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| Afghanistan |
| 33 militants killed in latest air and ground operations of Afghan forces |
| 2016-04-10 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 33 anti-government armed holy warriors were killed in the latest clearance operations conducted by the Afghan National Security Forces. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan Army and security forces from the other institutions, including the Afghan Air Force. According to an operational update by MoD, at least 12 holy warriors were also maimed and 12 more were tossed in the calaboose Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! by the security forces during the operations. At least 6 of the holy warriors were killed in air and ground raids in Charchino district of Uruzgan province, MoD said, adding that 5 more were killed in Atghar district of Zabul. The update further added that 4 holy warriors were killed and 8 others were maimed during a separate operation in Kunduz. The Afghan forces also killed holy warriors during separate operations conducted in Kandahar, Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... 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, MoD added. According to MoD, at least 9 Afghan soldiers also bit the dust during the operations conducted to suppress the insurgency activities of the internal and external terror groups. |
| Posted by:Fred |