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Talibunnies Seize More Than 20 Police Vehicles In Baghlan
And by "police vehicles" they mean Humvees.The Taliban has reportedly seized more than 20 vehicles belonging to security forces - including police Rangers and Humvees – after taking control of Dahane Ghori district in Baghlan, said provincial council members. According to reports, the district has been under siege by insurgents over the past week and fell to the Taliban on Sunday evening. Baghlan provincial council member Mawlawi Raji said: "At least 18 Rangers belonging to the Afghan Local Police have been seized by the insurgents. Meanwhile, they [Taliban] took seven tanks (Humvees) belonging to security forces. I am not sure about the accuracy of this, but I urge security officials not to keep the truth secret." However, Baghlan governor Abdul Satar Bariz said the security forces have made a tactical decision to pull back from the district. "(Communication) connections are dead in the area and it is not known what has been seized by the enemy. The security forces have tactically retreated a few meters from the area," Bariz said. Posted by: badanov 2016-08-16 |
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