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US drone strike leaves three dead in eastern Afghanistan

20th January, 2016 · admin

Press TV / January 20, 2016 At least three people have lost their lives in a US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said the aerial assault targeted a vehicle as it was traveling in the Achin district of the province, which is located 120 kilometers

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security | Tags: Nangarhar |
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New US drone raid kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan

16th January, 2016 · admin

Press TV / January 16, 2016 Afghan authorities say at least eleven people have lost their lives in a new US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the aerial attack took place Friday in the Achin district of the province, which is

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Nangarhar, Wahidullah Kalimzai |
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Afghan Officials Unable to Confirm IS Commander’s Death in Drone Strike

16th January, 2016 · admin

VOA News / January 15, 2016 Officials in Afghanistan say they could not confirm the death of a top commander of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan. On Thursday, the Afghan officials had said a U.S. drone strike killed Islamic State’s top commander in the area along with at least 11 other insurgents. But Achin

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Nangarhar |
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Officials: Afghan IS Leader Killed in Drone Strike

14th January, 2016 · admin

VOA News Ayaz Gul January 14, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a U.S. drone strike Thursday killed Islamic State’s top commander in the area, which the militants call Khorasan, along with at least 11 other insurgents. The missile attack by the unmanned aircraft occurred in Achin, a volatile district in a remote part of

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Nangarhar |
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US Drone Strike Kills at Least 17 IS Militants in Afghanistan

8th January, 2016 · admin · 2 Comments

VOA News Ayaz Gul January 8, 2016 ISLAMABAD—A suspected US drone strike Friday killed at least 17 Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan shortly after the extremist group beheaded seven people in the same area, said officials and residents. The violence occurred in the remote Achin district of Nangarhar province, which borders Pakistan. The volatile

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Nangarhar |
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Five people killed in US drone strike in northeast Afghanistan

3rd January, 2016 · admin

Press TV / January 3, 2016 Authorities in Afghanistan say at least five people have lost their lives in a US drone strike in the Asian country’s northeastern province of Kunar. Provincial governor, Wahidullah Kalimzai, said the drone attack took place in the Shaigal district of the province, located about 205 kilometers (125 miles) east of the Afghan capital,

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Posted in Drone warfare, Taliban | Tags: Kunar |
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U.S. drone strike kills three Taliban, security forces arrest two fighters of Daesh in Nangarhar

24th December, 2015 · admin

Khaama Press: A U.S. drone strike has killed three militants belonging to Taliban while security forces arrested two fighters of Daesh group in eastern Nangarhar province. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban |
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NATO spy drone goes down in central Afghanistan

25th November, 2015 · admin

Press TV November 25, 2015 An unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the US-led NATO has reportedly gone down in Afghanistan’s central province of Parwan. Saifullah Baidar, a provincial administrative chief, said on Wednesday that the drone crashed in the Kohi Safi district of the province, located 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) northeast of the capital, Kabul,

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Former Drone Pilots to Obama: Civilian Killings Driving ‘Terrorism, Instability’

19th November, 2015 · admin

Common Dreams: Air Force whistleblowers say US drone program “is one of the most devastating driving forces for terrorism and destabilization around the world.” Four former U.S. Air Force drone operators issued a public letter on Wednesday warning that the United States’ ongoing targeted killing program “is one of the most devastating driving forces for

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Dozen killed in US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan

15th November, 2015 · admin

Press TV | November 15, 2015 Afghan authorities say at least twelve people have lost their lives in a US drone strike in the Asian country’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar, Press TV reports. Local officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the aerial attack took place in the Khogyani district of the province, which is

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Drone warfare, Security, Taliban |
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