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Afghanistan
Avalanche kills 25 Taliban fighters on route from Pakistan
2021-03-16
It looks like Allah doesn’t approve of them, and chose to make his opinion known.
[KhaamaPress] Local sources in Paktia province confirmed that 25 Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
have been killed in an avalanche in the Jaji Ariob district of the province.

Mohammad Lal Amiri, front man for the Paktia Police HQ told the media that the incident took place on Sunday night in the " Zaghni" valley of ​​Jaji Ariob district.

Amiri added that 25 Taliban including some group’s Pak commanders were killed in the incident.

According to him, these Taliban affiliates intended to come to Afghanistan from Pakistain taking the mountainous route through the zone.

The Taliban have not yet commented.
"OUCH"
The Meteorological Department warned of heavy snowfall in 30 provinces two days before the natural disaster hit.

This comes as the Ministry of Defense stated on Monday that the Taliban have suffered heavy casualties during the battles in Arghandab and Zherai districts of Kandahar province.

The Ministry of Defense said in a released statement on Monday that Afghan national defense and security forces backed by air support launched a clearance operation in Arghandab and Zherai districts of Kandahar province.

As a result of which 18 Lions of Islam were killed and three others were maimed, MoD said in the statement.

The MoD bulletin added, thon the lam premises of Zherai and the Kandahar-Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
highway were cleared of Taliban fighters and the Highway is currently open to traffic.

During the operation, ANDSF also discovered and defused 13 mines placed in the Zherai, Dand, and Arghandab districts of Kandahar province.

The southern Kandahar province is one of the most insecure provinces of Afghanistan, where the Taliban has influence in various parts of the region.
Posted by:trailing wife

#6  They were promised global warming. Instead they were turned into Birdseye frozen peas.
Posted by: Grasing Omolumble3126   2021-03-16 20:31  

#5  They were put on ice
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-03-16 07:06  

#4  There's a climate change/CO2 angle here somewhere.
Posted by: Clem   2021-03-16 06:08  

#3  The key to success in the Spring Offensive is GETTING to the Spring Offensive.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-03-16 06:05  

#2  That's calls for some Bailey's in coffee this morning!
Posted by: Clem   2021-03-16 06:01  

#1  Kinda wondering if cheap drones from India couldn't drop 50 / 100 lbs. of dynamite on those slopes to cause the avalanches, 'cuz that would kick ass...
Posted by: Raj   2021-03-16 00:13  

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