TRINKOT (PAN): Three Australian and two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded after their Afghan comrade opened fire on them at a military base in central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, officials said.
LASHKARGAH/TIRINKOT (PAN): Up to 18 Taliban and two policemen were killed in two separate operations in southern Helmand and central Uruzgan provinces, officials said on Tuesday.
TIRINKOT (PAN): Eleven members of a local police force have surrendered to Taliban militants in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday.
TIRINKOT (PAN): Residents of the central Uruzgan province said Sunday that they had detected a positive change in the behavior of local police who had completed a training programme.
TIRINKOT (PAN): Japan's ambassador to Afghanistan, Rechero Takachi, said the international community is ready to guarantee the security for Afghan militants willing to renounce violence and joi