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Afghanistan
Balkh: 30 Taliban killed in own IED explosion
2021-02-14
[KhaamaPress] Security sources say a kaboom at a mosque in Balkh province has killed at least 30 krazed killers.

The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement on Saturday that 30 Taliban
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fighters including six foreign nationals who were expert mine makers had been killed in a bomb explosion this morning.

According to the statement, bodies of the six Taliban affiliated foreign nationals could not be identified because of the blast.

The incident is reported to have taken place when a group of Talibs gathered at a mosque in the village of Qultaq in Dowlatabad district of Balkh province.

Taliban fighters had gathered in the mosque to get instructions and training on making bombs and IEDs.

In another Incident two children were killed in an IED planted by the Taliban in Qotar Blaq village of Imam Sahib district in Kunduz province, security officials reported

This comes as Taliban attacks and violence have raged across the country despite stalled peace talks and efforts for stability.
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209th Shaheen Corps: 2021-02-10 Balkh:Talib intelligence chief tied up, 4 shepherds killed defending sheep — sheep apparently fine
209th Shaheen Corps: 2020-11-29 46 Taliban, Including a Militant Commander Killed in ‘MoD Operations’
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Kunduz: 2021-02-10 Four Security Force Members Killed in Herat Roadside Bomb Blast
Kunduz: 2021-02-10 Balkh:Talib intelligence chief tied up, 4 shepherds killed defending sheep — sheep apparently fine
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Imam Sahib district: 2020-12-15 10 Security Forces Killed in Kunduz Clashes: Officials
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#5  @ #2 - TEMPEST?
Posted by: Clem   2021-02-14 15:52  

#4  teacher was color blind
Posted by: Chris   2021-02-14 15:30  

#3  ^"Gather around to see how it's done."?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-02-14 14:47  

#2  Red wire black wire?
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom    2021-02-14 14:18  

#1  Just in time for Lent
Posted by: Frank G   2021-02-14 08:06  

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