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Over 100 Taliban insurgents killed in Helmand airstrikes
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Talibs suffered heavy casualties as a result of the According to a statement released by the provincial government media office, over 20 holy warriors were killed in an The statement further added a safe haven of the Talibs was destroyed in the air raid, preventing the Talibs to use the safe haven for coordinating terrorist attacks and manufacturing explosives. A school compound was used by the Talibs for the manufacture of explosives and coordinating terrorist attacks, the statement added. In the meantime, the commander of 505th Corps of the Afghan National Army conducted air raids in Nad-e-Ali, Marjah and Nawa districts, leaving over 100 Talibs dead or maimed. The Talibs have not commented regarding the reports so far which comes as the holy warriors affiliated with the group have been attempting to intensify attacks in different part of Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... during the recent months. The officials had earlier announced that the Taliban group has been attempting to shift the group’s grand council from Quetta city of Pakistain to Helmand province as the group has intensified attacks in this province during the recent months. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-27 |
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