Monday, April 16, 2012
Mehterlam (BNA) While the clearing operations of the Afghan forces in Kamdesh district of Nooristan are continued, the security in charges say that these forces could occupy the strategic positions of the Taliban in the area.
The latest report indicates that three Taliban commanders by the name of Abbas, Mullah Najibullah and Mohammad Rahim who led the insurgents in Kamdesh district were arrested during the mopping up operations on some targets of the Taliban including the Hasht Rah in the south and occupied that location.
The source added that the Hast Rah is covered by forests where the Taliban had deployed their heavy arms and were targeting government forces.
With the occupation of Hasht Rah the Kamdesh highway was opened to the traffic.
The highway lies at a distance of 50 Km from the center of the province.
He also informed the media of the occupation of some other key points and the Taliban were fully defeated there.
From the start of the military operations by the national army commandos and the national police so far 45 Talib including their Pakistani insurgents were killed and tens of others were wounded.
Also three Afghan military personnel were killed and another six persons were wounded in the operations.
Mohammad Zareen spokesman of Nooristan governor stated that the Afghan forces are continuing their progress towards the border regions and that with circling of some points the Taliban cannot flee to Pakistan as well.
The operation started there with the arrival of the commando forces of the national army on Friday.
In the three days the Afghan forces broke the Taliban ranks and defeated them.
Nooristan located in the east of Afghanistan and has 250 common border with Pakistan and this place often become the gathering site for the Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban elements.
