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Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Helmand air and ground raids
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Talibs suffered heavy casualties during the air and ground raids conducted by the Afghan cops.The provincial government media office said the operations were conducted in Garamser and Nahr-e-Saraj districts. The statement further added that 38 Taliban Several weapons and a number of the facilities being used by the group were also destroyed in the raids. No further details were given regarding the casualties of the security forces during the operations. The Talibs group has not commented regarding the report so far. Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... is among the volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan where the Taliban The group has launched numerous attacks in this province during the year with the local officials saying that the growing raids were aimed at establishing a council in this province. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... the officials said the Afghan forces managed to repulse the Taliban attacks and thwarted their plans to shift some of their leadership council members to Helmand. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-07 |
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