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Badakhshan reconquista: Kiran Wa Manjan district including lapis mines recaptured, lots of Talib casualties and arrests
 Afghan forces recapture major Lapis Lazuli mines from Taliban in Badakhshan [KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces recaptured major Lapis Lazuli mines from Taliban militants in Badakhshan province. The military of defense said in a statement “After recapturing the centers of Kiraan and Minjaan districts of Badakhshan province from the Taliban, the ANDSF also took control of the Lapis Lazuli mines in the area from the Taliban today.” The statement further added that many Taliban were killed, tens of their fighters were wounded and many others surrendered to the Afghan forces during the operations. Furthermore, the Ministry of Defense said “ANDSF is continuing operations against the enemies of peace and stability in Badakhshan.” The defense ministry also added that the operations have so far resulted in recapturing three districts and clearing tens of villages from the presence and activities of terrorists. Afghan forces recapture Kiran Wa Manjan district in Badakhshan province [KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces recaptured Kiran Wa Majan distrrict in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said. According to a statement released by Ministry of Defense, the security forces recaptured the district with the cooperation of the local residents launched a public uprising against Taliban. The statement further added that the security forces and public uprising forces inflicted heavy casualties on Taliban militants during the operations. Furthermore, the Ministry of Defense said a large number of Taliban militants also surrendered to Afghan forces. The defense ministry also added that the security forces also destroyed multiple hideouts and fighting positions of Taliban during the operations. This comes as the security forces had recaptured Wardoj and Yamgan districts of Badakhshan province few days earlier.
The operation to retake the district was launched with the support of Abdul Malik, a public uprising forces commander, Mr. Aman said. Kiran Wa Manjan houses big deposits of lapis lazuli. In less than a week, the Afghan forces have retaken Yumgan and Wardooj districts of the province which fell to the Taliban four years ago. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-09-12 |
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