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Afghanistan
Residents Set Fire To Taliban’s Stronghold In Parwan
2019-08-23
[ToloNews] The Taliban
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’s stronghold is located in Shinwari district, Parwan governor’s spokesperson said.

A group of local residents torched a stronghold of the Taliban in the central province of Parwan on Wednesday, a local official confirmed.

The stronghold was located in Qala-e-Qorhir village in Shinwari district of Parwan Province, a spokesperson for Parwan governor Wahida Shahkar said.

She said a number of weapons and explosives were also destroyed in the incident and the Taliban fighters left the area.

There were no causalities to the Taliban, she said.

Taliban has not commented on this incident.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Stronghold? Sounds more like a house or, given the secondaries, a mosque.

The article failed to mention how many of the deaders were "key" Taliban.
Posted by: gorb   2019-08-23 12:19  

#3  Poss an accidental burning?
Didn't think residents had that much backbone.
Posted by: Voldemort Jush4981   2019-08-23 10:16  

#2  Or smoldering.
Posted by: jpal   2019-08-23 08:29  

#1   Taliban has not commented on this incident. They are quietly seething.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-08-23 05:51  

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