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| Taliban Infighting In Herat Leaves 28 Dead |
| 2018-12-01 |
| [ToloNews] At least 28 Talibs were killed in an infighting between two factions of the group in 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... province in the west of Afghanistan on Thursday, Herat governor’s front man Jailani Farhad confirmed on Friday. Farhad said the clash happened on Thursday afternoon in Joi Qazi, Abdul Abad, Deh Mirza and Deh Aman villages in Shindand district in the province. He said the fighting continued for many hours. He said the infighting was between the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... factions of Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada and Mullah Rasul. He said that at least 18 fighters were killed from Mullah Hibatullah’s faction led by Mullah Samad and seven others were maimed. Farhad said that government forces deployed to the area to suppress the bully boyz and ensure security there. According to him, Maj. Mateen, Operational Commander of the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... Unit in Herat was killed when he was hit by a bullet during the festivities. The two factions of the Taliban have fought against each other many times which has left scores of them dead and maimed. Taliban has not commented on the report so far. |
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| #1 The old Porgy Tirebiter skits on Firesign Theater: You boys just fight it out between yourselves... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-12-01 02:09 |