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Prominent Taliban leader killed in Wardak province
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) killed a prominent Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban...during a clash in central Wardak province, the Afghan military said. According to a statement released by 203rd Thunder Corps, the security forces repulsed a Taliban attack on Sayedabad district late on Saturday night. The statement further added that the security forces killed Qari Jawid alias Masroor, one of the prominent leaders of Taliban during the clash. Qari Jawid was in charge of a group of 50 Talibs, the 203rd Thunder Corps said, adding that he was also appointed as the shadow police chief of Taliban for Sayedabad district. The security forces also killed 6 other murderous Moslems during the clash, the 203rd Thunder Corps added in its statement. The Taliban group has not commented in this regard so far. Related: Wardak: 2020-04-01 Female Head of NDS Gender Dept Dies in Kabul Wardak: 2020-03-22 4 Security Force Members Killed in Kapisa Wardak: 2020-03-14 Violence by Taliban Spikes Despite Peace Efforts Related: 203rd Thunder Corps: 2020-03-03 Taliban killed or injured 15, kidnapped 50 civilians as RIV period ended 203rd Thunder Corps: 2019-11-26 Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Faryab and Ghazni operations 203rd Thunder Corps: 2019-11-23 12 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Wardak and Paktiya clashes: Thunder Corps Related: Sayedabad district: 2019-10-16 Taliban news releases Sayedabad district: 2019-10-11 Taliban: Rumors of attack on home of M. Baradar Akhund in #Pakistan Sayedabad district: 2019-10-06 Kabul admin troopers shelled civilian homes in Yousuf Khel area of Sayedabad district #Wardak Posted by: trailing wife 2020-04-06 |
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