...the Pashtun equivalent of men...gatherings in Balkh, Chahar Bolak, and Dawlatabad districts of Balkh province on Tuesday.
According to the Ministry of Defense, 16 snuffies were killed and 12 others were maimed in the attacks, and some of their weapons and ammunition were also destroyed.
Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, the little lost dog had finished eating the rat terrier...
MoD stated that in a security operation supported by the air force, 34 Taliban snuffies were killed and 14 others are reported maimed.
According to the statement, ANDSF backed by air support targeted Taliban gatherings in Qaisar and Khwaja Sabzposh districts of Faryab province.
In the operation at least 34 Taliban were killed including Taliban commanders, Qari Nabi and Mullah Abdul Rauf known as "Kamyab" and 14 other Taliban affiliates are reportedly maimed during the operation.
The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident.
This comes as local officials in Badghis province said that four Afghan national police (ANP) members were killed in a roadside kaboom blast in the Abkamari district of the province.
The governor of Badghis, Hisamuddin Shams confirmed the incident to the media and said the incident happened on Tuesday.
According to the provincial governor, the incident took place when a vehicle carrying ANP members collided with a roadside mine placed by the Taliban in which four coppers were killed.
The killed coppers were part of a clearance operation in the district.
During the festivities five Taliban fighters are said to have been killed and seven others were maimed.
Taliban have not released any statement in regards to the reported incidents.
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