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Taliban and ISIS infighting leaves several dead in Nangarhar province
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Several turbans belonging to the Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... group and ISIS offshoot, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during infighting in eastern Nangarhar 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, local officials said Saturday. The officials further added that the incident took place in the vicinity of Chaparhar district on Friday. The provincial government media office in a statement confirmed the incident and death of five turbans during the festivities. The statement further added that the clash broke out in the vicinity of Ghulam Dak area. At least three ISIS turbans and two Taliban snuffies were among those killed, the provincial government said. The statement by the provincial government also added that a Taliban hard boy has joined grinding of the peace processor by handing over a pistol, a AK-47 assault rifle, and three hand grenades. According to the officials, the Taliban hard boy joined grinding of the peace processor in Dur Baba district. Posted by: Fred 2017-09-17 |
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