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Afghanistan
6 Taliban, Shadow Governor Killed by Own Explosive Device
2021-01-03
[KhaamaPress] Wakil Ahmad known as Mullah Nazem, a Taliban
...Arabic for students...
shadow governor assigned for Faryab province was killed in an Explosion on Friday night, local police said.

According to police six Taliban-affiliated members including Nazem were killed, when their own bomb detonated in Dawlat Abad district of Faryab province.
Allan is pleased. The ISI? Not so much
No further details were provided in regards to the incident.

Taliban have not yet commented on the attacks.

Meanwhile,
...back at the railroad tracks, Little Nell tried to kick her bound feet and scream post the snotty handkerchief Scarface Al had stuff into her mouth...
the Ministry of Defense said in a tweet, that at least 50 Taliban including one of their commanders were killed and eight others were maimed in Nawa, Garmsir, and the outskirts of central Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province.

According to MoD, during the operation eight of the Taliban strongholds were completely wrecked.

Also, a large number of weapons and ammunition were destroyed during the Afghan security and defense missions.

In a separate incident, MoD indicated, that at least 25 Taliban were killed and 12 others were maimed in the Gizab district of Uruzgan province.

Taliban have not yet commented on the MoD operations.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Red wire, blue wire accident. Sad how often we make a fatal decision without consulting the ops manual beforehand.
Posted by: jpal   2021-01-03 14:38  

#1  "Hoist by his own petard" seems like an appropriate epitaph.
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-01-03 14:26  

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