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Afghanistan
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Helmand, Nangarhar, Ghazni airstrikes
2019-06-05
[KhaamaPress] The joint forces conducted separate Arclight airstrikes in three provinces of the country inflicting heavy casualties on Taliban
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fighters.

The military officials said Monday that the security forces conducted an airstrike in Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
wounding 3 Taliban fighters.

The security forces carried out a similar airstrike in Khugyani district of 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..
. The airstrike killed at least 2 Taliban fighters.

A similar airstrike killed 16 Taliban fighters in Muqur district of Ghazni province, the sources added.

The anti-government armed bandidos Lions of Islam including Taliban have not commented regarding the airstrike so far.

Helmand and Ghazni are among the volatile provinces in southern and south-eastern parts of the country. Talibs are active in remote and restive areas of the two provinces.

Talibs often attempt to carry out terrorist related activities in the restive districts of Helmand and Ghazni provinces.

In the meantime, the Afghan forces are busy conducting counter-terrorism operations against both groups in the two province.
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