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Special Forces kill, detain 18 Taliban and ISIS militants in Kabul and 2 other 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 10 Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...and ISIS hard boyz and arrested 8 others during the operations in Kabul, Baghlan and Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. provinces. The military officials said Tuesday the Special Forces arrested 8 Talibs and destroyed a cache of weapons during a raid in Kabul city. The officials further added that the Special Forces killed 6 Talibs and destroyed a small cache of weapons during a raid in Baghlan-e Jadid district of Baghlan province. The Special Forces killed 4 ISIS hard boyz during another raid in Achin district of Nangarhar, the officials said, adding that the Special Forces also destroyed a small cache of weapons during the same raid. The Taliban and ISIS hard boyz have not commented regarding the operations so far. Related: Kabul city: 2019-11-09 Remote-controlled bomb defused in Kabul city Kabul city: 2019-10-29 Special Forces kill, detain 10 Taliban and ISIS militants in Kabul and 5 other provinces Kabul city: 2019-10-28 Khalilzad in Kabul to brief Afghan government on peace process Related: Baghlan-e Jadid district: 2019-09-25 Special Forces destroy Taliban’s IED making factory in Baghlan Baghlan-e Jadid district: 2019-09-16 Airstrikes target Taliban militants in 4 provinces Baghlan-e Jadid district: 2019-01-15 27 Taliban, ISIS-K militants killed in separate operations of Afghan, coalition forces Related: Nangarhar: 2019-11-12 ISIS militants including a foreign national surrender to Afghan Special Forces in Nangarhar Nangarhar: 2019-11-12 IS 'Defeated' in Key Afghan Province Nangarhar: 2019-11-10 Airstrikes kill 13 ISIS militants in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan Posted by: trailing wife 2019-11-13 |
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