[KhaamaPress] At least forty non-combatants were killed and twenty-one others were maimed in Taliban...Arabic for
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-led insurgency in the past four days, the security sources said Wednesday.
"Over the last 4 days, the Taliban have been responsible for a number of civilian casualties. Women and children are included in these numbers," the informed military source said.
The sources further added that 5 non-combatants were killed in South-eastern Khost province
... 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...
, 5 non-combatants were killed and 2 others were maimed in Baghlan province, 4 civilians were maimed in Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province, 6 others were maimed in 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, 3 non-combatants were killed and 2 others were maimed in Faryab province, 7 killed and 7 others maimed in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province.
According to security officials, at least 20 civilians were also killed in Taliban-led insurgency in Ghor province.
The Talibs’ group has not commented regarding the civilian casualties so far.