6/28/2008: Intel News Briefs via Military News:

KABUL, Afghanistan - ISAF soldiers successfully disrupted insurgents
from planting an improvised explosive device today on a road in
Khogyani District, Nangarhar province.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Three days ago, Afghan National Army and ISAF
troops launched an operation to push Taliban insurgents out of
Arghandab district and secure the streets of Kandahar city. Today, the
citizens of Kandahar province can return to their normal life.

Some elements of Lebanon's Sunni community are preparing for a
confrontation with Hezbollah after the Shiite movement's seizure of
west Beirut and calls are heard in the north of the country for a new
resistance movement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Afghan National Army and coalition forces killed
more than 15 insurgents yesterday in Kandahar province during a search
for escaped prisoners from Kandahar City, military officials said.

The European Union has voted to lift sanctions against Cuba, but says
it also has a list of demands for Cuba. The U.S. says it doesn't
support the action or easing of any restrictions against the island
nation.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - One senior-level al-Qaeda in Iraq leader was killed
and a dozen suspects were detained when Coalition forces conducted
operations striking terrorist networks around Iraq on Tuesday.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldiers detained 44
criminals and discovered a weapons cache in the Hillah area, June 22.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained a
key criminal in the Karadah security district of eastern Baghdad, June
23, after receiving a tip from a local citizen.

Iran has withdrawn around $75 billion from Europe to prevent the
assets from being blocked under threatened new sanctions over Tehran's
disputed nuclear ambitions, an Iranian weekly said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United Kingdom will increase the number of
troops it contributes to the coalition effort in Afghanistan, British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced today.

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Provincial reconstruction teams are
engaged daily in large-scale projects in Afghanistan, building roads,
bridges, schools and medical facilities to help the Afghan government
develop its infrastructure. They also contribute small ideas that have
the potential for large-scale impact.