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..
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Two intelligence officials in Pakistain, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
, said Tuesday's air raid targeted Death Eaters in the Nazyan area of Nangarhar near Pakistain's Khyber Agency
.The assailants were reportedly from a terrorist group that has recently pledged allegiance to pro-Talibs in Pakistain.
A front man for the Nangarhar governor, Ahmad Zia Abdulazai, said he was only aware of a Monday
| An Nahar adds: |
...a group of Islamic bandidos infesting Khyber Agency. It's headed by a former bus driver....
, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) and Abdullah Azam Brigade myrmidon groups.
A NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
front man in Kabul confirmed the strike and said it was carried out on Monday, but gave no details on the number of causalities.
"We can confirm there was a U.S. precision strike during an operation in Nasyan district, 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..
province, 23 March," the front man said.
The strike is the latest evidence of increasing cooperation between the two neighbours and U.S.-led forces in combating TTP murderous Moslems who have fled across the border from a Pak military operation.