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Afghanistan |
24 militants killed as Taliban leaders’ gathering targeted in Ghazni airstrike |
2018-07-13 |
[Khaama Press] An ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... leaders in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, leaving at least 24 turbans dead. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Nawa district based on intelligence tip off. A statement by the Ministry of Defense said the Taliban leaders had gathered for a meeting in Langa village in Nawa district when they came under the airstrike. The statement further added that the airstrike also left at least seventeen Talibs maimed. According to Defense Ministry, some of the senior Taliban leaders who had attended the meeting, included the former Taliban defense minister Mullah Amir Khan Mutaqi, Mullah Khalifa, Taliban’s Quetta Council member Mullah Shah Mohammad, Taliban’s shadow governor for Ghazni Mullah Yousuf, and Taliban’s shadow governor for Paktia province Mullah Sayed Almas. The Ministry of Defense also added that preliminary information received from the area indicates that Mullah Amir Khan, Mullah Khalifa, Mullah Shah Moammad, and Mullah Yousuf have sustained injuries in the airstrike. The anti-government armed myrmidon groups including Talibs have not commented regarding the report so far. |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#4 Long War Journal covered the attack on Kunduz instead of this one. See their article here; ours from Khaama Press is just below this one. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2018-07-13 19:04 |
#3 Usually, Long Wars Journal already covered it and they did a week before on the political seas. |
Posted by: newc 2018-07-13 02:10 |
#2 The Long War Journal used to have very good reporting about these kind of attacks. |
Posted by: jvalentour 2018-07-13 00:23 |
#1 So, what do the Talib think about how the good guys knew? |
Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2018-07-13 00:14 |