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| 5 senior Al-Qaeda leaders killed in Afghan forces raid in Nangarhar |
| 2018-01-20 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least five big shots of the al-Qaeda terrorist network were killed in an operation of the Afghan cops in eastern 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.. province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office said Friday that the big shots of the al-Qaeda network were killed in an operation conducted by the Special Forces of the Afghan intelligence directorate. According to an official statement, the five senior al-Qaeda network leaders, hailing from Afghanistan, Pakistain, and Chechnya, were actively involved in planning and coordinating suicide kabooms in the country. The statement further added that three of those killed hailed from Chechnya, one hailed from Afghanistan, and one of them was a Pak national. At least two others have also been placed in durance vile ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... during the operation conducted in Shirzad district of Nangarhar province, the statement added. The provincial government also added that the Afghan national killed in the operation has been identified as Mullah Sundi who was also famous as Siraj and was actively involved in spreading propaganda in favor of the terrorists. At least four Ak-47 rifles, a PKM machine gun, a pistol and some ammunition were also confiscated, the statement said, adding that the local residents and security personnel have not suffered any casualties during the operation. |
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