...mindless ferocity in a turban...
were killed or maimed during the festivities and
s in northenr Faryab province of Afghanistan.The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North in a statement said festivities broke out between the security forces and Talibs in Kalik village of Qaisar district, leaving at least 18 turbans dead, including one of their local commanders Mullah Khal Mirza.
The statement further added that the security forces also received air support and and as a result at least 14 turbans also sustained injuries.
According 209th Shaheen Corps, at least five vehicles and fifteen various types of weapons of the turbans were also destroyed during the festivities and airstrikes.
Faryab is among the relatively volatile provinces in North of Afghanistan where the Talibs and other groups are actively operating in some of its districts and often carry out terrorist related activities.