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2021-03-18 Afghanistan
Taliban battered in Kandahar, 34 killed with help from USAF
[Khaama Press] The Ministry of Defense in a blurb on Wednesday reported that 34 Taliban
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fighters were killed in Arghandab, Panjwai, Zherai, and Spin Boldak districts of Kandahar province.

According to MoD as part of the clearance operation, Afghan National Defense and Security Forces backed by Airforce targeted Talibs in Panjwai, Zherai, and Spin Boldak districts of the province.

The bulletin added, that 34 Taliban fighters were killed and further nine members of the group were maimed during the operation.

Two Taliban strongholds, 8 cycle of violences, a large number of weapons and ammunition were also destroyed in the operation.

Taliban have not yet commented on the attack.

In a separate security incident, two coppers were killed between the Kabul and Maidan Wardak route.

According to Kabul police, the incident happened when a police Ranger-vehicle was heading towards Maidan Shahr, the vehicle was ambushed by the Taliban in the Shah Qadam area of Paghman district in which two coppers were killed.Taliban so far has not commented on the incident.

U.S Air Force bombs Taliban in Kandahar

[KhaamaPress] According to American forces based in Afghanistan, the US air force has targeted Taliban
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positions in the Zherai and Spin Boldak districts of Kandahar.

Taliban have been bombed by these forces for the past 48 hours after the group’s multiple attacks on Afghan forces.

The US forces front man in Afghanistan, Col. Sonny Leggett tweeted on Wednesday the incident occurred when Taliban fighters were trying to attack and maneuver Afghan national defense and security force’s positions.

He says that under the US-Taliban agreement, American military are defending ANDSF.

In response to the attacks, the Taliban said US had acted in violation of the Doha agreement.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a front man for the Taliban, said in a statement that in the past 24 hours, US forces had bombed Taliban positions in the Panjwai, Zherai, and Khakriz districts of the province.

The air raids have reportedly inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban.

Meanwhile,
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the Ministry of defense in a released statement said, that at least eight Talibs were killed and nine others are maimed in a joint operation by Afghan infantry and air force in Chak-e-Shir Ahmad area, Chahar Bolak district of northern Balkh province.

MoD said in the statement that the air force targeted the Taliban’s depo and group’s tactical operating center (TOC) in the region.

Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
’s National Directorate of Security
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(NDS) stated that the department has arrested 12 individuals on various terrorist charges in the province.

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Helmand said it had arrested 9 people on charges of assassination of babus government employees and tribal elders, one enemy infiltrator, and two krazed killer mine planters were detained.

Helmand’s deputy governor, Baryalai Nazari told the media that the accused turbans had confessed to their crimes and soon will be sent for prosecution after investigations on their cases are finalized.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ]  Top
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