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Top Taliban leader killed in Herat drone strike
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A top local leader of Taliban...Arabic for students... was killed in a dronezap conducted in western Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province of Afghanistan, the local security authorities said Tuesday. According to a statement released by the provincial police commandment, at least four people, including Javid alias Mawladad, the shadow military chief of Taliban for Zawal district were killed in the  .The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Azizabad area of the district. A vehicle operated by the holy warriors was also totally destroyed in airstrike, the provincial police commandment added. The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including Taliban have not commented regarding the killing of the group’s district military chief so far. Posted by: Fred 2018-12-26 |
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