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Afghan Special Forces storm the largest hideouts of Taliban in Ghazni
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces...established in 2007 with the intent of taking one conventional infantry kandak (battalion) from each of the regional ANA corps, giving them special training and equipment, and reorganizing based on the U.S. Army Rangers. Each battalion is assigned to one of the six regional corps. The commandos comprise 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conduct 70% to 80% of the fighting... stormed some of the largest hideouts of the Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...group during an operation in South-eastern Ghazni province. The Special Operations Corps in a statement said the Special Forces stormed the Taliban hideouts in the restive Moqor district of Ghazni. The statement further added that the Special Forces destroyed one of the important compounds of Taliban, a weapons and arms cache, a mine-making factory, a drug processing lab and empty prison during the raid. The Special Forces also confiscated a large quantity of explosives, 2 cycle of violences, a 4×4 vehicle and some other military kits during the raid, the statement added. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the operation so far. Related: Ghazni: 2020-02-18 2 militants held, 4 suicide bombings detonated in Kabul and Kandahar Ghazni: 2020-02-16 Pakistanis arrested as Afghan Special Forces seized a large cache of explosives in Ghazni Ghazni: 2020-02-16 Talib Red Unit #2 among 10-15 airstruck in Takhar, Afghan SF tie up 6 in raids in Ghazni, Farah, Logar Posted by: trailing wife 2020-02-20 |
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