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Afghanistan
Afghan border forces personnel suffer heavy casualties in Helmand bombing
2017-12-26
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan border police forces personnel suffered heavy casualties in roadside kabooming in southern Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province of Afghanistan.

According to the local government officials, the incident took place in the vicinity of the restive Marjah district amid ongoing counter-terrorism operations.

Provincial governor’s front man Omar Zwak confirmed the incident and said at least six border forces personnel bit the dust in the kaboom and six others were maimed.

He said the incident took place after the armored personnel carriers of the border police forces struck with the improvised bombs planted on a roadside.

In the meantime, Zwak said at least ten Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
snuffies have also been killed during the operations and around twelve sustained injuries.

He said two local commanders of the Taliban group were also among those killed during the operations of the Afghan cops.

Posted by:Fred

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