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Taliban-Controlled District in Nangarhar Cleared
[ToloNews] Security officials in the east warned the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...to join the grinding of the peace processor or be eliminated. Security officials in 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.. province on Tuesday said that Sherzad district was fully cleared of the Taliban as the result of a two-month-long military operation. District governor Mubarez Khadem said that during the operation areas had been cleared that had been under Taliban control for the past ten years. Khadem said that security forces are ready to respond to any attack by the Taliban. "Sometimes the enemy returns but when they do we mount strong operations against them," said Khadem. "Security forces fought with the enemy and cleared the area with a sucessful operation conducted by joint Afghan cops. Soon people of Hasarak and Khogyani districts will also live in a safe environment and their children will resume their education, like normal," said Mohammad Ayoub Hussainkhail, commander of the Afghan border forces in the east. Hussainkhail also called on Taliban members to join the grinding of the peace processor or they will be eliminated. Officials claimed that the Taliban have suffered heavy casualties but are not giving details. Military officials pledged that military operations will also be conducted in the Hasarak district to eliminate krazed killers. No details were provided regarding the casualties of the security forces. The Taliban have yet to comment about the officials’ claims. Related: Nangarhar: 2019-12-21 Court sentences 4 to death in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case Nangarhar: 2019-12-16 Special Forces kill, detain 12 Taliban militants in Kabul and 3 other provinces Nangarhar: 2019-12-13 Eight members of ISIS-K arrested during a clearance operation carried out by ANP in Achin district of Nangarhar Related: Sherzad district: 2019-11-19 Airstrikes kill 21 Taliban, ISIS militants; destroy car bombs in 6 provinces Sherzad district: 2019-11-09 Airstrikes kill 33 Taliban, ISIS militants in 3 provinces Sherzad district: 2019-10-31 Special Forces kill, detain 30 Taliban militants in Nangarhar and Kunduz provinces Related: Khogyani district: 2019-10-09 Seven Daesh Affiliates Arrested In Nangarhar Khogyani district: 2019-09-30 Prominent Taliban leader Mawlavi Abdul Hanan killed in Ghazni airstrike Khogyani district: 2019-09-25 3,300 Civilians Killed By Afghan Conflict In 12 Months: Ministry Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-25 |
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