The Georgian MoD is reporting the death of a Georgian
ISAF soldier from an IED blast in Helmand province, Afghanistan presumably on
Wednesday, April 25th. Here's the ISAF release.
NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an IED blast in an
undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, April 24th.
NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from a non-combat related
injury in an undisclosed location in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, April
24th.
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Reported security incidents
#1: At least 20 Taliban militants have been killed and four others wounded in military operations across Afghanistan, Press TV reports. The Afghan Interior Ministry announced in a statement on Wednesday that 11 militants were also wounded during the operations in the provinces of Kabul, Kapisa, Helmand, Logar, Kandahar, Ghazni and Paktia within the past 24 hours.
#2: Afghan defense ministry following a statement on Wednesday announced at least 8 Afghan national army soldiers were killed and injured in eastern Ghazni and Herat provinces of Afghanistan. The statement further added, 7 Afghan national army soldiers were killed and injured in eastern Ghazni province and 1 Afghan national army soldier was injured in western Herat province. At least 5 of the Afghan army soldiers were killed and 2 others were injured following an improvised explosive device explosion at Shah Ghasi village in central Ghazni city, officials said. In a separate incident at an Afghan army soldier was injured after militants opened on Afghan soldiers at Shindand district in western Herat province.
#3: A bomb exploded near a luxury train waiting lounge at the main railway station in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least two people, police said. "It was a bomb blast, two people have been killed and 10 injured," senior police officer Abdul Razzaque Cheema told AFP. Rescue official Kiramat Ali described it as a "huge blast" and said 35 wounded had been taken to hospital.
#4: According to local officials in southern Helmand province at least 20 militants were killed following a joint military operation which was launched a week back in Helmand’s Washir district. Provincial governor spokesman Daud Ahmadi said, at least four Taliban leaders including Taliban’s district chief for Washir was also killed during the operations. He also added Taliban’s military representative Mullah Abdullah, Taliban district chief for Washir Mullah Sur Gul, Mawlai Abdul Haq, Mullah Asadullah and Mullah Abdul Khaliq were among those killed during the operations. Local officials also said at least 10 militants were also injured following the military operations in this district. He also said the militants were killed on Monday at Fulad area in Washir district.
DoD: Pfc. Michael J. Metcalf
DoD: Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas S. Johnson
DoD: Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray
DoD: Sgt. Chris J. Workman
DoD: Sgt. Dean R. Shaffer
GEO/MoD: Sergeant Valerian Khujadze
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