On Ground Updates: Afghanistan/Pakistan - July 22, 2009

On Ground Updates:
Afghanistan/Pakistan
Pakistani Forces near end of military offensive against militants that began late April in the troubled Swat valley. Over 1,700 Taliban killed.
Troops Thwart Suicide Attack
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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* VOANews.com brings us the following report and it starts off like this… Security forces in Pakistan are said to have killed more than 56 Taliban militants in clashes this week in one of the several northwestern districts where a major anti-insurgency operation is underway… Local military commanders say that the militants were killed during, what they describe as, a major search and cordon operation in several villages of the Lower Dir district. They say the clashes also left three soldiers dead… The northwestern region borders the Swat valley and several other districts where Pakistani troops are said to be wrapping up an anti-Taliban offensive they launched more than two months ago…
Read the full repot at link below…
Pakistan Military: 56 Militants Killed in Northwest
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* adnkronos.com reports it this way…
Pakistan: Militants killed in two day offensive

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Coalition, Afghan Troops Thwart Suicide Attack
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KABUL, Afghanistan: Original post date July 21, 2009 - Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and International Security Assistance Force service members stopped an attack at a Forward Operating Base near Jalalabad Tuesday morning.
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One of the militants, wearing a suicide vest, was killed before he could detonate his explosives and do any damage to the base or any nearby personnel. A second insurgent was captured.
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"These militants repeatedly try to test both ANSF and ISAF Soldiers and continue to fail time after time," said Lt. Col. Clarence Counts, a spokesman for RC-East. "The results of today are just another example of the confidence and dedication the ANSF has in defeating the enemies of Afghanistan."
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No ANSF or ISAF forces were killed or injured in the attack. No damage was done to structures in the area.

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Taken from a CENTCOM/ISAF Public Information Office News Release
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