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| 12 Insurgents Killed in Wardak Operation |
| 2016-02-15 |
| [Tolo News] At least 12 Death Eaters and a policeman were killed in the past week in a military operation in central Wardak province, local officials said on Sunday. In addition, 18 other Death Eaters and five coppers were maimed. The operation was launched in Nirkh district of the province to clear the Death Eaters and is ongoing, Asadullah Shirzad, commander of 303 Spinghar Police Zone said. Shirzad said that during the operation the forces cleared Khanjan Khil village which has been under the control of Death Eaters for the past few years. "We have made good achievements in this operation and we have re-captured a number of villages during the operation which were under the control of the Taliban Death Eaters for the past few years. Now the families have good security," he said. He added that "the operation will continue to clear all Death Eaters and a number of military outposts will be created in those areas which we recaptured." The police also urge the people to cooperate with the security forces in their efforts to eliminate hard boys. "We have good support from the residents and they have committed to help the police forces," a local police chief, Aziziullah said. |
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