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Airstrike targets a gathering of 300 Taliban militants in Herat
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A deadly Arclight airstrike targeted a large gathering of the Taliban
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 faceless myrmidons in western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
 province of Afghanistan, leaving scores of hard boyz dead or maimed, the local government officials said.

The Arclight airstrike was carried out on Tuesday in the vicinity of Chest Sharif district of Herat as nearly 300 Taliban faceless myrmidons had gathered for a meeting.

The provincial government media office in a statement confirmed the Arclight airstrike and said heavy casualties were inflicted to the Taliban Lion of Islams.

However,
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 the provincial government said the exact number of the Taliban faceless myrmidons killed in the Arclight airstrike has not been ascertaiend so far.

The statement by the provincial government further added that the Taliban faceless myrmidons were forced to flee the area after the Arclight airstrike was carried out.

It is yet not clear for what reason the meeting was organized by the Taliban faceless myrmidons but the provincial government said the Arclight airstrike was carried out based on a tip off received from the area.

The anti-government armed bad boy groups including the Taliban faceless myrmidons have not commented regarding the report so far.


Posted by: Fred 2017-10-26
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