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group during a special operation conducted in eastern Laghman
...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men.
province of Afghanistan.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the Afghan Special Conducted air and ground operations on a hideout of the Taliban in Alingar district late on Saturday night.
The statement further added that two key local Taliban leaders Baryalai and Dawood were killed along with four other Lions of Islam while three suspects have been placed in durance vile
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According to the governor’s office, Baryalai and Dawood were involved in major terrorist related activities for a long period of time and were still conducting insurgency in Alingar.
The two big shots of the group were being chased by the Afghan forces and were finally rubbed out on Saturday night, the statement added.
A civilian was also killed during the operation but the provincial government blames Taliban for the death of the civilian.
The provincial government in its statement also added that the Afghan Special Forces have not suffered any casualties during the operation.