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Ghazni: Jaghatoo district recaptured after remaining under Taliban control for 2 years
22 September[KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces recaptured the Jaghatoo district of Ghazni province after almost two years, the Ministry of Defense said. According to a statement released by Ministry of Defense, the security forces captured the district during Mubeen-2 opertions on Saturday. The statement further added that the security forces conducted the operation with the support of the air power. Furthermore, the defense ministry said the security forces inflicted casualties on bully boyz as well and defused many improvised bombs during the operation. The defense ministry also added that Jaghatoo is a key a district which links Malistan, Jaghoori, Ajristan and Nawa districts with the scenic provincial capital of Ghazni. The security forces have so far conducted three major operations in Ghazni as part of Mubeen operations for the past 19 days, the defense ministry of added.
Several mines were defused, and the Taliban suffered huge casualties in the operation, although numbers were not provided. Related: Jaghatoo district: 2019-07-16 Afghan, U.S. airstrikes kill dozens of Taliban militants in Ghazni, Wardak: 203rd Thunder Corps Jaghatoo district: 2017-09-15 District police chief killed in IED explosion in Ghazni Jaghatoo district: 2017-08-13 US airstrike leaves 9 militants dead in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan Related: Ghazni: 2019-09-22 Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Kandahar, Ghazni ad Badghis airstrikes Ghazni: 2019-09-22 Afghan forces arrest facilitator of Zabul truck bombing which killed 39, wounded 140 others Ghazni: 2019-09-21 Airstrikes kill 8 Taliban and ISIS militants, destroy weapons cache and a car bomb Posted by: trailing wife 2019-09-25 |
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