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Three killed in US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
 [Iran Press TV] At least three people have bit the dust when a US drone carried out a strike in the eastern part of Afghanistan on the border with Pakistain.Kamran Afridi, a local official in the Pak border town of Miranshah ... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas... , said the deadly dronezap was carried out on the Afghan village of Gurowek in Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... on Wednesday. According to the News Agency that Dare Not be Named, bully boy sources confirmed the attack, saying a compound targeted in the strike belonged to a local Taliban Überstürmbannführer. The CIA spy agency has used hundreds of drones to conduct surveillance flights and The It’s very rare that I come to an event where I’m like the fifth- or sixth-most interesting person.... ’s term in office. The dronezaps have been carried out in Pakistain, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya and elsewhere. Posted by: Fred 2017-05-25 |
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