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Roadside blast kills senior army commander
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An Afghan official said a roadside bomb in the southern Helmand province has killed two security personnel, including a senior border commander.Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor, said on Saturday that the blast in the Marjah district wounded two other security officials and a local TV reporter when it struck a passing convoy. The spokesman said the attack likely targeted Gen. Zahir Gul Muqbil, the army border unit commander who was killed in the explosion. He added that a reporter with the Shamshad TV network, Sardar Mohammad Sarwary, was among the wounded, and had been accompanying security forces on an operation in Marjah. Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack. The militant group controls most districts in Helmand.
Zwak said three security force members and a local journalist were wounded in the attack. The forces were heading to a military operation in Marjah district when their humvee hit a roadside bomb, he said. Related: Helmand: 2019-11-28 Airstrikes kill Taliban militants in Kandahar and Helmand Helmand: 2019-11-28 Special Forces kill, detain 18 Taliban militants in Kabul and 4 other provinces Helmand: 2019-11-27 Airstrikes kill 19 Taliban militants in Ghazni, Helmand and Laghman provinces Related: Marjah: 2019-11-28 17 Taliban Killed in Ongoing Helmand Operation Marjah: 2019-11-28 Airstrikes kill Taliban militants in Kandahar and Helmand Marjah: 2019-11-27 Airstrikes kill 19 Taliban militants in Ghazni, Helmand and Laghman provinces Posted by: Fred 2019-12-01 |
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