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| 20 Insurgents, 10 Police Killed in Nuristan Operation |
| 2013-11-28 |
| [Tolo News] Local officials of Nuristan province on Wednesday confirmed that 20 bully boyz and 10 police were killed and 34 others including four police were maimed during an operation in the Kamdish District. The operation was launched on Monday by the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) and ended on Tuesday.. According to reports, two other ALP officers were taken hostage by the Taliban. The bully boyz started a gun-battle with forces that lasted for over 48 hours. "The festivities continued for over 48 hours in Kamdish District in which 20 bully boyz and 10 ALP were killed. Thirty other bully boyz and four ALP were maimed," said Mohammad Haroon Yousufzai, the head of the Military Media Office in eastern Afghanistan. The Kamdish district, which borders Pakistain, has been the site of myrmidon activity targeting the Afghan cops' check-posts. |
| Posted by:Fred |