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Afghanistan
Ten Haqqani Network and al Qaeda fighters were killed in an airstrike in Khost province. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters in Badghis. ISAF is investigating reports that its forces accidentally killed three civilians in Zabul.
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Top Shabaab commander targeted in Mogadishu mosque bombings
Forty Shabaab fighters and supporters were killed as a top military commander in Mogadishu spoke during prayer.
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Somalia
Thirty dead in Somalia mosque bombings
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Iran
US is expected to reveal size of nuclear stockpile
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India
Mumbai attack planner has ‘split™ personality: uncle
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Are there ‘al Qaeda guys’ in Afghanistan?
Video of a recent al Qaeda operation in Afghanistan On Facebook, blogger Michael Yon suggests that US forces haven’t killed or captured al Qaeda fighters and leaders recently: I’ve asked a lot of commanders here to tell me about the last time they caught or killed an al Qaeda guy here. No commanders can remember catching or killing any al Qaeda here in recent years. Perhaps military commanders cannot recall killing or capturing “an al Qaeda guy,” but al Qaeda certainly tells us when their operatives buy it in Afghanistan. For instance, just this month, As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda…
