...the Pashtun equivalent of men...snuffies killed during an operation carried by Afghan National Army (ANA) in Dehrawood district of Uruzgan on Monday, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement.
According to the statement, the Taliban plotted an attack against the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), which was foiled in cooperation by the national army forces.
"19 #Taliban were killed during preemptive operations of ANA in Dehrawood district of Uruzgan province yesterday," said the MoD in a tweet. "They had gathered and prepared to attack ANDSF positions when they were targeted by #ANA and #AAF."
Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch started the buffalo stampeding......
further 11 Taliban were maimed and three of their "strongholds and a large amount of their weapons were destroyed" during the operation.