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Paktika: Top Member of ‘Taliban’s Quetta Shura’ Killed in NDSF Ambush
[KhaamaPress] A senior member of the Taliban ...Arabic for students... ’s Quetta council, Mullah Abdul Karim, has been killed in an ambush by Afghan cops in the Jani Khel district of southeastern Paktika ...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo... province, security officials said. A front man for the Paktika police chief, Shah Mohammad Areen, told the media that Mullah Abdul Karim, a key member of the Taliban’s Quetta council, was ambushed by security forces as he tried to cross the Jumjuma area of Jani Khel in Paktika province. He added that besides Mullah Abdul Karim’s death, two of his accomplices were also maimed in the ambush, further reporting over the seizure of their carried weapons and ammunition. The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident. Related: Paktika: 2020-09-25 Afghan security forces have killed 65 Taliban militants during an intense battle in eastern Afghanistan Paktika: 2020-09-21 Woman Killed in Balkh Blast Saturday, Five More Wounded Paktika: 2020-09-21 Kunduz: 3 ANA killed in Taliban attack Friday, 217th turns 24 Talibs toes up Related: Jani Khel district: 2019-07-16 12 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Paktiya, Ghazni: 203rd Thunder Corps Jani Khel district: 2019-05-31 15 Taliban militants, 200 kgs of explosives destroyed in Ghazni and Paktika operations Jani Khel district: 2019-01-09 2 killed, over 20 wounded in an explosion in Khost province Related: Quetta Shura: 2019-08-18 Taliban say killing of leader's brother will not derail peace talks Quetta Shura: 2018-12-19 A Look Inside The Taliban's Safe Havens in Pakistan Quetta Shura: 2018-07-01 Taliban’s Quetta Council leaders mulling peace talks, claims Gen. Raziq Posted by: trailing wife 2020-10-16 |
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