...mindless ferocity in a turban...in a battle with the group in western province of 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...
, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Tuesday.
According to the statement, the Taliban planned to carry attack against security forces in the city when they faced heavy retaliation by the national army.
"3 #Taliban were arrested by ANA in Herat provincial center today morning," said the MoD in a tweet. "They were planning to target security personnel when they were maimed and arrested by #ANA.
Taliban did not immediately comment on the incident.