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As many as 31 people have been killed in an Afghan commandos operation in eastern Nuristan province in the past three days, local officials said.
One Afghan police officer, a civilian, and 29 insurgents were killed during a military push to clear insurgents from the Kamdish district, head of the provincial media office Mohammed Zareen said.
The civilian was killed by an insurgent who was shooting at the security forces, added Zareen.
Another 35 people have been wounded - four Afghan commandos, one civilian and 30 insurgents, he said.
Kamdish district shares a border with Pakistani and has been under insurgent control for more than a year.
Last week some members of Parliament called for extra troops to be sent to Nuristan province and for more efforts to be made to bring it under Afghan security forces control.
The operation is continuing in Kamdish, with a focus on five villages including Benooz and Paeen, Zareen said.
The residents of Kamdish have urged the government to continue the operation, according to TOLOnews' local reporter.
Source: 31 Killed in Nuristan Commandos Operation
Afghan forces with NATO air support conduct major operation against insurgents in east
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan forces with air support from NATO are in their third day of a major offensive against a northeastern province that serves as a major insurgent supply route from Pakistan.
Nuristan provincial spokesman Mohammad Zareen said Saturday that nearly 30 insurgents have been killed and at least 30 have been wounded in the operation that began Thursday night in Kamdesh district, a hotbed of the insurgency in northeast Afghanistan.
He says government-backed forces are trying to prevent the area from being used as a key supply route for insurgents in the east and keep militants from crossing back and forth across the border.
One Afghan policemen and a woman have been killed in the shooting. At least four Afghan soldiers and an Afghan woman have been wounded.
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April 14, 2012 04:21 AM EDT
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Source: Afghan, NATO forces attack insurgents in east *| ajc.com
One Afghan police officer, a civilian, and 29 insurgents were killed during a military push to clear insurgents from the Kamdish district, head of the provincial media office Mohammed Zareen said.
The civilian was killed by an insurgent who was shooting at the security forces, added Zareen.
Another 35 people have been wounded - four Afghan commandos, one civilian and 30 insurgents, he said.
Kamdish district shares a border with Pakistani and has been under insurgent control for more than a year.
Last week some members of Parliament called for extra troops to be sent to Nuristan province and for more efforts to be made to bring it under Afghan security forces control.
The operation is continuing in Kamdish, with a focus on five villages including Benooz and Paeen, Zareen said.
The residents of Kamdish have urged the government to continue the operation, according to TOLOnews' local reporter.
Source: 31 Killed in Nuristan Commandos Operation
Afghan forces with NATO air support conduct major operation against insurgents in east
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan forces with air support from NATO are in their third day of a major offensive against a northeastern province that serves as a major insurgent supply route from Pakistan.
Nuristan provincial spokesman Mohammad Zareen said Saturday that nearly 30 insurgents have been killed and at least 30 have been wounded in the operation that began Thursday night in Kamdesh district, a hotbed of the insurgency in northeast Afghanistan.
He says government-backed forces are trying to prevent the area from being used as a key supply route for insurgents in the east and keep militants from crossing back and forth across the border.
One Afghan policemen and a woman have been killed in the shooting. At least four Afghan soldiers and an Afghan woman have been wounded.
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April 14, 2012 04:21 AM EDT
Copyright 2012, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Source: Afghan, NATO forces attack insurgents in east *| ajc.com
