...Arabic for students...
attack in Pachir Aw Agam district in the eastern province 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..
on Monday evening, the provincial governor’s office said in a statement.
Three Taliban were also killed in the clash, said the statement.
The Taliban has not commented on the incident.
Meanwhile,
...back at the pond, Gloria again dodged the questing tip of the giant frog's tongue and ran for her life...
two local army soldiers were killed in an attack by "Lashkar-e-Islam
...a group of Islamic bandidos infesting Khyber Agency. It was headed by a former bus driver and eventually folded into the TTP...
terrorist group’s" fighters (based in Pakistain) on their outpost in Nazian district in Nangarhar, the statement added.