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| 11 Afghan soldiers martyred in fight against terrorists in past 24 hours: MoD |
| 2016-05-16 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 11 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were martyred in fight against terrorism in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. According to an operational update by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the soldiers were martyred while conducting counter-terrorism operations against the internal and external terrorists. "The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces are prepared for all kinds of devotion and with all force to maintain security and comfort for the people of Afghanistan," a statement by MoD said, adding that 11 Afghan soldiers were martyred during counter-terrorism operations against the internal and foreign terrorists. At least 65 holy warriors were also killed and 22 others were maimed during the same operations, MoD said, adding that the operations were condcuted with the support of Afghan Air Force and artillery units. According to MoD, the operations were conducted in Kandahar, Ghor, Baghlan, Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... , Maidan WArdak, Kunar and Ghazni provinces. MoD also added that a commander of the Taliban group identified as Mullah Abdul Hadi was also among those killed during the clearance operations. The anti-government armed holy warrior groups have not commented regarding the reports so far. |
| Posted by:Fred |