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Top Taliban leader among 5 killed in Afghan intelligence operatives’ raid
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A top leader of the Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... group has been killed during the operation of the Afghan intelligence operatives 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. The provincial government media office in a statement said the operation was conducted late on Wednesday night in the vicinity of Surkh Rod district. The statement further added that a local commander of the Taliban and another big shot who was in charge of the detective operations of the group were among those killed. Another Taliban murderous Moslem was also maimed during the operation, the provincial government added in its statement. The Afghan intelligence operatives also confiscated and destroyed a vehicle, four cycle of violences, and some weapons along with ammunition. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-09 |
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