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| 31 Killed in Nuristan Commandos Operation |
| 2012-04-15 |
| As many as 31 people have been killed in an Afghan commandos operation in eastern Nuristan province in the past three days, local officials said. One Afghan police officer, a civilian, and 29 Islamic fascisti were killed during a military push to clear Islamic fascisti from the Kamdish district, head of the provincial media office Mohammed Zareen said. The civilian was killed by an cut-thoat who was shooting at the security forces, added Zareen. Another 35 people have been maimed - four Afghan commandos, one civilian and 30 cut-thoats, he said. Kamdish district shares a border with Pak and has been under cut-thoat control for more than a year. Last week some members of Parliament called for extra troops to be sent to Nuristan province and for more efforts to be made to bring it under Afghan cops control. The operation is continuing in Kamdish, with a focus on five villages including Benooz and Paeen, Zareen said. The residents of Kamdish have urged the government to continue the operation, according to TOLOnews' local news hound. |
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