[Tolo News] Two Taliban commanders and 8 forces of Evil were jugged in joint operations conducted by Afghan and coalition forces in the southern Zabul provinceIn the operations that were conducted in Qalat, the scenic provincial capital of Zabul, Afghan and coalition forces had no casualties, a NATO Press Release said.
Meanwhile,
...back at the ranch...
NATO forces say they have killed a top Taliban capo charged with carrying out attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul. Noor Mohammad, a top Taliban commander who had planned to conduct attacks in Kabul ahead of the Afghan parliamentary elections, was killed on Friday in NATO air-strikes, a NATO Press Release says.
Two Taliban fighters are also reportedly killed and some ammunitions and equipment used to make bombs were also seized in the battle.
Afghan and coalition forces have escalated their counter-insurgency operations in an effort to wipe out Taliban from the country's insecure areas and maintain security ahead of the Afghan parliamentary elections.
More than 1000 polling centres have been closed due to the increasing insecurity all across Afghanistan.
| Total for this report: two emirs plus eight cannon fodder arrested, Noor Mohammed plus two more cannon fodder killed. No doubt other things happened behind the scenes. No casualties on our side. Not bad, not bad at all. And the locals will have to decide how they feel about being locked out of voting. |