which were conducted in Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
and Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
provinces in past 24 hours.
According to informed military sources, the Afghan Special Forces conducted a ground assault in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province in the past 24 hours killing 30 Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
fighters and wounding 4 others.
The sources further added that an airstrike in Bermal district of Paktika province killed 2 Taliban fighters.
The anti-government armed Lions of Islam including Taliban have not commented regarding the operations so far.