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| Afghanistan |
| 150 Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Military Operation |
| 2015-09-01 |
| [Tolo News] At least 150 Taliban hard boyz were killed in a large-scale military operation 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 in the past month, local officials said on Monday. In addition, more than 100 other hard boyz were maimed. The operation was launched in Hesarak, Sherzad and Khoghyani districts of the province which borders Pakistain. The operation was launched to clear hard boyz a month ago and ended on Monday, Mohammad Zaman Waziri, the commander of Selab 201 Military Corps in eastern Afghanistan said. The operation was named "Musalas-e-Ahaneen" in which 13 security soldiers were also killed and three others injured, Mohammad Zaman Waziri said. The military officials said that the hard boyz gathered across the border and come into Afghanistan with the intention of destabilizing the country. "We have destroyed all Taliban bases in Hesarak and Sherzad districts of the province and the Taliban hard boyz had massive casualties in the month's operation," said Waziri. The military soldiers, who have since returned to their bases, said the "Taliban hard boyz created problems for residents in these areas. We were sent from different provinces to rescue our people." "I have fought the Taliban hard boyz face-to-face and the people," a soldier Ahmadullah said. Another soldier, and resident of eastern Kunar province ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... , Mustafa said that "the Taliban created problems for the people. I have killed a number of Talibs and as long as I am alive I will rescue my peoples from them." |
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