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| Afghanistan |
| 41 militants killed in latest counter-terrorism operations of Afghan forces |
| 2016-04-22 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 41 turbans were killed in the latest counter-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan National Security Forces, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. The operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in Ghazni, 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... , and 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.. provinces. A statement by MoD said at least 19 of the turbans were killed in Andar district of southeastern Ghazni province where at least 9 turbans were also maimed. The statement further added that 1 myrmidon was killed and 3 others were maimed during a separate operation in Chesht-e-Sharif district of Herat province. At least 21 turbans operating under the name of Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in separate operations in eastern Nangarhar province, MoD said, adding that 11 turbans were also maimed in the same raids. According to MoD, a commander of the terror group identified as Saadat Khan was also among those killed in the |
| Posted by:Fred |