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Khost Province
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Khost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past. Its capital is Khost City, which was the first Afghan city to be liberated from communist rule during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda figure Hussein al-Yemeni believed to have been killed in U.S. missile strike
Posted on 03/18/2010 02:47:16 AM
An Al Qaeda leader believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed by an American missile strike last week, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
Two dead as Taliban claim responsibility for suicide bombing inside U.S.-Afghan base
Posted on 03/10/2010 03:04:26 AM
The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.
VIDEO: CIA bomber calls for attacks on U.S
Posted on 01/09/2010 03:08:13 PM
The Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said in a video broadcast posthumously Saturday that all jihadists must attack U.S. targets to avenge the death of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.
Governor, 2 journalists injured in Afghanistan garbage bomb
Posted on 01/07/2010 09:26:09 AM
A bomb exploded in a garbage container outside the governor's compound in Afghanistan's restive Khost province on Thursday, slightly wounding the governor and five others, officials said.
12 killed by suspected U.S. drone missile strikes in Pakistan
Posted on 01/06/2010 12:41:02 PM
Two suspected U.S. drone missile strikes killed at least 12 people today in an area of Pakistans volatile northwest, intelligence officials said.