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| Afghanistan |
| Zarb-e-Momin operations gaining momentum in Herat province |
| 2018-04-21 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] A senior local leader of the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... group was killed during the ongoing operations in western Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province of Afghanistan. The First Brigade of the 207th Zafar Corps in the West said Mullah Nusrat was killed along with seven others during the ongoing Zarb-e-Momin operations. The source further added that the operations are being conducted in Chesht-e-Sharif district and as a result several villages including Jartolak, Rabtak, Dahn-e-Hamwar, Jar Orma, Sher Khaj Bala, Seya Jojagak, Sang Doroya, Dara Sang, and Margha have been cleared so far. At least seven Taliban turbans were also maimed during the same operations, the First Brigade of the Zafar Corps said. According to reports, Mullah Nusrat was the commander of Sheikh Karim Badghesi Group and was killed after he reached to the area to support the Taliban Überstürmbannführer Abdul Rahman Maldar. |
| Posted by:Fred |