s in eastern Kunar province... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country.....
of Afghanistan, targeting a vehicle that was carrying commanders of the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
’s Red Unit.
The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East in a statement said the airstrike was carried out on Monday in the vicinity of Asmar district.
The statement further added that the unmanned aerial vehicles of the coalition forces targeted the vehicle of Taliban’s Red Unit commanders in Kandar area, leaving two commanders of the group dead.
The two Taliban Überstürmbannführers killed in the airstrike have been identified as Mohammad Yousuf adn Mullah Ayoub, the 201st Silab Corps said, adding that the vehicle was also destroyed along with several light and heavy weapons.
According to 201st Silab Corps, the security forces and local residents have not suffered any casualty during the airstrike.
In the meantime, the 201st Silab Corps said a new military operation, Qahr Silab (2//9), has kicked off in Ghaziabad and Asmar districts of Kunar to suppress the faceless myrmidons and pave the way for the upcoming elections.
The statement by 201st Silab Corps added that the operations are jointly being conducted by the Afghan army, Afghan police, border forces, and the Afghan intelligence forces.