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12 Chechen Fighters Affiliated To Al-Qaida Killed In Afghanistan
[ToloNews] The operation was carried out in Charkh district of the eastern province of Pashtun-infested Logar, the Defense Ministry said.

At least 19 hard boys, including 17 fighters affiliated to al-Qaeda, were killed in an operation by Afghan forces in Charkh district in Pashtun-infested Logar Province, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Friday.

The statement said that 12 of those killed were Chechens and four of them were Afghans.

The operation was carried out in Pengram and Zaid Lala areas in Charkh district, the statement said.

According to the statement, a key commander of the group was also killed in the operation.
Khaama Press adds that the Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security, the Intelligence Department killed 25 Al Qaeda-affiliated Taliban fighters in a raid, including Chinese and 12 Chechen fighters, and six were wounded.

Posted by: trailing wife 2019-08-03
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