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| 41 militants killed in Afghan Special Forces operations, airstrikes: sources |
| 2019-05-05 |
[KhaamaPress] At least 41 Talibs were killed and 13 others including a leader of the group were nabbedYou have the right to remain silent... in latest counter-terrorism operations. Informed military sources said Saturday that 15 Talibs were killed during the operations of the Afghan Special Forces in Deh Yak and Zanakhan districts of Ghazni province. The sources further added a strike near the Borka District of Baghlan province killed 19 Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... fighters. "An Afghan Special Force raid in Garm Sir District of Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... to disrupt Taliban offensive operations, resulted in 7 Taliban fighter killed, multiple weapons, explosives and IED’s destroyed. Additionally, 209kg of opium was destroyed," the sources said. The military sources also added that a clearing operation by the Afghan National Army 203rd Corps in Sperah district of Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... resulted into the capture of 1 Taliban leader while 3 Taliban fighters and 9 persons of interest were also arrested. |
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