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16 killed as airstrike targets gathering convened by Red Unit commander of Taliban
[KhaamaPress] An  ...KABOOM!... killed at least 16 According to a statement released by 209th Shaheen Corps, a key Red Unit commander of Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... , Mullah Yaqoob alias Mansoor, had convened a gathering in Koshinda district of Balkh. The statement further added that the Afghan Air Force conducted an airstrike at around 1:10 am local time based on a tip off, killing at least 16 The 209th Shaheen Corps did not disclose further information in this regard but added that further details of the strike will be disclosed later. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the airstrike so far. Related: Balkh: 2020-05-05 ANDSF Repels Scores of Taliban Attacks in Past 24 Hours: MoD Balkh: 2020-05-04 Good Afternoon Balkh: 2020-05-04 26 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Balkh province: Shaheen Corps Related: 209th Shaheen Corps: 2020-05-04 Taliban commander Hafiza among 15 killed, wounded in Faryab clash 209th Shaheen Corps: 2020-05-04 26 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Balkh province: Shaheen Corps 209th Shaheen Corps: 2020-05-01 Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in preemptive airstrikes in Samangan Related: Red Unit: 2020-04-11 Badakhshan Governor Claims Taliban Has Ties with Foreign Fighters Red Unit: 2020-02-20 Afghan Special Forces storm the largest hideouts of Taliban in Ghazni Red Unit: 2020-02-18 2 militants held, 4 suicide bombings detonated in Kabul and Kandahar Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-06 |
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