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Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties as Afghan forces repulse attack in Helmand
[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... inflicted heavy casualties on Talibs by repulsing an attack in southern Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province. The Special Operations Corps in a statement the Talibs were looking to carry out an attack against the Strike Force of the Special Operations Corps in Washer district. The statement further added that the Special Forces repulsed the attack and killed 15 hard boyz during the operation. The Special Forces also arrested one of the key commanders of the group during the raid, the Special Operations Corps said, adding that some weapons and munitions of the Taliban  ...Arabic for students... were also confiscated. The Taliban group has not commented in this regard so far. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-04-08 |
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