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| MoD: 57 militants killed in latest counter-terrorism operations |
| 2016-03-01 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 57 anti-government armed Lions of Islam were killed during counter-terrorism operations led by Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in the latest crackdown on krazed killer groups, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. The operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in Faryab and Baghlan provinces where the Lions of Islam are actively operating in a number of its districts. Providing operational update of the ongoing counter-terrorism operations, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said at least 30 krazed killers, including the group’s commander were killed and 10 others were maimed in Pashtunkot district of Faryab. A statement by MoD said at at least 5 Lions of Islam were killed in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz, while 3 others were killed and one was injured in Charchino district of Uruzgan. The statement further added that 22 Lions of Islam were killed, 7 were maimed and 18 posts belonging to the Lions of Islam were destroyed during the operations in Dand-e-Ghori district of Baghlan. At least 3 Lions of Islam were killed in separate operations in Kandahar and Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. provinces, MoD said, adding that various types of weapon, ammunition and explosives were confiscated. The anti-government armed krazed killer groups have not commented regarding the ongoing operations so far. |
| Posted by:Fred |