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| Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Baghlan raids, 21 killed, 20 wounded |
| 2016-06-19 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Talibs suffered heavy casualties during an operation led by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army said the operations were conducted in the past 24 in Surkh Kotal area of Dand-e-Ghori district. According to the 209th Corps, at least 21 At least two key commanders of the Taliban group identified as Qari Bakhtiar and Mullah Sahwali were among those maimed. The Afghan forces also discovered and defused at least 10 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the operations, the 209th Corps added. The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including the Taliban The security situation in Baghlan province has been sharply deteriorating during the past few months as a result of the Taliban-led insurgency. The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) managed to end siege of at least three military bases in this province recently which resulted into the rescue of over 100 trapped security personnel. |
| Posted by:Fred |