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Pakistani Insurgents Involved in Nuristan Attack
[Tolo News] Afghan military officials on Friday announced that among the 28 turbans who were killed on Thursday in crossfire with the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in Do Ab district of eastern Nuristan province revealed a number of Pak hard boys.The officials of the 201 Selab Military Corps said that after eight days of fighting against the hard boys, the ANSF have regained control of the district. They said that they found Pak documents on the bodies of the dead hard boys, adding that among the dead were two Taliban leaders, Mullah Nematullah and Sultan. "The flag of the country can, once again, be raised in Do Ab district as the Afghan troops built the way toward reconstruction and defeated the enemies," Mohammad Zaman Waziri, commander of the 201 Selab Military Corp, said. Officials explained the detail of their operation saying that the Taliban had destroyed the routes to enter Do Ab so that the Afghan forces could not enter the area. During the eight-day operation, U.S. military forces, Afghan commandos and police were working alongside each other. The clash resulted in the death of an Afghan police and soldier. Posted by: Fred 2014-08-30 |
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