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Taliban Attack Claims 22 ANA Members, Take Dozen Hostage in Nimroz
[KhaamaPress] At least 20 Afghan National Army (ANA) members were killed in a Taliban ...Arabic for students... attack on their outpost in Khashrod district of Nimroz province Thursday evening, local authorities said. Jalil Ahamad Watandost, Khashrod District Governor, said further six army members were taken hostage by the Taliban. While local officials did not provide further details on the attack, photos circulating on social media show the Taliban taking a number of Afghan armies hostage. The Ministry of Defense or Interior Affairs did not immediately confirmed the incident. This comes amidst a sharp increase in violence across the country despite ongoing peace negotiations between the Afghan and Taliban representatives in Doha. Related: Khashrod district: 2019-03-15 NDS Special Force storm Taliban hideout, prison, and drug lab in Nimroz province Khashrod district: 2017-01-08 Two Taliban Top Turbans wiped out in Kapisa Khashrod district: 2011-01-07 Afghan Police Killed, Two Wounded in Bomb Blast Related: Nimroz: 2020-10-18 Security Officials Foil Attempted Explosion in Laghman Province Nimroz: 2020-08-07 7 civilians killed as Taliban bomb roadside bomb goes off in West of Afghanistan Nimroz: 2020-06-28 UN Reports 38% Decrease in Opium Production in Afghanistan Posted by: trailing wife 2020-10-24 |
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