Tolo News: 14 Afghan Taliban Insurgents Killed in Attack on Security Posts in Kunar
At least 14 Taliban insurgents were killed in an attack on security posts in eastern Kunar province on Saturday, local officials said.
In addition, 23 other insurgents were injured during the clashes.
The incident took place in Mano Gai and Chapa Dara districts of the province after more than 500 Taliban insurgents attacked the posts. However they were met by a large-scale response from security forces, provincial police chief Abdul Habib Sayedkhili said.
"An Afghan security soldier was also killed in the attack along with 14 insurgents." Sayedkhili said. "The Taliban insurgents also torched eight shops and four civilian houses in Chapa Dara," he added.
He said that the insurgents have since fled the area.
WNU Editor: What caught my attention in this report was the admission that the attack was done by about 500 Taliban fighters. Even if that number is inflated .... that is still a lot of fighters, and it reflects on the military organizational ability of the Taliban to assemble a large fighting force without the Afghan military knowing about it. To say that this is an ominous development is an understatement.
2 comments:
When I was on tour the ANA/interpreters would frequently run in/radio in that they were being attacked by 100 plus Taliban. In reality, it would always turn out to be several to maybe a dozen at most.
The Afghans constantly exaggerated numbers... along with making lots of other weird claims and observations "They are shooting lazers at us!" Huh???
Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if there ARE very large Talib attacks going on now and into the near future.
Larger numbers would also be in keeping with standard insurgency SOP at this point in the war. They're likely getting increased Pak assistance as well.
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