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2021-02-11 Afghanistan
Foreign fighters among ’22 Taliban killed’ in Ghazni
[KhaamaPress] Ministry of Defense stated, in a special defense operation in Ghazni province, the Afghan commando forces captured and destroyed a manufacturing center for making suicide kaboom vests, the unit also wrecked a location where foreign Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
affiliates were kept.

In a released statement on Wednesday, MoD indicated that both of the locations were completely destroyed by the Afghan national defense and security forces.

During the operation 22 Taliban fighters, including Arab, Pak, Tajik nationals were also killed among the fighters, the bulletin added.

The statement elaborated that among the 22 killed Taliban were Six Arabs, Two Paks, and Two Tajik nationals.

Three Taliban members, including "Shahbaz Kha" suicide kaboom controller were also detained in the special operation conducted by the Afghan commandos, among the detainees, MoD said.

MoD’s commando unit also destroyed 16 boom jackets and 16 tons of kabooms during the operation.
Tons plural? Someone is definitely ambitious.
This comes as local authorities in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province reported that two soldiers were killed and three others were maimed in a Taliban attack on a government checkpoint in Golran district on Tuesday night.

Following the battle, Taliban fighters fled the area, and according to the witnesses, this clash has lasted overnight.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-02-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top
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