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Afghanistan
AAF Air Raid Targets Taliban Shadow Governor in Helmand
2021-01-23
[KhaamaPress] In a statement, the Ministry of Defense claimed, the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Shadow Governor for the Sangin district of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province has been killed in Afghan Airforce raids.

A statement issued on Sunday by the MoD stated that Mullah Shafiullah, also known as Mawlavi Nazim, was killed in government military air raids.

According to the statement, three turbans were also maimed in the operation.

Taliban have not yet commented over the AAF air raids.

Earlier Wakil Ahmad known as Mullah Nazem, a Taliban shadow governor assigned for Faryab province was killed in an Explosion on Friday night, local police said.

According to police six Taliban-affiliated members including Nazem were killed, when their own bomb detonated in Dawlat Abad district of Faryab province.

No further details were provided in regards to the incident.

Recent reports indicate, that the Taliban denied the claim by the Faryab officials.
Related:
Sangin: 2020-11-02 Taliban Red Unit Commander Killed in Helmand Airstrike
Sangin: 2020-10-21 50 Taliban Killed in Kandahar Battle
Sangin: 2020-10-07 Taliban Red Unit Commander Killed in North Clashes
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