10 minutes agoTens of militants dead after the Taliban clash in Afghanistan
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Afghan officials have said that clashes between two Taliban factions have killed dozens of militants west of Afghanistan, stressing divisions in this militant group, which has committed 17-year-old uprisings against the Kabul government. President Hera's spokesman, Yildi Farhad, has said at least 28 Taliban fighters have been killed [...]
province's spokesman, Yildi Farhad, has said at least 28 Taliban fighters were killed and about 25 were injured in the area, Shinand, near the border with Iran on November 30th.
The head of the area where the attack took place, Hekmatullah Hekmatt, has said the clashes occurred amid the faithful fighters of the Taliban leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, against forces of the former Taliban commander who now heads a faction in Afghanistan, Mohammad Rasul.
Rasul's faction has been involved in bloody clashes by Taliban in southern and west Afghanistan since 2015, leaving dozens dead on both sides.
In October last year, at least 40 Taliban on both sides were killed in the Shinand area.
The Taliban are expanding control over Afghanistan as American officials aim to reach a peace agreement, which would end the 17-year war in this country.
