Yemeni Troops Kill 7 ‘al Qaeda Militants’

Yemeni troops killed seven alleged al Qaeda-linked militants – including an Iranian, a Pakistani and two Somali nationals – in fighting in a southern province, an anonymous security official said Wednesday. The official claimed the seven were killed when the Yemeni...

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Pentagon Dismisses Karzai’s Call to End Night Raids

At a meeting on Wednesday, President Hamid Karzai demanded an end to night raids - U.S. military operations in which Afghan homes are raided in the middle of the night - as one of the conditions for a security partnership with the U.S. that would keep American troops...

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