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2020-07-21 Afghanistan
8 Soldiers Killed in Maidan Wardak
[ToloNews] At least eight Afghan National Army soldiers were killed in a suicide boom-mobileing in Maidan Wardak on Monday afternoon, the Ministry of Defense confirmed in a statement.

The ministry said that nine other soldiers were maimed in the attack that targeted a convoy of army forces in Sayed Abad district, a volatile region west of Kabul.

The Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
grabbed credit for the attack and said it was a retaliation for "Afghan forces Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s on civilians."

The attack comes amid peace efforts by the Afghan government and Taliban to complete prisoner exchange to begin the intra-Afghan negotiations.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-07-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top
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