War News for Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Taliban raised $400 mln in 2011 from donations, extortion: UN

Back to the "Body Count:" The Lack of Reliable Data on the Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

In pictures: Rebuilding Afghanistan's air force

United Nations halts operations in eastern Afghanistan


Reported security incidents
#1: A Yankton man was injured early this week when the helicopter he was in was attacked with a rocket in Afghanistan.

#2: A Korean unit stationed at Bagram air base in Afghanistan was hit in an artillery attack overnight on Monday (local time). According to the Defense Ministry on Tuesday, no casualties have been reported, but there was some minor damage to the unit's UH-60 helicopter. The first four rounds of shelling occurred at around 11:58 p.m. on Monday, and the second round was struck at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Defense Ministry said there have been a total of 21 artillery attacks on the U.S. air base this year.