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Page2 2 Main News Page Airstrike Kills Key Afghan Forces Recapture Commander in Paktia Badakhshan’s Yamgan District

KABUL - A key Taliban com- on Monday afternoon. mander, Allah Noor, was killed Provincial police spokesman along seven other militants Sardar Wali Tabasom told Ari- in airstrikes conducted by the ana News that three other Tali- Resolute Support mission in ban militants were also among eastern , a po- the deaths. lice official said on Tuesday. The three Taliban commanders The operation was conducted identified as Zahid also known in Sarkal village of Aryob Zazi as Fedaee, Shamal known as district over Taliban hideouts Wafadar, ...(More on P4)...(9) 7 Taliban Killed, 12 Injured by Own Bomb PUL-I-ALAM - Seven Tali- nor’s spokesman, Didar La- ban militants were killed and wang. a dozen more injured when a He told Pajhwok Afghan News bomb they were making went that the militants were busy off prematurely in central Log- making bombs inside a home KABUL - Afghan forces recap- day. A MoD statement said the after four years. brave Afghan forces were pro- ar province last night, an offi- when one of the explosive de- tured Yamgan district of north- district was recaptured as a re- The Taliban sustained heavy gressing and continuing opera- cial said on Monday. vices exploded. eastern sult of airstrikes and ground op- losses and many of their fighters tions in Badakhshan against the The incident happened in However, the Taliban have so on Monday after four years, the erations and Afghan national flag surrendered to ANDSF, the state- enemies of peace and stability. on Sunday far said nothing in this regard. Ministry of Defense said on Mon- was raised again on the district ment said, adding committed and (Pajhwok) night, said the Logar gover- (Pajhwok) Takhar’s 25 Taliban Militants Killed, Detained; Multiple Falls To Taliban: Officials Weapons Caches Destroyed In Special Forces Raids KABUL - Local official in Takhar KABUL - The Afghan Special said on Tuesday that Yangi Qala Forces killed or detained at least district of the northern province 25 Taliban militants during vari- has fallen to the Taliban after heavy ous operations in the past 24 clashes. hours. The Taliban attacked the district The military officials said Tues- two days ago, a spokesman for day that the Special destroyed a provincial governor, Mohammad weapons cache of Taliban during Jawad Hejri, said. an operation in Khas Uruzgan “The forces are trying to retake the district of . district from the Taliban,” Hejri The officials further added that said, adding that “clashes still on- the Special Forces arrested a going in the district.” Taliban militant and destroyed He said that 28 Taliban fight- a drugs cache in of ers were killed in the clashes and Herat. “Mullah Imamuddin, a Taliban Reinforcements have been sent from the center of the Furthermore, the Special Forces commander was also among them. province to support the local forces, he mentioned. destroyed a small weapons cache The forces have retreated from He did not provide details over the security forces in the of Taliban during a raid in Cha- trol in Farah district of , The officials also added that the Special the district to prevent civilian clashes. har of Kunduz the officials said, adding that the Special Forces killed 4 Taliban militants, de- casualties and the Taliban has not Taliban claimed they have captured the district and a province. Forces killed 10 Taliban militants and de- tained 3 others and destroyed a weap- reached the center of the district, number of the security forces have been killed in the The Special Forces arrested 7 stroyed a weapons cache during a similar ons cache during a raid in Nerkh district he said. clashes. (Tolo news) Taliban militants during a pa- operation in district of Uruzgan. of Wardak. (KP) Outlook Horoscope

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