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Taliban suffer heavy casualties after attacking Dawlatabad district for the third time
The Taliban really want a big win to open this year’s fighting season, but thus far it seems to have elided them.
[KhaamaPress] The Talibs suffered heavy casualties after their third attack was repulsed on Dawlatabad district in northern Faryab province.

The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said festivities took place between security forces and Talibs in various areas of Dawlabad district on Tuesday.

The statement further added that 11 Talibs including their two commanders identified as Omari and Mawlavi Naeem were killed during the festivities and 21 others were maimed.

According to 209th Shaheen Corps, some senior Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
 leaders including Mawlavi Najeeb alias Nasir the Red Unit commander of the group for Dawlatabad, Mawlavi Ehsanullah alias Toofan, and Mawlavi Tahir one of the prominent Taliban leaders in Qoshtapa district are among those maimed.

Mawlavi Tahir and his fighters had travelled to Dawlatabad district to support the bully boyz who had attacked the security outposts in the district, the 209th Shaheen Corps added.

The anti-government armed bully boyz including Taliban have not commented regarding the festivities so far.

Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-18
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