KABUL, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — About 82 militants had been killed and 64 others injured as Afghan security forces launched wide-scale operations within last 24 hours in 17 of the country’s 34 provinces, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
In one operation, 36 Taliban militants were killed and 24 others wounded after troops struck militants positions in Chamkani and Jani Khel districts of eastern Paktia province, the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates.
“A total of 32 terrorists were killed and 20 others wounded during a cleanup operation in Dahana-i-Ghori district of northern Baghlan province,” the statement added.
Sporadic clashes have been continuing around Dahana-i-Ghori district since weekend after Taliban capture the district’s center and took control of all government office buildings there.
The joint forces supported by the army’s artillery and warplanes also detained 12 militants during the above raids, the statement noted.
The statement confirmed loss of seven army personnel over the same period.
Some 14 other militants had been killed and 20 wounded in southern and northern provinces.
In addition, 12 Taliban were killed and two militants’ heavy machine guns were destroyed after Afghan army warplanes struck Taliban positions in Want Waygal district, eastern Nuristan province on Monday, a provincial source told Xinhua earlier on Tuesday.
The Afghan security forces have beefed up security operations and NATO-led forces increased drone attacks against militants since April after Taliban started their so-called annual offensive and stepped up attacks across the country.
The Taliban has yet to make comments.
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* This is turning more and more to resemble the atrocities of the Vietnam War.
I never would have guessed it that the international rats would bring this kind of extreme savagery to our beloved country; it always looked like it belonged to history books somewhere else- unbelievable !
JUST GET OUT- AND LEAVE THOSE FOLKS ALONE !
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* ***** AN IMMEDIATELY URGENT
* NEED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL
* “PEACE CONFERENCE” ON AFGHANISTAN:
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* WE ASK ALL
* THE SAVAGE
* INVADERS AND WARMONGERS TO: IMMEDISTELY LEAVE THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN ALONE
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* LET THEM BUILD UP THEIR OWN COUNTRY
* AND
* SHATTERED LIVES.
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* THE “KEY
* ATTENDEES”,
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* • 1- All the resistance forces in Afghanistan
* 2- NATO ALLIANCE
* 3- All neighboring countries of Afghanistan.
* 4- Turkey, India and Saudi Arabia.
* 5- Also, active participation and observation of United Nations and Vatican would definitely enhance the prospects for a mutually respectful and impartial resolution.
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* We must urge a cessation to all hostilities and an end to this savagely-conducted “INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT” in Afghanistan.
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* * BROTHERS AND SISTERS !
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* * WE MUST STOP THIS SAVAGELY-IMPOSED STATES OF WARFARES
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* CONTINUATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHT
* VIOLATIONS. **
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* WE ARE 100% SURE
* THAT A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT, FOR ALL PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN, IS POSSIBLE. ***** *****
* ONLY IF THE INVADERS
* GET “TOTALL OUT IF
* THE COUNTRY
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* * PLEASE; SHOW YOUR HONORABLE
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