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2019-09-18 Afghanistan
Special Forces kill, detain 12 Taliban militants; destroy weapons caches in 3 provinces
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces killed or detained at least 12 Talibs and destroyed multiple caches of weapons in three provinces.

The military officials said Tuesday the Afghan Special Forces killed 6 Talibs during a raid in Sayyidabad district of Wardak province.

The officials further added that the Special Forces destroyed a small cache of weapons during a patrol in Maidan Shahr district of Wardak.

Furthermore, the Special Force killed a Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
bully boy and arrested 5 others in Chimtal district of Balkh province.

The Special Forces also destroyed a cache of weapons of Taliban during a separate patrol in Charkh district of Pashtun-infested Logar.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-09-18 01:23|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top
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#1 Is it just me, or did Afghan gov picked up the pace once they were told "America's leaving, you're on your own"?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-18 02:34||   2019-09-18 02:34|| Front Page Top

#2 They sure seem to have a more effective kill-rate than the expensive arclight strikes. If indeed these numbers are accurate, the taliban either number in hundred thousands, or they should be capitulating to the Afghans by now.
Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-18 03:02||   2019-09-18 03:02|| Front Page Top

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