Welcome to Demotix!

News Hub

arms cache

8 Stories - 50 Images - 6 Contributors
Members of New Zealand's Kiwi Team 2 recovered three weapons caches, March 6-8. The caches consisted of 15-107 mm rockets, 6-82 mm mortar rounds, 55 rocket propelled grenades, 122 hand grenades, five anti-personnel mines, 82 hand grenade fuses, three rocket propelled grenade fuses, one box of 14.5 mm rounds and 150-7.62 mm rounds. 08/03/2010. Bamyan, Afghanistan. Members of New Zealand's Kiwi Team 2 recovered three weapons caches, March 6-8. The caches consisted of 15-107 mm rockets, 6-82 mm mortar rounds, 55 rocket propelled grenades, 122 hand grenades, five anti-personnel mines, 82 hand grenade fuses, three rocket propelled grenade fuses, one box of 14.5 mm rounds and 150-7.62 mm rounds. Bamyan province located to the north was home to the 'Bamyan Buddhas' built in 507 AD, the enormous Buddha statues carved into the mountains of Afghanistan were once jewel encrusted from head to toe with many hidden passages inside the Buddha statues. A decree was passed in 1999 by Taliban leader Mullah Omar to preserve the statues - overturned due to the influence of a vote by 200 of his peers after they deemed them 'un-Islamic'.

Politics

Weapons recovered in Bamyan, Afghanistan

DMTX. Members of New Zealand's Kiwi Team 2 recovered three weapons caches, March 6-8. The caches consisted of 15-107 mm rockets, 6-82 mm mortar...

by Def VID in Afghanistan on 08/03/2010

A member of the Afghan national police goes through ammunition found in a cache in the village of Jabber Khel in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan, March 7. A tip from a local resident helped Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and the Paktika police discover the cache. Paktika, Afghanistan.

Politics

Discovery of arms cache

A member of the Afghan national police goes through ammunition found in a cache in the village of Jabber Khel in Paktika province in eastern...

by Def VID in Afghanistan on 07/03/2010

Army on April 25,2009 (Saturday) said that it has caught a Pakistani terrorist from Gurez sector in the Kashmir Valley. A huge cache of arms and ammunition has also been recovered, Army spokesperson Brig Gurmeet Singh told a press conference. The Hizbul Mujahideen militant, identified as Syed Moinullah Shah from Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province and underwent training in Mansera. He was caught while trying to return to Pakistan. According to army, the arms and ammunition – which include 10 AK-47s with 13,000 rounds and 32 Kg explosives – were recovered on a tip-off from the nabbed militant, from Gurez sector. Army informed that Shah had infiltrated into the state along with a group of 100-120 men, including 31 militants, through North Kashmir. 'Thirty-one militants along with 40 porters, guides and other helpers had crossed the Line of Control,' he told reportersduring the press conference. Shah has also told the Army during interrogation that terrorists operating in India had nothing to do with the Taliban.

Politics

Pak Miltant Caught in Kashmir...

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Pakistani Miltant Caught in Kashmir forests with arms cache. Graphic images of the arms found on 25 April, Kashmir.

by Javeed Shah in India on 25/04/2009

Latest News

Man killed in a grenade explosion in Thessaloniki

Society

Man killed in a grenade explosion in Thessaloniki

Anti-terrorist police investigate an explosion in Thessaloniki. The blast was in the basement of an apartment building and killed one person late at night, police said. October 5th 2011
by Alexandros Michailidis, on 5th of October 2011
Rangers in Karachi launch search operation due to widespread killings

Politics

Rangers in Karachi launch search operation due to wides...

A search operation held by the Rangers concluded after approximately 8 hours of searching the Lyari Town of Karachi. Rangers found torture cells, lots of weapons and made many arrests. ...
by Majid Hussain, on 28th of August 2011
Thai MP banned from political gatherings and from media interviews.

Politics

Thai MP banned from political gatherings and from media...

Jatuporn Prompan, a Thai opposition MP and a key leader of the anti-government protesters, was yesterday prevented from participating in any political rallies or from giving any media i...
by Stephen Ford, on 29th of December 2010
Afghan and Australian soldiers locate an arms cache in Uruzgan

Politics

Afghan and Australian soldiers locate an arms cache in ...

Afghan National Army and Australian soldiers locate an arms cache in Uruzgan province, central Afghanistan. 14/11/10.
by Def VID, on 14th of November 2010
Weapons recovered in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Politics

Weapons recovered in Bamyan, Afghanistan

DMTX. Members of New Zealand's Kiwi Team 2 recovered three weapons caches, March 6-8. The caches consisted of 15-107 mm rockets, 6-82 mm mortar rounds, 55 rocket propelled grenades...
by Def VID, on 8th of March 2010
Discovery of arms cache

Politics

Discovery of arms cache

A member of the Afghan national police goes through ammunition found in a cache in the village of Jabber Khel in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan, March 7. A tip from a local res...
by Def VID, on 7th of March 2010
DHD-J Surrender Ceremony -Halflong,Assam

Society

DHD-J Surrender Ceremony -Halflong,Assam

Dima Haolam Daogah, (DHD-J), or 'Black Widow' Surrender Ceremony in Halflong. Assam, India. 02/09/2009
by aman, on 2nd of October 2009
Pak Miltant Caught in Kashmir...

Politics

Pak Miltant Caught in Kashmir...

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Pakistani Miltant Caught in Kashmir forests with arms cache. Graphic images of the arms found on 25 April, Kashmir.
by Javeed Shah, on 25th of April 2009

Reporters