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Deadly airstrike target gathering of key militant figures in Laghman
[KhaamaPress] A deadly  targeted a gathering attended by key myrmidon figures in eastern Laghman ...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin. He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men. province of Afghanistan, the local officials said. The airstrike was carried out this morning at around 10:30 local time in the vicinity of Alisheng district of Laghman province. The officials are saying that the US unmanned aerial vehicles bombarded the gathering leaving at least three senior members of Taliban ...Arabic for students... leader Saqib dead. The officials further added that the airstrike also left at least two hard boyz maimed. According to the local officials, the key hard boyz killed during the airstrike have been identified as Rauf, Shadi Gul and Kazim. The provincial officials also added that the hard boyz killed in the airstrike were vastly involved in major destructive and terrorist activities in this province. In the meantime, the officials said a clearance operation was launched in Alisheng valley in a bid to clear the area from the myrmidons. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-04-25 |
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