Ghazni Province, Haft Asiab, a U.S. Army Specialist from California, and a U.S. Army Private from Missouri, were killed by explosion “during combat”. They were assigned to the 40th Mobility Augmentation Company (MAC), 2nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade.
Kunar Province, Marawara District, a U.S./NATO drone killed five people.
Daikondi Province, Maramor District, Mujahideen say they captured a NATO supply truck full of food and electronics/computers.
Kandahar Province, Maiwand District, local government officials say an Israeli style home invasion resulted in one person being kidnapped.
Nangarhar Province, Mohmand Darah District, reports of an Israeli style home invasion that kidnapped at least one person.
Logar Province, Mujahideen say they were tipped off about a government Israeli style home invasion. They set an ambush. A one hour battle ensued, six home invaders were killed, four Mujahideen were killed. Dozens of people wounded.
Zabul Province, Shahjoi District, Ja’faro village, reports that evil cops dragged a student out of school and set their police dogs on him, killing him.
Farah Province, someone tried to assassinate the local National Directorate of Security (NDS, aka Afghan Homeland Security Department) boss. A motorcycle bomb exploded near the NDS convoy, one person killed, 15 people wounded. The NDS boss was one of those wounded.
Helmand Province, the Afghan National Army (ANA) and local cops claim they killed 15 Mujahideen in seek & destroy operations in Nad-e-Ali, Nawa and Marjah districts.
Kabul Province, a police chief from Nimroz Province was arrested for drug smuggling. Kabul cops said they were tipped off, and they arrested the cop boss while he was waiting for a flight out of Kabul airport.
In a meeting with President Hamid Karzai, leaders of Mujahideen/Taliban swore they were not conducting attacks targeted against civilians. The implication is that someone else is behind attacks on civilians (like what’s been happening in Iraq, where latest reports accuse U.S. ally Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
According to Afghan TV news reports, India has agreed to provide recon helicopters and training for Afghan crews. Indian vice-president Hamid Ansari said India is not planning on leaving Afghanistan, ever: “India does not have an exit strategy. With the conviction that we shared a common past and that we are destined to share a common future, India will continue to contribute, within its capabilities, in the re-building of Afghanistan.”
More stupidity on the part of the U.S. Afghanistan announced a $10.8 billion USD iron ore deal. A consortium of companies led by India’s SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) will mine iron ore at Hajigak in Bamyan Province. The ore is destine to be sold to Iran and China. (so why has trillions of U.S. tax dollars been spent in Afghanistan?)
Also in Bamyan, the kidnapped workers for Aga Khan Development Network have been freed by a military operation. It was first reported the workers were U.S., but they are Canadian and Pakistani.