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| Afghanistan |
| Five Taliban Insurgents Killed in Joint Raids |
| 2014-02-12 |
| [Tolo News] Five snuffies were killed and four others were maimed in joint Afghan cops operations over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Tuesday. Eighteen other snuffies were said to have been jugged Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in the operations. No Afghan forces or civilian casualties were reported. "In the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some areas of turbans and enemies of peace and stability in Afghanistan," the MoI's statement said. The operations were conducted in Kunar, Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. , Kapisa, Kunduz, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Pashtun-infested Logar, Ghazni, Paktika ...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo... , Paktiya and 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... provinces. "Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition and IEDs," the statement said. On Monday, the Ministry also announced that seventeen snuffies were killed and 16 were arrested in joint Afghan cops operations over the course of Sunday. |
| Posted by:Fred |