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9 Taliban militants killed, wounded after attacking ANDSF convoy in Laghman
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces killed or maimed nine Talibs after responding to a Taliban
...Arabic for students...
attack on a convoy of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Laghman
...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.
After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
province.

The 201st Silab Corps in a statement said the Talibs attacked the convey of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Alisheng district on Saturday.

The statement further added that the Afghan forces responded to the attack with the support of the Air Forces who were providing close air support to the convoy.

The security forces killed 4 Lions of Islam and maimed 5 others during the clash, the 201st Silab Corps added.

The anti-government armed Lions of Islam including Taliban have not commented regarding the incident so far.
Posted by: trailing wife 2020-04-06
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