14 killed in clashes, 10 fuel tankers torched.FARYAB (PAN): Ten armed insurgents were killed during a clash with security forces in the Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, officials said on Monday.The clash took place on Monday morning in the district, where more than hundred Pakistani and Chechen rebels attacked security check posts in Qaisar district, police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Khaliq Aqsai, told Pajhwok Afghan News. He said 10 rebels were killed and the dead bodies of three rebels remained at the scene, but their identities could not be ascertained as the clash was still going on. He said the Afghan National Army Afghan National Army (ANA) is a service branch of the Military of Afghanistan that is currently being trained by the to ultimately take the lead in land-based military operations. (ANA) and police were jointly fighting against the rebels. In a telephonic interview with Pajhwok, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousaf Ahmadi said their fighters pushed back government forces in Qaisar district, killing three soldiers Three Soldiers is a 1920[1] novel by the American writer and critic John Dos Passos. It is one of the key American war novels of the First World War, and remains a classic of the realist war novel genre. H.L. and injuring four others. He said the clashes were ongoing and they have also detained a policeman along with his weapons. The administrative head of Qaisar, Mohammad Siddiqu Hamidyar said the clash was taking place in Khwaja Kenti area -- where a local policeman was killed and another injured so far. In central Maidan Mai`dan´ n. 1. In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade. A gallop on the green maidan. - M. Crawford. Wardak, 10 fuel tankers supplying NATO-led troops were torched by armed insurgents along Kabul-Ghazni highway, said the governor's spokesman. Shahidullah Shahid Shahid or Shaheed is a male given name common among Muslims. It is the Arabic word for witness or martyr. People with this name Famous people with this name include: See also
He said one driver was killed while two guards and a soldier injured in the incidents. He accused the convoy's drivers of being careless because most times they stopped their vehicles that allowed rebels to attack. "Whenever one vehicle is set on fire by the rebels other drivers stop their vehicles, giving chance for rebels to torch their trucks as well,'' he added. He said they have recommended to security companies to provide good security along highway or inform local security offices about the movement of the convoy. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a security source, another two fuel tankers were torched in Aziz Qala area between Syedabad district and Ghazni city. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said their fighters attacked NATO-led convoy in different areas of Syedabad district on Sunday, destroying over 25 vehicles and killing and injuring several soldiers. In eastern Laghman, three mine planters were killed during a clash with ANA soldiers in katal area in Mehtarlam city, eastern Laghman province's capital on Sunday night, said Sarhadi Zwak, the governor's spokesman. mm/vp Copyright Pajhwok Afghan News. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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