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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban Attack Surrendered Insurgents Houses |
| 2011-02-06 |
| [Tolo News] Taliban Friday attacked on houses of gunnies who had surrendered to government, local officials said on Saturday. Taliban have attacked on houses of gunnies yesterday afternoon in Sayad district of Sar-e-Pul province, where the gunnies had recently handed over their weapons and surrendered to government, Sayed Anwar Rahmati, Governor of Sar-e-Pul told TOLOnews. Afghan and Nato forces have launched military operations to wipe out Death Eaters from the area and it is still continuing in Sayad district, he added. Mr Rahmati said six gunnies including their acting Taliban shadow district governor for Sayad have been killed and four others were maimed in the operation. One other Islamic myrmidon was nabbed by Afghan and Nato forces in the operation, Sayed Anwar Rahmati said. There were no Afghan, Nato and civilian casualties in the operation, Mr Rahmati added. After Afghan and Nato forces launched their offensives, dozens of Taliban fighters have laid down their weapons and joined the Afghan grinding of the peace processor. |
| Posted by:Fred |