The informed military sources said Wednesday the Afghan Special Forces killed 16 Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...fighters in Pashtun Kot district of Faryab.
The Special Forces also maimed 3 Taliban fighters and destroyed some military equipment during the operation.
Furthermore, the Special Forces killed 3 Taliban fighters and detained 8 others in Bagram district of Parwan province.
The sources also added that the Special Forces killed 1 Taliban fighter in Sayad district of Sar-e-Pul
...a city and eponymous province in northern Afghanistan, population about 500,000. Demographically it is majority Tadjik and Uzbek. There are small Pashtun, Arab, and Hazara
...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...communities, of which the Hazaras mostly don't bother anyone...
province.
The Special Forces also arrested one Taliban fighter during the same operation, the sources said.
This comes as the security situation in some districts of Faryab, Parwan and Sar-e-Pul provinces has tanked during the recent years.
Talibs are active in districts of the three provinces where they often conduct terrorist related activities.
Meanwhile,
...back at the dirigible, Cynthia backed into the galley, the barbecue fork held in front of her.
Jack!she called.
Where the hell are you?...
the Afghan forces are busy conducting counter-terrorism operations against the anti-government gangs in the three province.