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Prominent Taliban leader, in charge of high-tech weapons killed in an airstrike
[KhaamaPress] An  ...KABOOM!... killed a prominent Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... leader who was in charge of high-tech weapons of the group in northern Balkh province. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said a precision airstrike killed Mohammad Gul alias Abu Bakar in Chemtal district of Balkh province at around 5:30 pm local time on Sunday. The statement further added that the security forces conducted the airstrike in Dilbar Village of Chemtal district. According to Ministry of Defense Gul Mohammad was a prominent Taliban leader who was in charge of high-tech weapons including thermal-scoped rifles and night vision-equipped snipers. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the killing of Gul Mohammad so far. Balkh was among the relatively peaceful provinces in North of Afghanistan but the security situation has tanked in some of its remote districts during the recent years as Talibs attempt to expand their foothold in this key northern province. Related: Balkh: 2020-02-09 5 martyred in U.S aggression Balkh: 2020-02-09 Over 38 enemy military personnel suffer casualties in country’s north Balkh: 2020-02-04 Girls school set on fire in the northern Takhar Related: Chemtal district: 2019-10-04 Deadly airstrike targets a group of Taliban militants in Balkh province Chemtal district: 2019-10-02 Notorious Taliban leader Gul Nabi Mubarez killed in Balkh airstrike Chemtal district: 2019-08-30 28 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Balkh operations Posted by: trailing wife 2020-02-11 |
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