You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Afghanistan
Afghan forces kill 50 Taliban militants across country
2014-09-11
[ABNA.IR] Afghan national security forces backed by army troops have killed 50 Talibs and injured 13 others during separate cleanup operations across the Asian country over the past 24 hours.

The Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday that the Death Eaters were killed and injured during a series of operations carried out in Baghlan, Ghazni, Khost, Kunar, Pashtun-infested Logar, 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..
, Paktia, Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
and Takhar provinces.

The statement further noted that four Talibs were also enjugged
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
during the operations.

It, however, did not mention whether there were any casualties on the side of the Afghan forces.

The Taliban have not yet confirmed any casualties and made no comments on the operations.

The Talibs have stepped up their attacks against the Afghan government, foreign forces and civilians. The group has vowed to escalate the attacks on Afghan forces and US-led troops, their bases, diplomatic missions and vehicle convoys before foreign forces exit the country at the end of 2014.

The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington's so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity remains across the country despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.

The US-led war in Afghanistan, which has caused record-high civilian and military casualties, has become the longest military conflict in US history.
Posted by:Fred

00:00