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4 killed in Zabul airstrikes conducted amid ISIS expansion concerns
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least four holy warriors were killed in Arclight airstrikes conducted in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday.

According to MoD, the Arclight airstrikes were conducted in Dai Chupan and Mizan districts of Zabul.

The ministry further added that at least four holy warriors were also maimed in the Arclight airstrikes but did not elaborate further.

It is yet not clear if the holy warriors killed in the Arclight airstrikes belonged to Taliban Death Eaters group or any other holy warrior group.

This comes as Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah
... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun...
said Monday that special military operations will kick off soon in southeastern Ghazni and southern Zabul provinces to suppress the loyalists of the 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group and Taliban Lion of Islams.

He made the remarks during a meeting with the elders of the two provinces which organized amid concerns that the fighters of the two group are attempting to expand foothold in some districts of the two provinces.

The elders of Zabul said the local residents in Khak-e-Afghan and Nawbahar districts have noted movements of the two groups to establish and strengthen their presence.

The Ghazni representatives also said the ISIS loyalists and Taliban Death Eaters have started to expand their foothold in Nawa district.

According to the Office of the Chief Executive, the elders of Zabul have said thousands of ISIS holy warriors have arrived in Khak-e-Afghan district.

The ISIS holy warriors have reportedly arrived with their families and are fully equipped with the area turning into an entry point for the foreign Lion of Islams.


Posted by: Fred 2016-12-28
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