...the Pashtun equivalent of men...members including a commander of group’s red unit
... in Pashto Sara Kheta, they are also known as 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. We haven’t been hearing much from them recently, for some reason...
were killed in Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province on Saturday.
MoD stated that Elham, Taliban’s red unit commander is also among the killed, further 7 Taliban affiliates are maimed in ANA’s counterattacks.
The festivities between the Taliban and Afghan National Army escalated when several security check points were attacked by the Taliban in Bolan and Boshran areas of Lashkargah city in Helmand province.
In another incident, Ministry of Defense said that 13 Taliban fighters were killed and one another was maimed in Kandahar province.
According to MoD the Taliban fighters were killed and maimed in Afghan national defense and security forces operation in Zherai, Arghandab and Pajwai districts of the province.
MoD tweeted seven of the Taliban strongholds were also wrecked during the ANDSF operation. ANDSF during the mission also discovered and defused seven IEDs, MoD reported.
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Red unit: 2020-09-21 Kabul: Talib Red Emir toes up, US warns of attack on wimmen, house full of IEDs found
Red unit: 2020-09-03 Taliban Red Unit suffers heavy casualties in a counter-terrorism operation by ANDSF
Red unit: 2020-06-23 IAF airlifts dozens of tanks to Ladakh to beef up firepower, MiG-29s and Apache helicopters deployed at Leh airbase
Red unit: 2020-09-21 Kabul: Talib Red Emir toes up, US warns of attack on wimmen, house full of IEDs found
Red unit: 2020-09-03 Taliban Red Unit suffers heavy casualties in a counter-terrorism operation by ANDSF
Red unit: 2020-06-23 IAF airlifts dozens of tanks to Ladakh to beef up firepower, MiG-29s and Apache helicopters deployed at Leh airbase
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Helmand: 2021-03-13 Prosecutor shot dead as Taliban murdered school headmaster
Helmand: 2021-03-11 2 ANA Soldiers Wounded in Jalalabad Blast
Helmand: 2021-03-10 31 Taliban Killed in Kandahar, ‘Hawz-e-Madad’ area fallen to Taliban
Helmand: 2021-03-13 Prosecutor shot dead as Taliban murdered school headmaster
Helmand: 2021-03-11 2 ANA Soldiers Wounded in Jalalabad Blast
Helmand: 2021-03-10 31 Taliban Killed in Kandahar, ‘Hawz-e-Madad’ area fallen to Taliban
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Lashkargah: 2021-03-08 Policewoman ‘hurt’ in unidentified gunmen attack
Lashkargah: 2021-03-07 Explosion in Helmand claims gov’t prosecutor
Lashkargah: 2021-03-04 Police Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Helmand Blast
Lashkargah: 2021-03-08 Policewoman ‘hurt’ in unidentified gunmen attack
Lashkargah: 2021-03-07 Explosion in Helmand claims gov’t prosecutor
Lashkargah: 2021-03-04 Police Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Helmand Blast
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Zherai: 2021-03-11 Ministry of Defense: 66 Taliban killed in Kandahar, Zabul
Zherai: 2021-03-10 31 Taliban Killed in Kandahar, ‘Hawz-e-Madad’ area fallen to Taliban
Zherai: 2021-03-09 45 Taliban killed in Kandahar, Herat provinces
Zherai: 2021-03-11 Ministry of Defense: 66 Taliban killed in Kandahar, Zabul
Zherai: 2021-03-10 31 Taliban Killed in Kandahar, ‘Hawz-e-Madad’ area fallen to Taliban
Zherai: 2021-03-09 45 Taliban killed in Kandahar, Herat provinces