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Afghanistan
Taliban commander among 14 killed in latest operations: MoD
2017-01-24
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 14 forces of Evil including a local commander of the Taliban were killed in the latest counter-terrorism operations, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Monday.

According to a statement by MoD, at least 13 forces of Evil were also injured during the joint operations conducted in the past 24 hours.

The statement further added that the operations were conducted with the support of the Afghan air force and artillery units of the Afghan army, targeting the forces of Evil in Kapisa, Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Kunduz and Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
provinces.

At least 5 of the forces of Evil were killed including a commander of the group identified as Mullah Ghafar in Pul-e-Manan area of Dehrawood district in Uruzgan, MoD said.

The ministry also added that 7 forces of Evil were maimed during the same operation and cache of weapons and ammunition belonging to Taliban was discovered and seized in Nakhooni district of Kandahar.

At least 6 forces of Evil were killed and 5 others were maimed during a separate operation in Sangin district of Helmand, MoD said, adding that 3 more were killed in Garamser district.

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