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Afghanistan |
Kunar clash leaves 2 security personnel, 8 militants dead |
2014-11-16 |
![]() ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... of Afghanistan. According to local security officials, the incident took place early on Saturday in Nari district. Provincial police chief Gen. Abdul Habib Syed Khel said a group of Pak Taliban and Lashakr-e-Taiba murderous Moslems launched coordinated attack on a number of security check posts early on Saturday. Syed Khel further added two members of Afghan national security forces were also killed during the festivities. The Talibs group grabbed credit behind the incident and said at least three security check posts were occupied by Taliban fighters. However, it was a brave man who first ate an oyster... the local security officials rejected the Taliban claims for occupying the security check posts. Kunar is among the volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where anti-government armed Lion of Islam groups are actively operating in its various districts and frequently carry out insurgency activities. |
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