...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
, a commander of the ANA 209 Shaheen Corps, was killed in a mortar attack that maimed four others in the northern province of Balkh on Thursday morning, said local military officials.
The incident happened in Alamkhil village in Balkh district (of Balkh province) this morning, said Mohammad Haneef Rezaee, a front man for 209 Shaheen Corps.
"The incident happened during a search operation in Alamkhil village and a mortar landed in the area," Rezaee said, adding that "four other ANA soldiers were maimed."
To respond, "the army will launch a clearing operation in the area," he said.
However,
women are made to be loved, not understood...
no group including the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...has grabbed credit for the attack yet.
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