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| 20 Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Operation |
| 2011-01-03 |
| [Tolo News] At least 20 gunnies were killed and 21 others were jugged in an operation carried out by Afghan and foreign forces in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said on Sunday. The operation was launched one week ago in Shirzad district of Nangarhar province to wipe out gunnies from the area. The operation will soon be expanded to two other districts in the province, officials added. The Death Eaters have suffered heavy casualties in the operation so far, Alishah Paktiawal the police chief of Nangarhar told TOLOnews. "A Taliban capo was also killed in festivities with Afghan and foreign troops in the operation," Paktiawal added. There were no civilian and military casualties in the operation, local officials said. Shirzad district, bordering Pakistain, is one of the volatile areas where Talibs have been active. Afghan and Nato forces have also launched military operations in the northern Afghanistan in which gunnies have suffered a lot of casualties so far. |
| Posted by:Fred |