25 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Kandahar Airstrike
[Tolo News] At least 25 Taliban holy warriors were killed and 45 others injured in a military Arclight airstrike in southern Kandahar province on Sunday afternoon, Provincial Media Office said in a statement on Monday.
The Arclight airstrike took place in Ghorak district of the province after the air force targeted Taliban holy warriors who were gathered in the area, the statement said.
After the Arclight airstrike, the police forces launched a clearing operation in which two coppers were also injured during festivities with bad boys, the local officials said.
The police seized some small and heavy weapons during the operation, according to officials.
There were no civilians casualties during the operation and Arclight airstrike, the officials added.
However,
a lie repeated often enough remains a lie...
the Taliban have not yet commented on the Arclight airstrike.
Ghorak is known to be an insecure area that is plagued by bad boy attacks, said officials.
Posted by: Fred 2015-06-02 |