War News for Thursday, January 16, 2014

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Reported security incidents
#1: Eight Afghan civilians were killed following a US force's airstrike in eastern Afghanistan province of Parwan on Tuesday night, said a statement issued by the country 's Presidential Palace late on Wednesday. "Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned in strongest terms a bombardment carried out by the US forces in Siya Gard District of Parwan Province which led to the death of one woman and seven children," the statement said.

#2: Four militants were killed and six others wounded in an army operation in the western Afghan province of Herat, said an army source on Thursday. "On a precision tip-off, the Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos late on Wednesday carried out a raid on a compound in Shindand district. The gunfight led to the killing of four militants, and injuring of six other armed insurgents,"army spokesman Naseto Nasiri told Xinhua.

#3: In a separate incident in northwest Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, two policemen were injured in a bomb attack. Police said that some unknown militants detonated a remote controlled explosive device near a checkpost, injuring two policemen who were admitted to a nearby hospital where both of them were reportedly in critical condition.

#4: An Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle was damaged following a magnetic bomb explosion in capital Kabul on Thursday. Hashmatullah, spokesman for the security commandment of capital Kabul said the blast took place near Pul-e-Khishti mosque in the first district of Kabul city. Mr. Stanekzai further added that no casualties were reported following the blast, and only the police vehicle was damaged.