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Afghanistan
Gen. Miller vows relentless pressure after the killing of ISIS Emir in Afghanistan
2018-09-04
[KhaamaPress] The coalition forces in Afghanistan have confirmed the killing of ISIS Khurasan Emir in a U.S. Arclight airstrike in Afghanistan.

"United States forces in Afghanistan conducted a strike against the leader of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
‐ Khorasan group, known as Abu Saad Orakzai, in the eastern area of the 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 of Afghanistan, August 25. The strike resulted in his death," a statement by the Resolute Support stated.

"America and her allies are in Afghanistan to maintain pressure on the networked, trans-regional turbans attempting to plot, resource and direct attacks from here," said U.S. Army General Scott Miller, commander of U.S. and NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
forces in Afghanistan. "This is only part of the coalition’s work towards and Afghan security solution, but it is a vital part."

The statement further added that the death of Abu Saad Orakzai marks the third time U.S. forces have successfully targeted a self-proclaimed emir of Islamic State ‐ Khorasan group since July 2016.

Sources in the Afghan intelligence last week confirmed that the ISIS Khurasan Emir has been killed along with his nine butt buddies lovers comrades in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province.

The provincial governor’s front man Ataullah Khogyani said Abu Saad Orakzai was originally a resident of Orakzai Agency
... crawling with holy men, home to Darra Adam Khel, the world's largest illegal arms bazaar. 14 distinct tribes of beturbanned primitives inhabit Orakzai agency's 1500 or so square kilometers...
of Pakistain and was appointed ISIS Emir after the killing of Haseeb Logari. Neither of them are currently residents of anywhere.
Posted by:trailing wife

#6  hmmmm....recognize China's sovereignty (via the Mongol Yuan Dynasty) to the place, much like a lot of 'historic' claims, and point out how they treat troublesome Islamics as in their Western (now Middle) provinces.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-09-04 17:29  

#5  Like the Don cutting off their allowance?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-09-04 17:20  

#4  ...now 'relentless pressure on Pakistan' would probably bring quicker results.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-09-04 17:19  

#3  How many times we've heard "vows relentless pressure" in Afghanistan?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-09-04 16:53  

#2  This is the new guy from yesterday, chest pounding like he had something to do with it.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-09-04 08:04  

#1  The octagon of starving Pakistans terror exchange unit, the killing of this guy, an maybe a shore up could get US out, but knowing US, we are never out.

We Love these people too much. They showed US Lots.

I doubt Our interest in it's continuance but I would give it another shot if it keeps you from getting shot in the back when you leave.

It really is time to apply pressure here right now.

See what kind of area denial WE can come up with.
Posted by: newc   2018-09-04 03:52  

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