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2020-02-16 Afghanistan
Eight ‘Civilians’ Killed in Nangarhar Airstrike: Official
[ToloNews] At least eight non-combatants were killed in an Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
in Surkh Rod district in the eastern province of Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
on Friday evening, a front man for Nangarhar governor, Attaullah Khogyani, said.
they're non-combatants now
Khogyani said that one child was also among those killed in the airstrike that was carried out in Karak village in Surkh Rod district in the north of Nangarhar.

Sources from Nangarhar said those who were killed were the civilians who were going to their homes after shopping at a local market.
Simple, well-armed, rustic civilians
The Ministry of Defense has not commented on this incident. A statement by the ministry released on Saturday morning reads that five airstrikes were conducted over the past 24 hours including an airstrike in Sherzad district in Nangarhar in which six Lions of Islam were killed and four others were maimed.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-02-16 00:06|| || Front Page|| [12 views ]  Top
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