[Tolo] ATAL 205 Army Corps Commander General Syed Waqif Shan Saeedi on Sunday announced that security forces had overrun a Daesh recruitment center in southern Zabul province where a number, if not all, of the 31 kidnapped Hazara travelers were once detained.
According to Saeedi, the military operation in Zabul has lasted 22 days and left 150 faceless myrmidons dead. Although the center was once the location of the 31 hostages, they have since reportedly been moved to Ghazni province.
"The security forces have taken control of a Daesh recruitment center and the command and control center of the enemies has been eliminated here," General Saeedi said on Sunday. "Operations are still going on in Shahjoy district, but also in some other districts," he added.
ATAL 205 Army Corps 2nd Battalion Commander General Mohammad Akram Same, who also led troops in the offensive, said it was the casualty damage inflicted on the enemy that led to them fleeing. "We launched the operation in between Shahjoy and Gellan districts, but our forces faced resistance from the enemy," General Same said. "But the security forces caused major casualties for the enemy and that forced them to escape and succeeded in getting control of the recruitment center."
The head of security for Zabul province, Ghulam Jailani Farahi, said Daesh had been launching attacks from the center as well as using it for logistics related to attacks in other areas."The Daesh base existed in the area and Daesh was deploying its fighters to other regions from this center," Farahi said.
The soldiers who participated in the raid that ultimately routed the Daesh faceless myrmidons indicated they were pleased with the outcome, but urged the public to continue to provide help to the security forces in future confrontations with murderous Moslems. "We call on the people to support the security forces so that they eliminate the enemies of Islam and the country," one soldier told TOLOnews.
The Zabul operation was launched by the Afghan National Army (ANA) under the code name "Badr" about 22 days ago. The operation is ongoing and forces are currently fighting faceless myrmidons in Shahjoy, Mizani, Shahr-e-Safa, Arghandab, Nawbahar and Shinkai districts. 
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