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’s Red unit left with heavy casualties in an operation held by the Afghan National Army in western 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.
Governor’s press office stated that 22 members of the Taliban red unit
... in Pashto Sara Kheta, they are also known as Red Unit, Blood Unit, Danger Group, or Taliban Special Forces Unit. The Taliban’s special forces/shock troops unit was first deployed in Sangin town in Helmand province in 2016, then claimed a victory against ISIS-Khurasan in 2018. They’ve been most active in Kunduz, Baghlan, and Faryab Provinces — perhaps they are expanding...
including 5 Pak nationals were killed in an attack by Afghan National Defense Forces in Dobandi and Sherlal Khail areas of Shirzad district.During the clash 6 other members of the red unit have been injured, a Toyota Dotson and a Corolla vehicle were also completely destroyed.
An Afghan soldier was killed in this operation and three others are maimed.
Taliban have not yet commented in this regard.
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Shirzad district: 2020-02-09 Shootout between US, Afghan forces in Nangahar, 5-6 US fatalities
Shirzad district: 2019-04-26 Hundreds of families displaced as clashes intensify between Taliban, ISIS in the East
Shirzad district: 2019-04-21 More than 60 Taliban militants killed, wounded in various operations across the country
Shirzad district: 2020-02-09 Shootout between US, Afghan forces in Nangahar, 5-6 US fatalities
Shirzad district: 2019-04-26 Hundreds of families displaced as clashes intensify between Taliban, ISIS in the East
Shirzad district: 2019-04-21 More than 60 Taliban militants killed, wounded in various operations across the country