Airstrikes, Fierce Battles In Afghanistan: 53 Taliban Militants Killed in 24 Hrs

0dishatv.in ^ | July 18, 2021

[elpadre]

News Highlights

20 Taliban militants were killed and eight others wounded during a cleanup operation conducted by ANDSF on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah. 15 Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded following an airstrike conducted by the AAF in Kaldar district. One vehicle belonging to the militants and a large number of weapons and ammunition were destroyed during the latest offensives.

Kabul: At least 53 Taliban militants were killed and 38 others injured in multiple airstrikes and fierce battles in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.

In Kapisa province, 18 militants were killed and 24 wounded after Afghan Air Force (AAF) conducted airstrikes in support of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in the Tagab and Nijrab districts, Xinhua news agency reported citing a Ministry statement as saying.

Among the killed militants were three Taliban's divisional commanders, said the statement. Also Read

Meanwhile, 20 Taliban militants were killed and eight others wounded during a cleanup operation conducted by ANDSF on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province, according to the statement.

In Balkh province, 15 Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded following an airstrike conducted by the AAF in Kaldar district.

One vehicle belonging to the militants and a large number of weapons and ammunition were destroyed during the latest offensives, the statement said.

The Afghan security forces have recently beefed up security operations against the Taliban militants.

[elpadre]

Maybe the Afghanistan military won’t be such a pushover as many think.

[tet68]

It’s a start.

[hawkaw]

I hope you are right

It would be nice to see the AAF and the other military step up like this.

[lee martell]

Who’s killing them, USA?
If so, it must be by weaponized drones.
Would you agree with that guess?

[struggle]

The shouldn’t have picked up all those chipped M4s

[elpadre]

The story suggests it is the Afghans fighting back. If the US gets involved it will certainly be with drones - the the air strike de jour these days.

[Pocketdoor]

I think the AAF flys Super Tacanos.???

[AppyPappy]

Truth

[lee martell]

That would be the very best scenario, native Afghans fighting for their own land and their own freedoms.
Good if we can lend some help here and there, but no more Cannon Fodder using our people. That party is truly over.

[lee martell]

I certainly wouldn’t know. I don’t even pretend to know about that kind of weaponry. Too many posters on FR who DO know about it.
At first I thought I saw the phrase ‘Super Tacos’

[Chode]

they attack and run back into the mountains, when we were in the mountains

now that they want the cities, they should be easier to fight as they have fewer places to hide

kinda like Tet, when the VC finally came out to play and got their azz handed to them...

if we were to stay that is

[Governor Dinwiddie]

A day late and a dollar short.

[butlerweave]

so hands up don’t shoot was a trick to kick them in the Turbans

[Rummyfan]

... 53 Taliban Militants Killed in 24 Hrs...

That's a good start!

[Tallguy]

Not optimistic. The Taliban have more bodies than the AAF has bombs. Afghanistan can’t afford the exchange rate any more than we could.

[353FMG]

>> That party is truly over.<<

Don’t bank on it with this admin. Don;t be surprised if Biden tries to free the Uighur in China just to kiss muzzie azz.

[rxsid]

"I think the AAF flys Super Tacanos.???"

Yup.

The Afghan fleet contained just 13 Mi-17 helicopters and 65 qualified aircrews of pilots and co-pilots to fly them, according to U.S. military data from April 2021 and November 2020, respectively.

Those data show the entire Afghan Air Force comprises 339 qualified aircrews and 160 aircraft -- less than a quarter of the fleet size of U.S. commercial carrier Southwest Airlines. The "usable" fleet is even smaller - around 140 aircraft - after accounting for aircraft undergoing maintenance, according to the same April data.

Built in America's image, the Afghan Air Force is equipped with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and lumbering C-130H transport aircraft, neither of which Afghans know how to maintain, according to a Pentagon report released in April. Those aircraft are serviced by U.S.-funded contractors, which also handle most maintenance for the rest of the fleet, including A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft, AC-208 Eliminator planes and MD-530 helicopters, according to that report.

[Gunslingr3]

I think the AAF flys Super Tacanos.???

For however long they can keep them flying after we've bugged out.

What’s next for the Afghan air force? Learning to fix aircraft via Zoom.

[butlerweave]

Well it’s something