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45 Taliban killed in Kandahar, Herat provinces
[KhaamaPress] Ministry of defense in a released statement on Monday said at least 34 Taliban ...Arabic for students... holy warriors were killed and seven others maimed during an infantry and air operation in southern Kandahar province. According to MoD’s statement, Afghan national defense and security forces conducted offensive operations in the Arghandab, Panjwai, and Zherai districts of Kandahar province with the support of the Afghan Air Force. During the skirmish 34 Taliban-affiliated members were killed and seven others were maimed, ANDSF also destroyed a large number of the group’s weapons and ammunition. Mod stated that the Taliban had also planted 20 landmines in Zhari and Arghandab districts of the province in an intention to target military personnel and civilians, the bombs were later discovered and defused by an ANA engineering team which led to securing dozens of lives. Taliban have not yet commented on the incident. This comes as local sources in Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province reported that 11 Taliban were killed in the Zawul district of the province. Herat’s officials in a blurb said that during a Joint clearance operation backed by Air support in the region ANDSF inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban. 207th Zafar corps commander, Colonel Esmatullah Gharwal said that "11 Taliban bad boyz were potted and 7 others were seriously maimed during the festivities" and 11 mines placed in the area were also discovered and defused by the Afghan cops. The operation was launched to strengthen, stabilize and maintain security in the villages of the district and other parts of the region. The operation will continue until the complete elimination of the enemies, Gharwal told the media. In another similiar clash, 209th Shaheen corps said at least 12 Talibs were killed and 4 more were maimed in a joint operation of Afghan air & ground forces in Almar district of Faryab province, Related: Arghandab: 2021-03-07 ANA operation claims 25 Taliban fighters, injures 36 Arghandab: 2021-03-05 24 Taliban killed in Kandahar clashes: MoD Arghandab: 2021-03-04 Nangarhar: Taliban’s largest ‘command and control center’ falls to gov’t forces Related: Panjwai: 2021-03-07 ANA operation claims 25 Taliban fighters, injures 36 Panjwai: 2021-02-25 42 Taliban killed in Kandahar: MoD Panjwai: 2021-02-19 Kandahar Officials Silent Over Reports of Growing Unrest Related: Zherai: 2021-03-05 24 Taliban killed in Kandahar clashes: MoD Zherai: 2021-03-01 Security Chiefs Visit Kandahar as Concerns Grow Over Insecurity Zherai: 2021-01-23 44 Taliban Killed, 17 IEDs Defused in MoD Missions Throughout Afghanistan Related: Almar: 2021-02-27 Faryab Residents Fear Clashes Will Intensify as Spring Nears Almar: 2021-02-10 Key Taliban members killed in Faryab: MoD Almar: 2021-02-01 2 'Civilians Killed' in Taliban Mortar Attack in Faryab Posted by: trailing wife 2021-03-09 |
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