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Afghan forces clear Dand-e-Shahabuddin of Taliban insurgents
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have retaken full control of Dand-e-Shahabuddin from Talibs in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan.According to the local security officials, the area has been fully cleared as a result of the counter-terrorism operations launched late in the month of January. The area was under the control of the Talibs for a period of one and half month, with local officials saying the Talibs suffered casualties during the operations retake the control of the area. This comes as the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) took full control of Dand-e-Ghori district from the Talibs last week. Baghlan is located near the restive Kunduz province in the north and has increasingly became a restive province during the recent months. The operations were launched amid concerns that the group was creating safe havens and preparing for the summer offensive by continuing to the procurement and training of bully boys. Several power lines were also damaged as the operations kicked off, cutting the power supply to capital Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... for several weeks before the technical staff managed to reconnect the lines. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-09 |
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