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Eight ‘Civilians’ Killed in Nangarhar Airstrike: Official
[ToloNews] At least eight non-combatants were killed in an  ...KABOOM!... in Surkh Rod district in the eastern province of 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.. on Friday evening, a front man for Nangarhar governor, Attaullah Khogyani, said. they're non-combatants now Khogyani said that one child was also among those killed in the airstrike that was carried out in Karak village in Surkh Rod district in the north of Nangarhar. Sources from Nangarhar said those who were killed were the civilians who were going to their homes after shopping at a local market. Simple, well-armed, rustic civilians The Ministry of Defense has not commented on this incident. A statement by the ministry released on Saturday morning reads that five airstrikes were conducted over the past 24 hours including an airstrike in Sherzad district in Nangarhar in which six Lions of Islam were killed and four others were maimed. Related: Nangarhar: 2020-02-12 20 civilians martyred in enemy aggression Nangarhar: 2020-02-11 29 Taliban militants killed, detained in airstrikes and Special Forces raids Nangarhar: 2020-02-10 GCPSU discovered & seized 76 packs of illicit drugs, 12 AK-47 rifles & 33 pistols in Dur Baba district of Nangarhar Related: Surkh Rod district: 2019-07-22 22 Taliban, ISIS militants killed in Afghan Special Forces raids Surkh Rod district: 2019-03-26 Prominent Taliban leader Mullah Turab arrested in Nangarhar province Surkh Rod district: 2018-12-11 Leader of ISIS-K for Bati Kot district killed in Special Forces operation Related: Sherzad district: 2020-01-22 Taliban Closes Health Centers In Nangarhar Districts Sherzad district: 2019-12-25 Taliban-Controlled District in Nangarhar Cleared Sherzad district: 2019-11-19 Airstrikes kill 21 Taliban, ISIS militants; destroy car bombs in 6 provinces Posted by: trailing wife 2020-02-16 |
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