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Taliban face heavy retaliations in Helmand, Kandahar: Ministry of Defense
[KhaamaPress] Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet that 25 Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
 members including a commander of group’s red unit
... in Pashto Sara Kheta, they are also known as Blood Unit, Danger Group, or Taliban Special Forces Unit. The Taliban’s special forces/shock troops unit was first deployed in Sangin town in Helmand province in 2016, then claimed a victory against ISIS-Khurasan in 2018. We haven’t been hearing much from them recently, for some reason...
were killed in Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
 province on Saturday.

MoD stated that Elham, Taliban’s red unit commander is also among the killed, further 7 Taliban affiliates are maimed in ANA’s counterattacks.

The festivities between the Taliban and Afghan National Army escalated when several security check points were attacked by the Taliban in Bolan and Boshran areas of Lashkargah city in Helmand province.

In another incident, Ministry of Defense said that 13 Taliban fighters were killed and one another was maimed in Kandahar province.

According to MoD the Taliban fighters were killed and maimed in Afghan national defense and security forces operation in Zherai, Arghandab and Pajwai districts of the province.

MoD tweeted seven of the Taliban strongholds were also wrecked during the ANDSF operation. ANDSF during the mission also discovered and defused seven IEDs, MoD reported.

Posted by: trailing wife 2021-03-15
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