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| Afghanistan |
| Two Taliban Local Commanders Killed in Helmand |
| 2011-07-17 |
| [Tolo News] At least two Taliban local commanders were killed in Afghan and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... forces' operation in southern Helmand province on Thursday night, local officials said on Saturday. The operation was launched in Musa Qala district of Helmand province and several cut-throats were also killed during the operation, officials added. It comes as 35 other cut-throats were killed in a joint Afghan and NATO forces' operation in Argon district in eastern Paktika ...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo... province on Thursday, Mukhlis Afghan, a front man for Helmand governor told TOLOnews. The operation was launched after cut-throats attacked a NATO forces' convoy in the district. There were no Afghan, NATO and civilians casualties during the operation, officials added. Joint operations by Afghan and NATO forces continue in some parts of the country to clear cut-throats as foreign forces are to hand over security responsiblies of seven areas in the first phase of security transition. The transition will end by the end of 2014 when all foreign forces are expected to be withdrawn. On Thursday the US has started drawing down troops in Afghanistan based on President Barack B.O.Obama's withdrawal plan. About 650 US troops have left Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials have said. These are the first US troops who headed home as the first part of the US withdrawal. President B.O. has decided to pull out about a third of 100,000 US troops from Afghanistan during the next year. |
| Posted by:Fred |