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Haqqani network militants among 15 killed in latest air, ground operations
[KhaamaPress] At least 15 holy warriors including three members of the notorious Haqqani terrorist network were killed during the latest operations conducted in past 24 hours.Informed military sources said Saturday that the Afghan Special Forces conducted a raid against Haqqani fighters in Terayzai district of Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... killing 3 Haqqani fighters and destroying a small weapons cache. The sources further added that an air strike in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province killed 4 Taliban ...Arabic for students... fighters while 5 others were killed in a similar  conducted in Bermal district of Paktiak province."An airstrike was conducted in Arghandab district of Zabul province killed 3 Taliban fighters and maimed 1 other," the sources added. The anti-government armed holy warriors including Taliban have not commented regarding the operations so far. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-07 |
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