s as part of the ongoing ’Nejat Operations’ in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, leaving at least 18 snuffies dead.The 203rd Thunder Corps of the Afghan Military in the Southeast said the operations are being conducted under the leadership of Thunder Corps commander Gen. Dadan Lawang.
According to a statement released by the Thunder Corps, at least 18 snuffies were killed after coming under airstrikes in Moqor district during the ongoing operations.
The statement further added that a Humvee armored personnel carrier captured by the Taliban
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was also destroyed along with some weapons and munitions.
According to Thunder Corps, two commanders of the Nusrat Group of the Taliban were also among those killed.
Ghazni is among the relatively volatile provinces in southeastern parts of the country where the Talibs and terrorist belonging to the other groups are actively operating in some of its districts.
Troops On High Alert In Ghazni, As Periodic Clashes Continue
[Tolo] The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday said the Afghan cops are on high alert in Ghazni city and are trying to minimize security threats against the city.
The ministry’s remarks come after residents reported that festivities broke out on Thursday between security forces and forces of Evil on the outskirts of the city.
The defense ministry also said they will continue their military operations on the outskirts of the city and beyond in order to eliminate the forces of Evil and to ensure the safety of the city.
"Security measures have been taken there, our reinforcement troops are there, and in the areas where we felt there were threats we have launched operations. But our forces are on high alert in Ghazni and our operations are ongoing," interior ministry’s front man Najib Danish said.
Meanwhile a number of Ghazni residents said festivities broke out in some areas on the outskirts of the city on Thursday night and that they are worried that the situation will deteriorate.
Two weeks ago the Taliban
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carried out a massive attack on the city and controlled parts of Ghazni for about four days. However,
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after a few days security forces pushed the Taliban back from the city.
Ghazni residents said all roads connecting Ghazni to other provinces are not completely secure and that a number of Ghazni people were not able to get back to their city to celebrate Eid.
Avizha Orzhalan said she works in Kabul, but her family lives in Jaghoori. Orzhalan said she had been extremely stressed during the siege of Ghazni as she had not been able to contact her family as all communication networks had been cut.
"Following Ghazni’s collapse, Taliban are in control of roads, they are even in control of the check posts that belonged to the people. When we go they search us and our mobiles and we are facing problems," said Orzhalan.
Meanwhile a number of residents in Ghazni districts also said they are worried about the security situation adding that festivities have flared up in the past few days in some districts.
"Khwja Omari and Khogyani districts are out of government’s control," Fazlullah, a resident of Khawja Omari said.
"Taliban have check points in Khwja Omari district and they travel past the district and police headquarter buildings," Ghulam Rasul, another resident said.
GHAZNI WAR
On August 10, Taliban launched coordinated attacks on Ghazni city, in the center of Afghanistan ‐ 148 kilometers southwest of Kabul.
The attack however lasted for five days during which Taliban took over parts of the city and clashed with Afghan cops.
During the attack, telecom services shut down and people either fled the city or took cover in their homes. However the ones who stayed behind faced a severe lack of water, food and healthcare services.
During the siege, the Afghan interior and defense ministers Wais Ahmad Barmak and Tariq Shah Bahrami held a presser in Kabul and said at least 70 police soldiers were killed in the first four days of the attack.
The defense minister also stated that Pak, Chechen and Arab hard boyz had been fighting alongside the Taliban.
On the corpse count, Bahrami said that about 200 forces of Evil had been killed.