Army forces in the southwest of the country say 30 Al-Qaeda fighters have been killed in an airstrike in the Marjah district of Helmand province.
The 215th Maiwand Corps said in a press release that the airstrike was launched on Friday evening on a “terrorist” gathering in the Sistani area of Marjah district. According to the statement, the killed members of the al-Qaeda network were Pakistani citizens and members of the al-Qaeda network for the Indian subcontinent. The statement also said that two al-Qaeda-linked “Land Cruiser” vehicles were destroyed in the airstrikes.
Also, local officials in Balkh province say the Taliban have fired several rockets at the headquarter of the 209th Shaheen Corps in Balkh province. Sayed Mustafa Sadat, Dehdadi district governor of Balkh province, told Hashte Subh daily that the Taliban fired 11 mortar shells near the 209th Shaheen Corps on Saturday morning. The mortars hit the village of Posht Bagh, the center of Dehdadi district, an area for retired army officers, and around Division 18, Sadat said.
He added that no casualties were reported from the rocket attacks. According to him, a number of Dehdadi residents have left their homes. At the same time, the Taliban launched attacks on the Pul-e Imam Bakri checkpoint in Dehdadi district of Balkh province, said Mustafa Sadat. Two children were injured as a result of the mortar fire. Army sources have not yet commented on the matter.
Also, as per the Ministry of Interior, ten Taliban insurgents were killed and wounded in a counterattack by security and defense forces in the capital of Sar-e-Pul province. Last night, the Taliban group carried out terrorist operations in the “Toghani” area of the capital of Sar-e-Pul province, which was met with a strong response from the security forces. Following the clashes, four terrorists, including a Taliban leader named Matiullah Omari, were killed and six other members of the group were wounded. The security and defense forces of the country were not harmed in this incident
And, in a video conference with the provincial police chiefs, Gen. Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal, the acting Minister of Interior, listened to the report of the current security situation from the mentioned commanders and gave them the necessary instructions to suppress the terrorists and enforce the law. The acting interior minister also stressed in the video conference that counter-terrorism operations must be increased and that police forces must be armed and completed in a timely manner.
