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Yediot Ahronot reported. on Friday that former Iranian intelligence officials who defected to the West claim that Iran’s underground Fordo uranium enrichment facility has been almost completely demolished, and hundreds of staff members are at this moment trapped underground, This has to be the worst blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions so far. WND, an American news website affiliated with the right, reported Friday that a mysterious explosion has destroyed a significant portion of Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility – considered Tehran’s most fortified facility.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Officials say the Afghan army and police have killed at least 28 Taliban militants in fighting in the country's south. Reports from Helmand province put the death toll higher. The fighting was reported to have taken place at a remote location, and none of the numbers could be independently confirmed. Defense Ministry officials say the operations used only Afghan forces with no NATO or U-S troops involved. Again, the account from the scene differs, with district officials saying NATO forces were involved. NATO and Afghan forces launched an operation targeting Taliban militants and foreign fighters in Helmand province...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 6 -- NATO and Afghan forces on Tuesday launched what commanders described as a major operation in a key province of southern Afghanistan, part of a bid to win back territory that has become a haven for insurgents. The operation, the international force's largest to date in the country, was centered in the northern part of Helmand province, where Afghan government authorities have little control and insurgents move with relative impunity. The province's governor said Tuesday that 700 al-Qaeda fighters had moved into the region, and were believed to be planning more of the suicide bombings and...