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Official: Taliban kill 9 police in eastern Afghanistan
[AlAhram] At least nine coppers were killed Saturday in separate attacks by Taliban...Arabic for students... faceless myrmidons on police checkpoints in eastern Ghazni province, a provincial official said. Arif Noori, front man for the provincial governor, said two police checkpoints came under attack by Taliban fighters in the early hours, also wounding two police. He said six faceless myrmidons were killed and nine others were maimed in the battle, which lasted almost an hour. The Taliban grabbed credit for the attack, according to their front man Zabihullah Mujahid. He said 14 police were killed, including both commanders of the checkpoints. Afghan forces have struggled to combat a resurgent Taliban since U.S. and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... forces formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014, switching to a counterterrorism and support role. In another report form eastern Pashtun-infested Logar province, one person was maimed when a military helicopter made an emergency landing as it was taking off and hit a tree, said Salim Saleh, front man for the provincial governor. The NATO mission in Afghanistan, Resolute Support, confirmed a helicopter incident in Pashtun-infested Logar in a statement. It provided no additional details. Saleh said the accident took place in Kharwar district while the helicopter was supporting an ongoing operation to eliminate faceless myrmidons from the district. Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban front man, claimed their fighters shot down the helicopter in Karwar district Friday night.At least nine coppers were killed Saturday in separate attacks by Taliban faceless myrmidons on police checkpoints in eastern Ghazni province, a provincial official said. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-10-29 |
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