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| Afghanistan |
| 3 Taliban Commanders Killed in Coalition Attacks |
| 2010-10-08 |
| [Tolo News] At least 16 Taliban jihad boys, including 3 of their commanders were killed in joint Afghan-coalition operations in the northern Takhar province on Wednesday night "NATO in cooperation with Afghan police conducted air-strikes at 8:30 pm on Wednesday in Yangi Qala and Darqad areas that continued until 4 am in the morning," Faiz Mohammad Tawhidi, the deputy governor of Takhar told TOLOnews news hound. "At least 16 Taliban bully boyz were killed in the attacks," he added. "Mawlawi Jawadullah, Qudratullah and Nazuk Mir, three prominent Taliban capos, were also among those killed," he said. Afghan and coalition forces and civilians have reportedly received no casualties in the operations. Takhar, one of the country's secure provinces, has witnessed increasing violence recently. The Pentagon front man, Geoff Morrell has reported that more than 200 anti-government bully boyz have been killed in NATO operations in Afghanistan in the past two weeks. |
| Posted by:Fred |