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Afghanistan
31 militants killed, 23 wounded in latest operations of Afghan forces
2016-04-24
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 31 snuffies were killed in the latest clearance operations of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.

According to a statement by MoD, at least 23 snuffies were also maimed and 4 others were detained during the same operations.

The statement further added that 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..
, Kabul
...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the World and didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
, Parwan, Paktia, Zabul, Kandahar, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Jawzjan, Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
provinces.

At least 16 of the snuffies were killed during the operations in Chardara, Imam Sahib and center of Kunduz province, MoD said, adding that 14 others were maimed during the same operations.

In a separate operation at least 7 snuffies were killed and 4 others were maimed in the northern Faryab province, MoD said.

The statement also added that 5 snuffies were killed in other raids conducted in Khogyani district of Nangarhar.

Another Lion of Islam was killed, 5 others were maimed and 4 more were locked away
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
in separate raids conducted in Zabul, Parwan and Jawzjan provinces, MoD added.

According to MoD, a soldier of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces also lost his life during the clearance operations.

The anti-government armed Lion of Islam groups including the Taliban faceless myrmidons have not commented regarding the reports so far.
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