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2019-10-02 Afghanistan
Notorious Taliban leader Gul Nabi Mubarez killed in Balkh airstrike
[KhaamaPress] An Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
killed notorious leader of the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
group Gul Nabi Mubarez in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, the Afghan military said.

The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement Mubarez was the shadow district chief of Taliban in Chemtal district.

The statement further added that he had facilitated an attack on election sites in Chemtal few days ago but came under airstrike and lost his life.

Furthermore, the 209th Shaheen Corpss said Mubarez had sustained critical injuries last year and had recently came to Balkh province to coordinate more attacks.

The Taliban group has not commented in this regard so far.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top
 File under: Taliban 

#1 Is it my imagination (or KhaamaPress')that Afghan govt intel seems to have improved greatly over the last six months?
Posted by Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-10-02 08:26||   2019-10-02 08:26|| Front Page Top

#2 My sense is that the Afghans are getting closer to the 10,000 hour mark required to attain competence, Chereting Pelosi1889, and their Special Forces have crossed that line.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-02 13:32||   2019-10-02 13:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Or, they're lying their lips off.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-02 13:39||   2019-10-02 13:39|| Front Page Top

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