Abdul Ghaffar Malakzai, governor of Badghis Province, confirmed that 25 members of Afghanistan’s elite commando unit have been killed in a firefight with the Taliban.
An Afghan regional governor said 25 members of the country’s elite commando units have been killed in fighting with the Taliban.
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Abdul Ghaffar Malakzai, governor of Badghis Province, confirmed that 25 members of Afghanistan’s elite commando unit have been killed in a firefight with the Taliban.
An Afghan regional governor said 25 members of the country’s elite commando units have been killed in fighting with the Taliban.
The incident, which occurred on July 15 in the northern province of Badghis, is the latest in which specially trained Afghan military units have suffered unusually high death tolls.
In comments to RFE/RL, Badghis Governor Abdul Ghaffar Malakzai blamed a lack of coordination as the main reason for the deaths of the commandos. He did not elaborate.
He also said that more than 20 Taliban militants were killed in the clashes.
Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, said that at least 39 commandos were killed. He said that the militants also captured 16 soldiers.
Badghis, located along the border with Turkmenistan, has been the scene of frequent Taliban attacks.”
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