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Special Forces kill, detain 23 Taliban militants in 4 provinces
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces ...established in 2007 with the intent of taking one conventional infantry kandak (battalion) from each of the regional ANA corps, giving them special training and equipment, and reorganizing based on the U.S. Army Rangers. Each battalion is assigned to one of the six regional corps. The commandos comprise 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conduct 70% to 80% of the fighting...killed 8 Taliban militants and arrested 15 others during the operations in Zabul, Helmand, Balkh and Paktiya provinces. The military officials said Sunday the Special Forces killed 4 Taliban militants and arrested 6 others during a raid in Qalat district of Zabul province. The officials further added that the Special Force killed 3 Taliban militants and arrested another militant during a raid in Musa Qala district of Helmand province. The Special Forces arrested 5 Taliban militants and destroyed a cache of weapons during a separate operation in Dowlatabad district of Balkh. The Special Forces killed a Taliban militant and arrested 3 others during a patrol in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand, the officials said, adding that the Special Forces destroyed a cache of weapons during a separate operation in Zurmat district of Paktiya. Related: Zabul: 2019-10-31 Airstrikes kill 11 Taliban and ISIS militants in 3 provinces Zabul: 2019-10-30 Two Taliban killed in an encounter with ANP in Zabul Zabul: 2019-10-24 Airstrikes kill 12 Taliban militants, destroy multiple caches of weapons in 5 provinces Related: Helmand: 2019-10-29 Special Forces kill, detain 10 Taliban and ISIS militants in Kabul and 5 other provinces Helmand: 2019-10-28 Special Forces kill, detain 4 Taliban militants; destroy caches of weapons in 3 provinces Helmand: 2019-10-27 Airstrikes kill 45 Taliban and ISIS militants in 9 provinces Related: Balkh: 2019-11-01 31 Taliban militants, civilians killed, wounded as explosives-laden vehicle goes off in Jawzjan Balkh: 2019-10-30 IHC suspends decision to cancel JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamdullah's citizenship Balkh: 2019-10-29 18 Taliban militants killed in Balkh and Faryab clashes Related: Paktiya: 2019-10-30 Special Forces kill, detain 13 Taliban militants in Daykundi and Paktiya Paktiya: 2019-10-29 Special Forces kill, detain 10 Taliban and ISIS militants in Kabul and 5 other provinces Paktiya: 2019-10-29 Airstrikes kill 31 Taliban and ISIS militants in 6 provinces Posted by: trailing wife 2019-11-04 |
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