... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
s.
According to a statement released by 203rd Thunder Corps, a senior Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
leader identified as Mawlavi Habibullah was killed along with 4 other snuffies during an operation of the Afghan Special Forces which was conducted in Sadmara area of Nerkh district in Maidan Wardak province.
The statement further added that 16 snuffies were killed in an
of the Afghan Air Force in Geru district of Ghazni, 10 others were killed and 2 more were maimed in a similar raid in Aab Band district while 4 others were killed and 5 more maimed in Noghi area located in the placid provincial capital of Ghazni.The statement also added that 2 snuffies were killed during a clearance operation of Afghan army in Nadir Shah Kot district of Khost province.