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17 Taliban Killed in Ongoing Helmand Operation
[ToloNews] Seven Taliban...mindless ferocity in a turban... were maimed in the fighting in Marjah, according to officials. At least 17 Taliban were killed during a 10-day clearing operation in Marjah district, which is in the southern province of Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... , local military officials said on Wednesday. "Most parts of the district have been cleared of murderous Moslems," said Gen. Hokum Khan, a military commander of 205th Atal military corps, who said "the district was surrounded by Taliban gunnies over the past four years, and equipment had to be brought in to the security forces by air." "Now the security forces have broken the Taliban’s encirclement and the operation will continue in the district to clear all murderous Moslems," he said. Local officials confirmed that the district has been surrounded by the Taliban over the past four years and "all the highways were blocked to military convoys," The Afghan forces have also been supported by Afghan air forces, officials added. The Ministry of Defense in a statement on Wednesday said that the two gunnies were killed in an  ...KABOOM!... in the ongoing operation. The Taliban has not commented on the operation. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-11-28 |
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