From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2012 – An Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban leader in the Mazar-e Sharif district of Afghanistan’s Balkh province today, military officials reported.
IRAQ-The United Nations envoy to Iraq yesterday voiced concern as he met with senior officials in the country’s Kurdistan region over Iraq’s continued political stalemate and rising sectarian tensions.
IRAN-As Iran concluded its naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz today, Iranian Army Chief, General Ataollah Salehi, warned the Aircraft Carrier USS John C Stennis not to return to the Persian Gulf. He said in a statement to the Iranian news agency, "We recommend to the American warship that passed through the Strait of […]
MURMANSK, Russia-Russian officials say the fire that broke out on one of their nuclear submarines has been extinguished. The submarine, "Yekaterinburg" was in drydock outside the Russian city of Murmansk. Russia's military say the fire started on the scaffolding that was erected around the vessel.