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Deadly clash among Afghan forces and Taliban in Nangarhar province |
2018-06-30 |
[Khaama Press] The Talibs suffered heavy casualties during a shootout![]() 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 of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said the clash between the Afghan forces the Talibs took place late on Wednesday night. The statement further added at least sixteen Talibs were killed or maimed during the clash sparked by a coordinated Taliban ...Arabic for students... attack. According to the provincial government, the Talibs attacked the security posts in Mamli Bagh area in Khogyani district, sparking heavy clash with the security forces. At least seven Talibs were killed and at least nine others were maimed after the Afghan forces responded to the attack, the provincial government said. The statement also added that one Afghan police belonging to the public order police forces lost his life and another was maimed during the clash. The provincial government said the maimed soldier receives treatment and his health condition has been reported as satisfactory. The anti-government armed bad boy groups including Talibs have not commented regarding the report so far. |
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