[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Afghan army raidsAt least 64 snuffies were killed and 50 others were maimed in the latest raids of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Sunday.According to a statement by MoD, the operations were jointly conducted by the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and security personnel from the other security institutions.
MoD in its statement further added that the ground forces were received close-air support as well as artillery support during the operations.
At least 23 of the snuffies were killed and 8 others were maimed in Khash Rod district of Nimroz and 8 others were killed and 11 were maimed in Badakhshan province, the statement added.
The Afghan forces killed 5 snuffies and maimed 2 others in Qads district of Badghis, MoD said, adding that 6 more were killed and 3 others were maimed in Deh Yak and Gilan districts of Ghazni province.
A commander of the snuffies group were among 8 killed during separate operations conducted in Barmal and Omna districts of Paktia, according to MoD.
The statement by MoD also added that 7 snuffies were killed including a commander of the group identified as Gulab Agha in Shahwali Kot district of Kandahar province.
At least 14 snuffies were killed and 12 others were maimed during separate raids conducted in Chak district of Wardak, Sheikh Ali district of Parwan, Shindand district of Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, Delaram district of Nimroz and Nadir Shah kot district of Khost, MoD said.
The anti-government armed bully boy groups have not commented regarding the reports so far.