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2021-01-24 Afghanistan
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Helmand: Afghan Commandos ‘Release Captives’ From Taliban Prison
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[KhaamaPress] Afghan security officials say the commando forces have carried out an operation on a Taliban
 ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
’s prison in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province on Wednesday night.
Security officials stated, that in an operation carried out by the Afghan Commando forces on a Taliban prison in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
At least 27 prisoners held in the captivity of the Talibs were released and freed during the Wednesday night operation.
Reports indicate Afghan commando forces seized a rocket, AK47, two radios, and other Taliban equipment used for planting IEDs.
One of the Taliban guards who had the duty to look after the prison was also killed during the night raid, the statement read.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense in a post on their Facebook page said, that commando forces rescued at least 13 prisoners from the clutches of the Taliban.
The captured prisoners were rescued from a Taliban jail in the Washer district of Helmand province.
Commando operations backed by air support conducted a mission on Taliban controlled jail during the night.
The overnight mission forced the Talibs to flee to nearby villages.
Security officials told the media, that 13 people including a policeman were rescued from the grips of the Taliban during the operation.
The abductees were held by the Taliban for over a year and were being held inside the prison in a poor condition.
The freed Afghan citizens, including the policeman, have returned to their families.
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