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| Afghanistan |
| 5 Taliban Militants Killed in Helmand |
| 2011-06-30 |
| [Tolo News] At least five Talibs were killed in Afghan police operation in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, local officials said. The operation was launched in Nad Ali district of Helmand province to clear it of Islamic exemplars, Helmand governor Media Office said in a statement. During the operation Afghan police have seized many weapons, added the statement. There were no Afghan police and civilian casualties in the operation, Media Office said. Helmand is one of the seven provinces that Afghan forces will take over from foreign forces in July this year. Afghan and foreign forces have increased their operations to clear volatile areas of faceless myrmidons as foreign forces are to hand over security responsibilities to Afghan forces by the end of 2014. Taliban have increased their activities recently in the country targeting government sites and Afghan and foreign forces. On Tuesday night Taliban attacked Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul in which eight civilians and one police soldier were killed and eight others including three Afghan police were maimed. The attack occurred when a group of suicide kaboomers stormed Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul on Tuesday night sparking a firefight between the raiders and Afghan cops. Head of Kabul police Criminal Investigation Department told TOLOnews that eight suicide attackers stormed the Inter-Continental Hotel at 10:00 pm local time and opened fire. Clashes between the faceless myrmidons and Afghan cops continued for four hours. |
| Posted by:Fred |