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| Daesh Flag Lowered in Achin After 50 Fighters Killed |
| 2015-11-08 |
| [Tolo News] Nearly 50 members of newly-emerged Daesh [Islamic State] group have been killed in a wide-scale operation in Achin district in eastern 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.. , officials said Saturday. The joint operation launched three days ago in Shidal village in which more than 30 other members of the group were maimed. According to security officials, the anti-Daesh [Islamic State] offensive will continue until the last hideout of the group -- which has seized large cities in Iraq and Syria -- is eliminated. In addition, the security forces destroyed a small base of Daesh [Islamic State] and lowered their flag. "Daesh [Islamic State] flag has been lowered ... and our forces are advancing to other hideouts of Daesh [Islamic State]," ANA commander Mohammad Nasim Sangin said. Praising the advances made by the forces, Achin's district governor Mohammad Ghalib Mujahid assured the residents to clear their area from Daesh [Islamic State] soon. "We will soon raise our national flag on all valleys in Achin and that with the cooperation of our security forces," he said. Meanwhile, ...back at the wine tasting, Vince was about to start on his third quart... the provincial council members of Nangarhar welcomed the operation and announced their full support to the forces. "This operation was successful in two terms. First, the enemies have suffered massive casualties and second, the civilians have not been harmed in this operation," provincial council member Zabihullah Zemarai said. They asked the security officials to extend the operation to other districts of Nangarhar. Daesh [Islamic State] have had a significant presence in Achin over the past few months. However scores of senior Daesh [Islamic State] commanders have been eliminated during special raids conducted by the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) during the past six months. |
| Posted by:Fred |