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| 5 Taliban Killed in Operations in S Afghanistan |
| 2010-08-13 |
| [Tolo News] At least 5 Taliban militants have been killed and 6 others wounded in a NATO and Afghan forces' operations in the southern Ghazni province in the past 10 days. At least 5 Taliban militants have been killed, 6 wounded and another 7 arrested in joint counter-insurgency operations conducted by NATO and Afghan forces in the past 10 days in Qarabagh, Moqur, Gilan and Andar districts of the southern Ghazni province. "Five Taliban militants were killed and another six were wounded in these operations," Rajab Ali, Commander of the 203 Military Corp told TOLOnews reporter. Seven Taliban, along with some ammunition have also been arrested. Police has also captured 22 mines, he added. A Colombian forces' tank was hit in a mine blast during the operations, Sayed Ismael Jahangir, a spokesperson for the governor of Ghazni told TOLOnews reporter. But he refused to provide further details on troops' casualties. The Colombians have tanks in Afghanistan? Why wasn't I told! The joint operations conducted by Afghan and Polish forces are planned to continue in the next few days. Afghan and coalition forces have escalated their counter-insurgency attacks in Afghanistan's volatile regions, including the insecure southern Ghazni province, in an effort to wipe out Taliban militants. |
| Posted by:Fred |