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Afghanistan
Nimroz: Afghan Special Forces break a Taliban jail in a night raid, 20 captives freed
2021-04-18
[KhaamaPress] Afghanistan Special Forces have stormed a Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
prison in the Western Nimroz province of Afghanistan early morning on Saturday, Bilal Sarwary, an aware journalist tweeted.

Afghan Special Forces
...established in 2007 with the intent of taking one conventional infantry kandak (battalion) from each of the regional ANA corps, giving them special training and equipment, and reorganizing based on the U.S. Army Rangers. Each battalion is assigned to one of the six regional corps. The commandos comprise 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conduct 70% to 80% of the fighting...
raided a Taliban prison in Khashrood district of Nimroz province early Saturday morning and as a result, at least 20 members of ANDSF kept captive by the Taliban were freed, Bilal Sarwary has said in his tweet.

Hours later, the Ministry of Defense released a statement confirming the night operation on a Taliban prison in the Western Nimroz province.

According to MOD, 7 members of the Taliban including Mawali Bashir, one of their key commanders have been killed in this operation.

The operation was led by 215 Corps commander Genera Sami Sadat, a well-known military figure for hard fights against the Taliban.

This is said to be the first night-raid by the Afghanistan National Security Defense Forces after the U.S President, Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S., who gives the geriatric a bad name...
announced the full withdrawal of the 2,500 remaining troops on Wednesday.

Taliban has not yet commented about this operation.
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