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Taliban leaders, fighters suffer casualties in US drone strike in Nangarhar
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least thirteen Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... turbans including two of their local leaders were killed or maimed during the The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment in a statement said the The statement further added that unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the Taliban turbans in Marki Khel Tangi area of Shirzad district. At least Taliban leaders identified as Salahuddin and Abid were among the four According to the local officials, the local residents and security personnel on the ground did not suffer any casualties in the Posted by: Fred 2017-08-23 |
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