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Afghanistan
Pakistanis among 19 militants killed in NDS Special Forces operations
2018-05-09
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 19 Lions of Islam including 7 Pak nationals were killed during the operations of the Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS), 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.

The provincial government media office in a statement said the NDS Special Forces conducted raids on military compounds of the Taliban
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in Beli area of Momand Dara, leaving 5 Taliban Überstürmbannführers dead.

The statement further added that a total of 19 Lions of Islam were killed including 7 Pak nationals and at least 8 others have been locked away
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The Taliban leaders killed during the operations have been identified as Irshad also famous as Haji, Shamali, Qari Janat famous as Qari Omar, Saqib and Afridi, the statement added.

According to the governor’s office, the Lions of Islam were looking to carry out coordinated attacks in Momand Dara and Bati Kot.

The Afghan forces have also confiscated and destroyed 5 PKM machine guns, 4 rocket launchers, 9 Ak-47 rifles, 8 communication sets, 20 rockets, 9 landmines, 100 meters of power line, ammunition of PKM machine gun and several other types of the explosives, the governor’s office added.

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