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Afghanistan
Over 90 militants killed in Afghan forces clearance operations
2016-04-18
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Over 90 anti-government armed forces of Evil were killed and 48 others were maimed during the clearance operations of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were conducted in 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, Maidan Wardak, Khost, Kandahar, Zabul, Badghis, Farah, Jawzjan, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul, Baghlan, Kunduz and Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
provinces.

A statement by MoD said the operations were conducted by the security forces who were receiving artillery and close-air support.

The statement further added at least 22 of the forces of Evil were killed in Sangin district of Helmand which included a group’s commander.

At least 38 forces of Evil were killed and 13 others were maimed during the operations in Dasht-e-Archi, Khanabad and in the outskirts of Kunduz city, MoD said, adding that 8 others were killed and 13 more were maimed in a seprate operatoin in Sayad district of Sar-e-Pul province.

The Afghan forces killed 11 forces of Evil and maimed 12 others during a separate operation conducted in Dand-e-Ghori and Dand-e-Shahbuddin of Baghlan, the statement added.

A clearance operation was conducted in Farah province in the west of the country where 6 forces of Evil were killed and 3 others were maimed, MoD said.

The statement by MoD also added that 8 forces of Evil were killed and 7 others were maimed during an operation in Andar and Deh Yak districts of Ghazni province.

According to MoD, at least 5 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces also bit the dust during the operations.
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