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Taliban commander killed, 5 fighters captured in N. Afghanistan

4th May, 2016 · admin 1 Comment

badakhshanFAIZABAD, Afghanistan, May 4 (Xinhua) — Afghan forces killed a Taliban group commander and captured five of his fighters in Arghestan district of the northern Badakhshan province early Wednesday, an army spokesman in the province, Abdul Khalil said.

“Acting upon intelligence report, a unit of national army laid ambush against a group Taliban militants in Dahan-e-Dara village of Raghestan district in the wee hours of today killing a group commander Qari Samihullah on the spot and captured five of more militants,” Khalil told Xinhua.

Taliban militants who have been fighting over the past couple of months to consolidate positions in Badakhshan province, haven’t commented.

Khalil said over a dozen Taliban fighters have been killed in parts of Badakhshan province over the past couple of weeks.

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Badakhshan |
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One thought on “Taliban commander killed, 5 fighters captured in N. Afghanistan”

  1. Ali Goali says:
    May 4, 2016 at 2:59 pm

    A self-proclaimed Arrogant Global Super Power

    VS

    Ordinary Religious Peasants, who are living their normal lives in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan

    Damn you; leave them alone.

    IT IS SO UNFAIR !

    Reply

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