Afghan, ISAF Forces Kill 130 Insurgents in Kunar
06 April 2011
"A week-long offensive by Afghan and NATO-led forces has killed about 130 insurgents in an east Afghanistan province, the governor said on Wednesday, one of the highest militant casualty tolls from a single operation in recent months. Fazlullah Wahidi, the governor of Kunar province, one of the areas in the volatile east where the Taliban have recently gained ground, told Reuters the week-long air and ground assaults had focused on two districts...
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Obama, Karzai Deplore Quran Burning, Ensuing Violence
06 April 2011
"US President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday deplored an explosion of violence in Afghanistan over the torching of a Koran by an American pastor, after a sixth day of protests. The two leaders held an hour-long video conference to discuss the wave of demonstrations against last month's burning of a Koran at a church in Florida which have left at least 24 dead, including seven United Nations employees. Protests continued for...
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Afghan Government in Peace Talks with Taliban: Official
06 April 2011
"A top Afghan official confirmed on Wednesday that the Afghan government had been in peace talks with the Taliban. Mohammad Massoom Stanekzai, secretary of the High Peace Council and an adviser to the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, said ongoing reconciliation talks had been under way with insurgents for some time. 'We’re in touch, we talk all the time, we’ve done a lot, we’ve sent representatives to their sides and they’ve...
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US Troops Defeat Taliban Assault on Base in Nangarhar
06 April 2011
"US soldiers defeated a Taliban assault on a US base in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar today. A Taliban force estimated at '20-25 insurgents' launched a nighttime attack on Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Behsud district of Nangarhar earlier today, Master Sergeant Jason Haag, at ISAF's Joint Command, told The Long War Journal. The Taliban force launched the attack using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire, but was repelled...
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