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Military Operation Launched in Nangarhar to Clear Insurgents: Officials
[Tolo News] A large-scale military operation was launched in three districts of eastern NangarharThe unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province early Saturday, local officials said. The operation was launched in Hesarak, Sherzad and Khoghyani districts of the province which border with Pakistain. The operation was launched to clear Lions of Islam and will continue for a month, a front man for the Delab 201 Military Corps in eastern Afghanistan, Noman Atifi said. "The operation is for a month and was launched under the name of "Musalas-e-Ahaneen" to clear the krazed killers," Atifi said. "The commandos and special police forces have also arrived in the province to support the military forces in the clearing operation." Mohammad Zaman Waziri, the head of the Delab 201 Military Corps is leading the operation and the air force will also support the ground forces in the operations, he said. The operation launched in order to clear the Lions of Islam for the good governance in the province, he added. Sherzad and Hesarak are the most insecure districts in which the Taliban Lions of Islam have activities and often target local security forces and threaten Posted by: Fred 2015-08-02 |
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