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Afghanistan
48 militants, 4 Afghan soldiers killed as violence surges in Afghanistan
2016-03-27
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 48 anti-government armed faceless myrmidons and 4 Afghan soldiers were killed amid intensifying violence across the country.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 55 faceless myrmidons were also maimed and others were maimed during the same operations.

According to an operational update by MoD, at least 22 of the faceless myrmidons were killed and 2 others were maimed in Arclight airstrike conducted in Marjah district of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
The operational further added that 15 faceless myrmidons were killed and over 40 others were maimed in a separate operation conducted in Khanabad district of Helmand province.

At least 10 faceless myrmidons including 2 commanders of the faceless myrmidons group were killed in a separate operation conducted in Charchino district of Uruzgan province, MoD adde.d

MoD also added that four soldiers serving with the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces also bit the dust during the same operations.

The anti-government armed faceless myrmidons groups including the Talibs have not commented regarding the reports so far.

This comes as the Afghan national security forces have stepped up counter-terrorism operations amid deteriorating security situation across the country as the anti-government armed bully boy groups have increased to their insurgency activities during the recent months.

Posted by:Fred

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