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Deadly airstrike target fighters of Taliban’s military commission chief in Herat
[KhaamaPress] A deadly  targeted the fighters of a prominent Taliban...Arabic for students... leader 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 leaving at least 11 dead. The 207th Zafar Corps in a statement said the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Chesht district targeting the fighters of Abdul Rahman alias Maldar, the military commission chief of Taliban for the district. The statement further added that 11 Taliban fighters including nephew of Abdul Rahman. A Toyota Land Cruiser type vehicle was also destroyed in the airstrike, the 207th Zafar Corps added in its statement. The anti-government armed bully boyz including Taliban have not commented regarding the airstrike so far. Herat is among the relatively calm provinces in West of Afghanistan but Talibs are active in some of the remote districts of the province including Chest district where often attempt to carry out terrorist related activities against the government and security institutions. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-05-02 |
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