[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least fifteen anti-government armed hard boyz were killed during the ongoing Silab-5 operations in eastern Laghman...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for
Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a reputionagreat wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.province of Afghanistan.
The provincial government in a statement said the operations were launched on Monday morning covering the areas in Alingar district.
The statement further added that the hard boyz were targeted in Basram, Katal, Maidanio, Hakimabad, Qasaba, Salimgar, and other areas.
At least fifteen snuffies were also critically maimed during the operations, the statement added.
The Afghan forces still conduct clearance operations in the mentioned areas, the provincial government said, adding that the operations will continue until the hard boyz are fully eliminated from the area.
The anti-government armed bully boy groups have not commented regarding the report so far.