Afghan forces killed 14 militants including their commander in Wardak province, 40 km west of Kabul, an official spokesman said on Sunday.
“The joint operation of Afghan Army and police raided Taliban hideouts in Syedabad district late Saturday during which 14 Taliban fighters including their commander Mullah Tawab had been killed,” spokesman for provincial administration Shahidullah Shahid told Xinhua. Taliban outfit has yet to make comment.
Meanwhile, the Afghan government says 63 drug smugglers and terrorists have been killed and 16 tons of drugs and drug-making chemicals destroyed in southern Afghanistan.
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US Indian dies in boat crash in NY
New York: A 30-year old Indian-American man, who was set to tie the knot next month, died in a tragic boat accident near the Statue of Liberty while on a holiday.
Jijo Puthuvamkunnath, having origins in Kerala, died and two others were injured when two pleasure crafts collided, in an accident being blamed on a person operating the vessel under the influence of alcohol.
The collision happened on Friday evening when a 30-foot boat, apparently being driven by a man who was intoxicated, slammed into a smaller boat, the police said, according to the New York Times.
The three victims were on a 19-foot Bayliner near the Statue of Liberty when the 30-foot pro-line vessel struck, splitting the smaller boat in two. —PTI
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1 sex complaint a week against cabbies in Oz
Sydney: At least one complaint of a “sexual nature” is lodged every we-ek against a taxi driver in Australia’s south-eastern state of New South Wales despite the cabs being trac-ked with CCTV cameras, media reports said. Even though taxis are regarded as the safest form of public transport, 20 sexual complaints were made to cab companies in the first five months of 2010. Six were upheld but only one was reported to the police, according to the state transport department which will now make three cameras compulsory. “Three cameras are required under the new specifications,” a transport NSW spokesman said.
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Body of Indian who attacked girlfriend found
Kuala Lumpur: The body of an Indian national, who had jumped into the sea after seriously injuring his girlfriend in a knife attack, was found by a fisherman, media reports said on Sunday.
The police have identified the Indian as Gnana Subramaniam Dhan Sekara Gurukkal, who was reportedly unemployed.
Media reports had said that on Wednesday, Gnana slashed his 21-year-old former girlfriend with a knife in a car before leaving her by the roadside. He reportedly drove recklessly, colliding with a motorcyclist and hitting a road sign along the way before abandoning the car, walking to the Esplanade and jumping into the sea. —PTI