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Afghanistan
2 ANA martyred, 32 insurgents killed in security forces operations
2015-03-03
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Two soldiers of the Afghan National Army have embraced martyrdom while 32 bandidos myrmidons have been killed in separate Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) operations in across the country in past 24 hours, according the statements issued Monday morning by the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior.

Statement issued by the Ministry of Defense states that 18 bandidos myrmidons were killed and 11 others maimed in the operations conducted by the Afghan National Army in four provinces.

The statement adds that the operations were conducted in Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
, 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..
, Ghazni and Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
s where weapons, ammunition, three cellular systems and bombs were discovered and five different types of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) defused by the military.

The statement further states that two soldiers embraced martyrdom and five others maimed while on duty. The statement does not give details about the type and location of the incident.

In the meantime, a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior states that 14 bandidos myrmidons were killed in police operations in 12 provinces in past 24 hours.

The statement states adds that 18 different of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were also defused by the police in Khost and Uruzgan provinces in past 24 hours.

According to the statement the operations were conducted in Takhar, Nangarhar, Sar-e-Pul, Kunduz, Balkh, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Farah, Helmand and Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
provinces where weapon and ammunition were also confiscated by police.

Posted by:Fred

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