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12 Taliban insurgents killed in US airstrike in Tarinkot city
[Khaama Press] At least twelve Taliban...Arabic for students... turbans were killed in an  conducted by the US forces in souther Uruzgan province of Afghanistan.According to the local security officials, the airstrike was carried out late on Wednesday night in the outskirts of Tarinkot city, the picturesque provincial capital of Uruzgan. A security source involved in the operations said a local Taliban Überstürmbannführer identified as Mullah Basir was also among those killed. The source further added that two Taliban turbans were also maimed in the airstrike. The anti-government armed holy warrior groups including the Taliban turbans have not commented regarding the report so far. This comes as a local leader of the Taliban group was killed in a similar airstrike conducted by the US forces in Tarinkot city last Wednesday. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-23 |
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