[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 30 snuffies and 7 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces bit the dust in the latest wave of violence across the country.The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 30 snuffies were also maimed and 3 others were jugged
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
during the operations in the past 24 hours.
A statement by MoD said the snuffies were killed in Kandahar, Ghor, Laghman, 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..
, Maidan Wardak, Khost, and Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
provinces.
MoD in its statement further added that the operations were supported by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and artillery units of the Afghan army.
A commander of the snuffies identified as Fazal Rabi was also among those killed during the operations, MoD added.
According to MoD, at least 7 soldiers were also martyred in the past 24 hours as they were suppressing the anti-government armed krazed killers.
"The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces are prepared for all kinds of devotion and with all force to maintain security and comfort for the people of Afghanistan," a statement by MoD said, adding that 7 Afghan soldiers were martyred during counter-terrorism operations against the internal and foreign terrorists.
There has been a sharp rise in the casualties of the Afghan national security forces since they took full control of the security responsibilities from the coalition forces at the start of last year.
According to the earlier estimates by security officials, the Afghan army deaths stood at 4 service members daily on average which is mainly caused due to improvised bomb (IED) attacks.