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Afghanistan
Afghan commandos deployed to clear the strategic Tora Bora from ISIS: MoD
2017-06-19
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Special Operations forces of the Afghan National Army, Afghan commandos, have been deployed to the strategic Tora Bora, days after the ISIS terrorist group claimed the capture of the area.

The acting Afghan defense minister Tariq Shah Bahrami told news hounds in Kabul on Saturday that the Afghan commandos have been deployed to Tora Bora area.

He said the operations are underway in the area and developments regarding the clearance of the area are expected soon.

This comes as the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, claimed Thursday that the late Osama bin Laden
... who is now among the dear departed, though not among the dearest...
’s hideout in the remote Tora Bora area in eastern 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..
province has been captured.

The group’s loyalists informed regarding the capture of the mountainous terrain, a claim which was rejected by the Afghan officials.

A local security official in Pacher Agam confirmed that the turbans of the terror group have gotten closer to Tora and heavy festivities are underway between the terror group and Talibs close to the area.

The official further added that the turbans of the terror group reached Tora Bora via Khogyani district but rejected the claims by ISIS that the area has fallen to its fighters control.

Posted by:Fred

#3  Deploying to help their Taliban brethren?
Posted by: chris   2017-06-19 09:19  

#2  the famous caves of Tora Bora that were once used by Osama b Laden probably no longer exist

there are many other caves there

Posted by: lord garth   2017-06-19 07:17  

#1  
Step 1: Drop MOAB.

Step 2: Wait for whining.

Step 3: Claim it must have been a landmine.
Posted by: gorb   2017-06-19 01:58  

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