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| 39 militants killed in latest clearance operations led by Afghan army |
| 2016-03-17 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 39 anti-government armed Death Eaters were killed in the latest clearance operations led by the Afghan national army forces in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 18 Death Eaters were also maimed and various types of weapons and explosives were seized during the same operations. A statement by MoD said at least 16 of the Death Eaters were killed in Dehrawood district of Uruzgan province and 12 others were maimeda. The statement further added that 10 Death Eaters were killed and 3 others were maimed in a seprate operation in Asmar and Nari districts of Kunar province ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... At least 7 Death Eaters were killeda and 3 others were maimed during an operation in Kunduz province which include a commander of the Death Eaters identified as Agha Sherin. The Afghan forces seized at least 28 rifles, including Ak-47s and M4s during an operation in Jabal Saraj district of Parwan province, MoD said, adding that the cache also included a shot gun, 23 Beretta pistols, 48 Walter pistols, 22 various other pistols along with 22,600 kg of various types of ammunition. MoD also added that 6 Death Eaters were killed in other operations conducted in Andar district of Ghazni, Mosa Qala district of Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... and Alingar district of Laghman province. The anti-government armed holy warrior groups have not commented regarding the reports so far. |
| Posted by:Fred |