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Afghanistan
A-29s carry out deadly airstrikes on Taliban in Nuristan leaving over 50 dead
2017-09-10
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan Air Force carried out a series of deadly Arclight airstrikes on Taliban
...Arabic for students...
positions in eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan, leaving over fifty Lions of Islam dead, the local officials said Saturday.

The provincial police chief of Nuristan General Mohiuddin Sarwari confirmed that the Arclight airstrikes were carried out on Friday in the vicinity of Barg-e-Matal district.

Gen. Mohiuddin further added that the information received by Nuristan police indicates at least fifty five Taliban hard boyz were killed.

He said two big shots of the Taliban group identified as Ismail and Fazal Karim were also among those killed.

Gen. Sarwari said several weapons of the Taliban hard boyz including a 82mm artillery of them was also destroyed.

In the meantime, the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in the East said the Arclight airstrikes were carried out using the A-29 Super Tucano aircrafts.

The source further added that the raids were conducted as scores of Taliban hard boyz had gathered in the area.

However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
the Taliban group front man Zabiullah Mujahid rejected that the Taliban hard boyz were killed in the Arclight airstrikes and said the bombs dropped by the planes only landed in the jungles without causing any casualties to the Talibs.

Posted by:Fred

#1  these don't fly particularly fast but the Taliban don't seem to have shot any down yet

maybe we've found something that the Afghans can use effectively
Posted by: lord garth   2017-09-10 03:43  

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