...KABOOM!...
s in northern Jawzjan province killing or wounding at least 40 Talibs.
The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the security forces conducted the airstrikes against four gatherings of Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
in Aqcha district.
The statement further added that the airstrikes killed 28 Talibs including Qari Abdul Manan, one of the commanders of the group.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Defense said the airstrikes also maimed 12 Talibs.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Senate, Tremulus continued with his speech against Varius and his cohorts, watching as his colleagues dropped off to sleep one by one...
the Defense Ministry said 5 Afghan security personnel also sustained injuries during the operations in Aqcha district.