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Bin Laden dossier shows how daughter escaped from Iran

Khost - Muslimchronicle

While the Abbottabad dossier continues to shed even more light on al-Qaeda as an organization, Osama bin Laden as its leader, the documents prove more evidence of Iran’s close hand in with the extremist group that committed countless of atrocities across the world. Ties between the two, especially with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, were so close to the point that al-QaedaRead more

Commit suicide to protect secrets, Bin Laden diktat to commanders

Khost - Muslimchronicle

Files released by the CIA in the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden have revealed that the al-Qaeda leader directed his commanders and closest aides to commit suicide rather than fall into the hands of security forces. This, according to him, helps hide secrets pertaining to the organization and its financiers and supporters. In a letter, believed to beRead more

Four killed in market explosion in Afghanistan

Khost - Muslimchronicle

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an explosion at a mobile phone market in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said. "The blast happened at around noon in a market where people go to download music and videos to their mobile phones," Khost provincial police chief Faizullah Khairat told AFP. source: AFPRead more

5 killed in car bomb near military base in E. Afghan province

Khost - Arab Today

Five people were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's city of Khost, capital of eastern Khost province on Monday, police said. "The bomber struck a security checkpoint outside Chapman Camp, a foreign military base on outskirts of city at midday, killing himself and four Afghan security guards manning the checkpoint," provincial police chief, Gen.Read more

1 killed in car bombing near airport in E. Afghan province

Kabul - Arab Today

A suicide bomber was killed in Afghanistan's eastern city of Khost, capital of eastern Khost province on Monday, and a resident near the site also wounded, sources said. "The initial information found a suicide car bombing struck a security tower near the old airport in Khost city, where a foreign forces' military base is also located. The bomber died onRead more

3 members of Afghan security forces killed in car bombing

Khost - Arab Today

Three members of the Afghan security force were killed and six school children wounded after a car bombing struck a local bazaar in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Saturday, a local official said. source: XinhuaRead more

Car Bomb Kills Two Soldiers in Afghanistan

Kabul - Arab Today

Two people were killed and seven others injured on Friday when a car bomb hit a military base in Afghanistan's Khost province, an army official said.. "The car bomb was detonated next to the base in Sabari district," the official told reporters. The victims comprised a soldier and the attacker himself. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Source: QNARead more

2 Taliban weapon facilitators captured in Afghanistan

Khost, Afghanistan - Arab Today

The Afghan security forces have captured two Taliban weapon facilitators in the country's eastern province of Khost, the provincial police chief said on Thursday. "The arrest took place after police and intelligence service personnel carried out a special operation in Chargottai locality of Ali Shir district Wednesday night," General Faizullah Ghairrat told reporters here. Some 74 handguns, 30 AK-47 assaultRead more