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Child among 3 killed in Taliban rocket attack in Laghman province
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least three civilians including a child were killed in a rocket attack by the Taliban bully boyz in eastern Laghman...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a reputionagreat wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin. He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property... province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the incident took place earlier today in Maidani area located in the outskirts of the lovely provincial capital. Provincial governor’s front man Sarhadi Zwak confirmed the incident and said two women and a child were killed in the attack. He said a mortar round fired by the Death Eaters hit the house of the civilians and at least four others were also maimed. The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including the Taliban bully boyz have not commented regarding incident so far. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-07 |
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