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Drone strikes played key role in suppressing ISIS activities in Achin
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The local officials in 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 have said drone strikes have played a role in suppressing the activities of the loyalists of Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Achin district. The district administrative chief Ghalib Mujahid has said the group has received major blows in this district during the recent months and their activities have become limited by a large extent. He said the loyalists are the terror group are targeted on daily basis both the Afghan forces and the US forces. Mujahid further added that the terror group loses around 5 to 10 Lions of Islam on daily basis as a result of the counter-terrorism operations. According to Mujahid, the drone strikes have mainly targeted the hideouts and centers of the terror group which they had established in this district. Achin was once a stronghold of the loyalists of ISIS terrorist group from where they started their operations in the country. The US forces stepped up The increased Posted by: Fred 2016-05-29 |
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