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| Eight Insurgents Killed in Ongoing Nangarhar Operation |
| 2015-08-05 |
| [Tolo News] At least eight Taliban Death Eaters have been killed in an ongoing operation by Afghan cops in eastern 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.. province, security officials said on Tuesday. In addition, five other Death Eaters were maimed. The operation launched four days ago in Hesarak, Sherzad and Khoghyani districts - which borders Pakistain -- said Noman Atifi, a front man for the Selab 201 Military Corps in eastern Afghanistan. "So far 14 villages have also been cleared of Death Eaters in Khoghyani and Serzad districts of the province," he said. "The operation is for a month and was launched under the name of Musalas-e-Ahaneen to clear the Death Eaters," said Atifi. Sherzad and Hesarak are the most insecure districts in the province. Taliban Death Eaters often target local security forces and threaten |
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