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| 14 Taliban Insurgents Killed in US Drone Strike in Nangarhar |
| 2015-07-02 |
| [Tolo News] At least 14 Taliban Death Eaters were killed in a U.S drone strike in eastern 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 on Tuesday evening, local officials said on Wednesdays. In addition, several other Death Eaters were maimed. The strike took place in Much Magi area of Lalpoor district of the province after a U.S drone targeted the Taliban turbans, a front man for provincial police chief, Hazrat Hussian Mashriqiwal said. "Two safe havens of the Death Eaters were destroyed during the strikes and there were no civilian casualties," he said. Lalpoor borders Pakistain and is an area where Death Eaters are known to be active and where they frequently target the local security forces. The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident. |
| Posted by:Fred |