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3 Army Soldiers Killed in Badghis Car Bomb Explosion
[ToloNews] At least three members of the Afghan National Army were killed in a car kaboom by the Taliban ...Arabic for students... in the western province of Badghis on Sunday evening, an army commander said on Monday. The incident happened in Bala Murghab district in Badghis when a Taliban jacket wallah detonated a humvee laden with explosives near an army outpost, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. Four other soldiers were maimed in the attack, the commander said. The ministry said the humvee exploded before reaching its target, and that four Taliban fighters were killed and another was maimed. The Taliban sent footage of the incident to the media. Related: Badghis: 2020-03-17 Coronavirus threatening 40,000 prisoners in Afghanistan, warns Taliban Badghis: 2020-02-23 8 Taliban Clashes Reported on First Day of Reduced Violence Pact Badghis: 2020-02-21 100s of Civilian Casualties Caused by Unexploded Ordnance in 2019 Related: Bala Murghab district: 2020-01-31 Afghan forces freed 62 army prisoners, breaking a Taliban prison in Badghis Bala Murghab district: 2019-09-22 Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Kandahar, Ghazni ad Badghis airstrikes Bala Murghab district: 2019-07-25 Combat airdrop by Afghan Air Force helps Commandos maintain pressure on Taliban in Badghis Posted by: trailing wife 2020-03-24 |
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