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Afghan forces and Taliban suffer casualties in Uruzgan clash
[Khaama Press] The Afghan armed forces and the Taliban...Arabic for students... faceless myrmidons suffered casualties during an overnight clash in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan. According to the local officials, the latest clash took place in the vicinity of Chora district and as a result at least sixteen gunnies were killed. The officials are saying that the clash has also left at least eight security personnel martyred, including coppers and soldiers of the Afghan National Army. The district administrative chief of Chora Amin Khaliqi confirmed the clash and the casualties toll of the Taliban and security forces. Khaliqi further added that several Taliban faceless myrmidons have also sustained injuries during the clash which also left a number of security personnel maimed. According to Khaliqi, the Talibs launched a coordinated attack late on Wednesday night to capture the district but faced a resistance from the security personnel. The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including Taliban faceless myrmidons have not commented regarding the report so far. Uruzgan is among the relatively volatile provinces in South of Afghanistan where the Taliban faceless myrmidons are actively operating in some of its districts and often carry out insurgency activities. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-05-25 |
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