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"Medical charity: 6 Americans among 10 killed by militants in remote area of N Afghanistan" KABUL, AFGHANISTAN SNIPPET: "KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Six Americans and two other foreigners on a medical mission were shot and killed by the Taliban who ambushed their vehicles in a remote part of northern Afghanistan, a charity said Saturday. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press in Pakistan that they killed the foreigners because they were "spying for the Americans" and "preaching Christianity.""

KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2008 – Coalition forces killed 11 terrorists after coming under fire yesterday during an operation in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, military officials reported. The operation in Sorubi district, northeast of the city of Kabul, targeted a man wanted for trafficking weapons and fighters into and throughout the Uzbin and Tagab valleys in Kabol and Kapisa provinces. The suspect is believed to be a commander in Hizb-iIslami Gulbuddin organization, or HIG, which is known to coordinate and direct terrorist attacks in the region. According to the U.S. Institute of Peace, HIG was one of the major guerilla groups...

KABUL (CP) - Canadians led a weekend raid that snatched a suspected key player from the terrorist organization of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, The Canadian Press has learned. Officials say the man arrested in a mission ending early Saturday is not known to have a direct link to the suicide bombing that killed a Canadian soldier last month. However, Kabul police chief Gen. Baba Jan said ousted Taliban insurgents, al-Qaida fighters and Hekmatyar's own rebels have formed a tight alliance that is spreading violence throughout the countryside and into Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bomb blast that killed Cpl. Jamie...