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| Afghanistan |
| Musa Qala district cleared of Taliban militants, MoD says |
| 2015-09-17 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Wednesday that Musa Qala district in the restive Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province was cleared of the Talibs. A statement by MoD said the clearing operation concluded this afternoon but did not provide further information in this regard. The control of Musa Qala district fell to Taliban control last month following days of heavy festivities between the Afghan cops and the holy warriors. The deteriorating security situation in Helmand province also forced the US military to deploy special operation forces. At least 90 special opeatiosn troops were deployed in Helmand last month with the American military officials saying the troops were rushed into Camp Bastion after the fall of Musa Qala. The Afghan military officials have also confirmed that the Afghan cops receive air support from the coalition forces besides the Afghan Air Force conduct aerial bombing. The special operations troops belonging to United States Air Force Special Tactics Squadron were deployed despite the US and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... forces formally concluded their combat operation last year. |
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