...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...
provinces inflicting heavy casualties on Talibs.
The 207th Zafar Corps in a statement said the Special Forces conducted an operation in Shinwan Village of Bala Bolok district.
The statement further added that the Special Forces killed 9 Talibs and detained two others.
The Special Forces also destroyed a captured Humvee vehicle during the same operation.
Meanwhile,
...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38...
the 207th Zafar Corps said the security forces conducted a similar operation in Pashtun Zarghoon district of Herat and killed 6 Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...fighters.
The security forces also maimed 6 more Taliban fighters during the same operation.