America's North Shore Journal

Afghan and international forces killed several militants and detained numerous suspected militants in recent operations, military officials reported. No Afghan civilians were harmed in the operations, officials said. – An Afghan-international security force detained several suspected insurgents for further questioning after searching a compound in north Kandahar city last night. – In Paktika province’s Bermal district last night, several militants were killed when they threatened a combined Afghan-international security team. The combined force detained several additional militants and found automatic rifles and multiple rocket-propelled grenades at the compound. – In Wardak province’s Sayyidabad district last night, an Afghan-international force captured a Taliban weapons facilitator accused of buying and selling large amounts of weapons, munitions and explosives for other militant networks. The security force also detained a few other suspected militants. – In Zabul province’s Shinkai … Read entire article »