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Afghanistan
47 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Afghan Raids
2014-05-14
[Tolo News] At least 47 gunnies were killed and 14 others injured during a series of coordinated operations conducted by the Afghan forces over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA) released in a statement on Monday.

Twelve others were locked away
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
during the raids.

The statement read: "The Afghan National Police (ANP), Afghan National Army (ANA) and the National Directorate of Security (NDS), or intelligence service, conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations in Kunar, 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..
, Laghman, Kunduz, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
, Farah, Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
and Nimruz provinces."

The operations were launched to clear the gunnies from the provinces, the statement said.

The MoIA did not provide details about Afghan force casualties during the raids. And self-identified Taliban front man have not yet commented on the operations.
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