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sharpshooter after attacking a security post in Laghman
...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for
Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
province.
Nasrat Rahimi, a front man for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the security forces killed the Taliban sharpshooter in Alisheng district.
Rahimi further added that the slain murderous Moslem was using sophisticated weapons to carry out attacks against the security forces.
Furthermore, Rahimi said the slain murderous Moslem had carried out numerous attacks and had martyred several security personnel.
The Taliban group has not commented in this regard so far.
The security situation in some districts of Laghman province has tanked during the recent months.
Talibs are active in some districts of province and often conduct terrorist related activities.