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Afghan forces kill Mullah Khaliq, capture 4 Taliban compounds in Balkh province
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces killed a key Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...commander, Mullah Khaliq alias Saifullah, and captured four compounds of the group during the operations in northern Balkh province. The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said the Afghan forces conducted the operations in Qaland Kheli, Qarghanchi and Sayad Villages of Sholgara district of Balkh. The statement further added that the Afghan forces fully cleared the three villages during the operations and captured four compounds of the Taliban group. The Afghan forces also killled Mullah Khaliq alias Saifullah, one of the key commanders of Taliban during the operations, the 209th Shaheen Corps added. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the operations so far. Related: Balkh: 2020-04-22 Taliban Attacks Surge, 30 Security Force Members Killed Balkh: 2020-04-20 Afghan forces repel Taliban attack, retake port from militants in Jawzjan Balkh: 2020-04-20 Taliban commanders killed due to internal difference in Faryab Related: 209th Shaheen Corps: 2020-04-20 Afghan forces repel Taliban attack, retake port from militants in Jawzjan 209th Shaheen Corps: 2020-04-20 Taliban commanders killed due to internal difference in Faryab 209th Shaheen Corps: 2020-04-14 Afghan forces conducted preemptive strikes against Taliban in Balkh Related: Sholgara district: 2020-04-22 Taliban Attacks Surge, 30 Security Force Members Killed Sholgara district: 2019-09-10 49 Taliban militants killed, wounded; strategic compound destroyed in Balkh Sholgara district: 2019-08-28 Taliban’s shadow district chief among 15 killed in Balkh province Posted by: trailing wife 2020-04-24 |
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