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Afghanistan
3 Insurgents Killed, 2 Injured in Afghan Forces Raids
2014-01-12
[Tolo News] Three turbans were killed and two were maimed during a series of coordinated operations over the past 24 hours carried out by the Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghan Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday.

Ten other turbans were incarcerated
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
in the operations.

The operations led by Afghan forces intensify across the country as Afghanistan is moving closer to the elections in less than three months.

The operations were conducted in Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Laghman and Kandahar provinces.

"Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition and IEDs," it said.

The statement did not report any casualties amongst the Afghan forces or local civilians.

There are over 350,000 Afghan soldiers serving at the moment. Foreign troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, after handing over full security responsibility to the Afghan forces.
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