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Helmand’s Marjah Cleared of ‘Insurgents’ After Four Years
[ToloNews] The district was surrounded by the Taliban ...Arabic for students... for nearly four years, according to officials. Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... ’s Marjah district has been cleared of bully boyz after security forces launched a military operation two weeks ago, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Saturday night. "At least 37 Taliban, including their military commander Mullah Abdul Bari, have been killed and dozens of others have been maimed," the statement said, adding that "The district has been completely cleared of Death Eaters." "The forces also cleared three roadside mines on the highways, destroyed two weapons caches and destroyed six Taliban recruiting centers during the operation," the statement said. The Taliban have not yet commented over the operation. 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 were also supported by Afghan air forces during the operation, officials added. Related: Marjah district: 2019-12-01 Roadside blast kills senior army commander Marjah district: 2019-11-28 17 Taliban Killed in Ongoing Helmand Operation Marjah district: 2019-11-28 Airstrikes kill Taliban militants in Kandahar and Helmand Related: Helmand: 2019-12-01 Roadside blast kills senior army commander 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 Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-02 |
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