistan was the latest in a series of attacks on international troops by their Afghan counterparts. NATO did not give any other details but said the man who opened fire was killed […]
Taliban Storm Police Post in Northeast Afghanistan
Afghan officials say a group of Taliban insurgents have stormed a police post in northeast Afghanistan, killing at least four police officers and and capturing 16 others. The attack took place late Wednesday in Badakhshan province, which borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China. Deputy Provincial Governor Shams ul-Rahman told reporters that two police officers were also […]
US Warns of Potential Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
The United States has warned its citizens in Nigeria that the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram may be planning attacks in the capital, Abuja. The U.S. embassy issued an emergency message saying attacks could target hotels used by Westerners, but that the timing was unknown. The alert said the Nigerian government was aware of the […]
7 Shiites Killed in Pakistan
Officials in southwest Pakistan say gunmen have shot and killed seven Shiite Muslims in two incidents in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Authorities say gunmen on a motorcycle opened fired on a taxi, killing at least five Shiites. Later, gunmen killed two Shiites. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. Pakistan […]
2 NATO Soldiers , Local Official Killed in Afghanistan
Two separate bomb blasts and an insurgent attack in southern and eastern Afghanistan killed two NATO service members and a local Afghan government official Wednesday. NATO says both coalition troops were killed in the south — one in a roadside bombing and the other in an insurgent attack. The international coalition did not provide their […]
Suicide Attacks Kill 19 in Afghanistan
Suicide bombers on Tuesday killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 30 others in separate attacks in western and southern Afghanistan, raising fears of a renewed spring offensive by insurgents. Officials say the first and deadliest attack took place in western Herat province after two suicide bombers, who were being pursued by police, […]