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Afghanistan
Prominent Taliban leaders killed in U.S. drone strikes in West of Afghanistan
2018-12-28
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Two prominent local leaders of the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
group have been killed during the Arclight airstrikes conducted by the U.S. forces in western Farah province of Afghanistan.

According to local security officials, the two prominent Taliban leaders killed in the airstrikes were the in charge of the operational activities of the group in this province.

In the meantime, the 207th Zafar Corps of the Afghan Military in the West in a statement said the Afghan force conducted operations with the coalition air support in Shindand district of 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...
province.

The statement further added that the airstrikes were carried out against the hideouts of Mullah Akhtar and Mullah Ewaz in Zer Koh area of the district.

Without disclosing further information, the 207th Zafar Corps said at least 7 cycle of violences and two vehicles of the holy warriors have been destroyed in the airstrikes and the enemies were forced to retreat from the area after the losses.
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