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Afghanistan
Balkh: 50 Talibs toes up, car bomb and lotsa weapons no longer useful
2019-08-18


Car bomb destroyed; 15 Taliban militants killed in Balkh operations

[KhaamaPress] The security forces destroyed a boom-mobile and killed 15 Talibs during the operations in northern Balkh province.

The informed military sources said Saturday that the security forces killed 15 Taliban
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by conducting an Arclight airstrike
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in Sholgrah district of Balkh.

The sources further added that the Special Forces destroyed a Taliban boom-mobile during a separate operation in Chimtal district of Balkh.

The Taliban group has not commented regarding the operations so far.

42 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Balkh: Shaheen Corps

[KhaamaPress] The security forces killed or wounded at least 42 Taliban militants during the clashes in northern Balkh province.

The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement the security forces clashed with the Taliban militants in Babar Qala area of Dawlatbad district and Siya Aab area of Sholgara.

The statement further added that the security forces killed 35 Taliban militants and wounded 7 others during the clashes.

Furthermore, the 209th Shaheen Corps said the Air Forces also provided close air support to the ground forces during the clashes.

The 209th Shaheen Corps also added that the security forces discovered and destroyed a large cache of weapons and munitions during the operations.
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