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Afghanistan
Taliban’s headquarter, mine making factory destroyed in Helmand airstrikes
2016-08-27
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A headquarter of the Taliban group was destroyed in an Arclight airstrike in southern Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province of Afghanistan along with a mine making factory of the group.

Local authorities in Helmand said the headquarter used by the Taliban was destroyed in Nad-e-Ali district during a special night operation conducted on Thursday night.

The authorities further added that the headquarter was destroyed after the Afghan forces conducted a surveillance operation that lasted for almost 72 hours to ascertain the exact location.

However the Talibs group has claimed that a prison run by the group was targeted in Arclight airstrikes carried out by the US forces.

According to a statement released by the Taliban group, at least 22 soldiers and coppers kept inside the prison were killed in the Arclight airstrikes.

But the authorities in Helmand deny the claims as baseless and said at least 24 holy warriors of the group were killed in the Arclight airstrikes.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) also confirmed 24 Taliban holy warriors were killed and 4 others were maimed in the Arclight airstrikes conducted around 1:30 am local time.
Posted by:Fred

#1  along with a baby-milk mine making factory of the group.
Posted by: Frank G   2016-08-27 11:49  

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