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Afghanistan
Faryab: 19 Taliban including key commanders, Pakistani affiliates killed in AAF airstrikes
2021-05-19
[KhaamaPress] Afghan military’s 209th Shaheen Corps stated on Tuesday that at least 19 Taliban
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, including four bad boy’s key members and three Pak nationals, were killed in an Afghan Air Force operation in Faryab province.

According to the statement, the Taliban members were killed in an AAF air raid on a Key Taliban base in the Khwaja Namusi area of Pashtun Kot district in Faryab province on Monday evening.

The statement added that among the dead were "Zainullah" known as Khalid Taliban shadow district governor for Almar district, "Noorul-Haq" designated Taliban district governor for Bala-Murghab district, "Mullah Asadullah Turkman" Taliban’s military commission chief for Andkhoi district, and "Mullah Raihan" a Taliban leader.

According to the bulletin three Pak nationals in the ranks of the Taliban were also killed in the Arclight airstrike
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15 others including Mullah Shoaib Taliban’s military chief for Faryab province were maimed following AAF airstrikes in the region, and 17 different types of vehicles belonging to the Talibs were also destroyed.

The airstrikes were conducted while senior Taliban commanders and military officials from several districts had gathered to plan their offensives on various parts of the Faryab province, the statement read.

So far, the Taliban did not comment on the air raid mission conducted by the Afghan Air Force.

This comes as security sources in 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...
province said Feroz Ahmad head of the police for Torghundi district was killed in festivities between the Taliban and government forces.

Abdul Ahad Walizada, a front man for Herat police HQ told media that the incident took place on Monday night.

According to Walizada, four Taliban fighters were also killed during the skirmish, but the bad boy group did not comment on the matter.

Moreover, local sources indicated a National Directorate of Security
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(NDS) member was killed and two others were maimed in a Taliban attack in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province.

A member of Kunduz provincial council, Khaliludin Hakimi said that the incident happened on Monday night.

Security officials in the region confirmed the Taliban attack but did not provide further details.

The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident.
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209th Shaheen Corps: 2021-04-20 AAF officer assassinated in Mazar-e-Sharif
209th Shaheen Corps: 2021-04-18 AAF kills Taliban ‘intelligence chief’ for Balkh province
Related:
Faryab: 2021-05-16 MoD: Taliban’s Ceasefire Violations Caused Civilian Casualties
Faryab: 2021-05-12 Egypt Postpones Trial of ISIS Terrorists till June
Faryab: 2021-05-11 Over 40 Killed in Past Day in 10 Afghan Provinces
Related:
Pashtun Kot district: 2021-03-29 Taliban attacks ‘security outpost’ in Faryab’s Dahandara dam
Pashtun Kot district: 2020-08-06 Faryab Policeman Arrested for Killing 3 Colleagues
Pashtun Kot district: 2020-05-15 Video: Airstrike destroys Humvee APC which Taliban wanted to use in a deadly attack in Maimana
Related:
Herat: 2021-05-16 MoD: Taliban’s Ceasefire Violations Caused Civilian Casualties
Herat: 2021-05-16 Taliban Splinter Group’s Deputy Died after Sustaining Wounds
Herat: 2021-05-14 9 Killed in Kandahar, Kunduz on 1st Day of Ceasefire
Related:
Kunduz: 2021-05-16 MoD: Taliban’s Ceasefire Violations Caused Civilian Casualties
Kunduz: 2021-05-14 9 Killed in Kandahar, Kunduz on 1st Day of Ceasefire
Kunduz: 2021-05-13 Ceasefire in Afghanistan to Start Wednesday at Midnight
Related:
Imam Sahib district: 2021-04-08 Taliban face ‘heavy casualties’ in the past 24 hours: MoD
Imam Sahib district: 2021-02-16 7 Public Uprising Force Members Killed in Kunduz Attack
Imam Sahib district: 2021-02-14 Balkh: 30 Taliban killed in own IED explosion
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  good to see the AAF in action

I was wondering if they were still flying based on previous reports that only mentioned ground forces
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-05-19 12:46  

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