Badakhshan Province: Provincial officials report that Mujahideen have taken control of Yamgan District. Afghan government forces tried to retake the district but got their asses kicked, Mujahideen even captured 27 government personnel.
Faryab Province: In Pashtoon Kot District, one woman killed and as many as 30 people wounded after an explosion inside a store.
Ghazni Province: In Ghazni city, a bicycle bomb exploded wounding three Afghan National Army troops and at least six civilians.
Kunar Province: Provincial officials claim Pakistan fired 45 artillery rounds into Sarkano District, over several days. No casualties reported, but homes were destroyed. In Kamdish District, a U.S.-NATO-ISAF drone strike killed four people. Afghan National Army said they called in the airstrike.
Nangarhar Province: In Hesarak District, a suicide bomber attacked a police station. Seven cops killed, including the police chief.
Zabul Province: Provincial officials accuse Mujahideen of killing six cops. No comment from Mujahideen.
Afghan government officials reporting dozens of battles across the country, hundreds of people killed or wounded. However, officials would not give details.
Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, Home Minister for Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, is accusing Afghanistan and India of setting up terrorist camps inside Pakistan, for the purpose of destabilizing Pakistan.
In Sweden, at least 12 Afghan refugees were told they were being deported back to Afghanistan. Last year more than 1200 Afghans sought asylum in Sweden. “My life is in danger in Afghanistan. I have problems with the Taliban. Most of the people here have problems with the Taliban. I’d prefer to die here than return to Afghanistan.”-Nafisa from Helmand Province
Despite more than a decade of Bush and Obama regimes swearing that al Qaeda is defeated, or “on the run”, Thomas Joscelyn (Foundation for Defence of Democracies) testified to the U.S. Congress “… that al-Qaeda, despite our tactical counter-terrorism successes, continues to be a major strategic threat to the United States and its allies. Tomorrow, al-Qaeda will be an even greater threat because of its ongoing evolutions.” How convenient for those who want an excuse to continue the War on Terror.
In Oklahoma, U.S.A., Tulsa City police shot and killed a National Guard veteran of the occupation of Afghanistan. The veteran was suffering from PTSD. NAZI cops said they killed him because he was allegedly firing rifle rounds in his apartment.