War News for Monday, November 26, 2012

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Reported security incidents
#1: At least 19 people have been injured in a bomb attack in the eastern Afghan city of Khost. Local officials say the bomb was planted on a bicycle and detonated early on November 26 in a market. All of those wounded are civilians, with several in critical condition.

#2: Six people, including two policemen, were wounded in a roadside bombing in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, an official said. The explosion took place in Yaghi Bund area around 7:30am, the district chief, Israr Ahmed Qari, told Pajhwok Afghan News. The bomb exploded near a police patrol. A witness, Shahid Asifullah, said the police vehicle was comprehensively destroyed and one policeman critically wounded in the blast that also damaged other vehicles passing the scene.

#3: Two Taliban militants were killed and six others, including brother of a shadow governor, were wounded in northern Faryab province, a military official said on Monday. The two-day operation was conducted in Mato and Chalgazi areas of Qaisar district, Gen. Noor Muhammad Hamid, the 209th Shaheen Corps commander, told Pajhwok Afghan. A brother of Mullah Daud, the Taliban’s governor for Faryab, was among the detainees. Ten villages of the district were cleared of Taliban, the ANA commander said. An inhabitant of Khwaja Ganti area, Syed Shafiq, said four militants, including a commander, were injured in the offensive. He had no information about ANA causalities.

#4: Unknown miscreants Monday attacked a police mobile van apparently with a bomb near Acheeni check-post here, however, no casualty has been reported. According to district police here, the incident occurred in Sarband area where the miscreants targeted the mobile van of the Sarband police station apparently with a low intensity bomb that blasted with a huge bang.

 #5: Explosives were found under the vehicle of Geo News’ senior anchor and journalist Hamid Mir in Islamabad Monday, Geo News reported. According to initial reports, Hamid Mir went to the nearby market in his car and after returning home, the neighbor’s driver spotted a suspicious bag under his car. The bomb disposal squad was immediately called in to remove the bag after which it was revealed that the bag contained half kilograms of explosive material that was diffused by the squad.

#6: At least five people, including three cops, were injured in a grenade attack on a hotel in Mardan. According to details, an ASI and two other police officials of Police Station Matloon were having meal at a hotel when some unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade at them. The attack injured ASI Irshad, Constable Tauseef Shah and Constable Ghani Akbar and two civilians. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Peshawar.

DoD: Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin R. Ebbert

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